Category Archives: Politics

Liz Burke, WPRO News Rhode Island politicians, local advocates and community leaders came together for a round table discussion on gun violence on Tuesday afternoon. “We should reinstate the ban...

By Matt Allen, WPRO Wednesday afternoon, the ridiculous insult being lobbed at the people of RI by Rep. Joseph McNamara (D-Warwick, Cranston) will culminate in a cooking demonstration in front of the ...

By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News An email blasting supporters of newly elected RIGOP chairman, Mark Smiley, may end in a lawsuit. Raymond McKay, president of the Rhode Island Republican Assembly, called the...

WPRO Newsroom Since outgoing chair of the RIGOP, Mark Zaccaria, declared Mark Smiley the winner in a near-tie vote for chairman Sunday evening, some questions have been raised about the process by whi...

WPRO Newsroom After a vote that was deemed invalid on Thursday evening, the Rhode Island Republican Party announced late Sunday afternoon that Mark Smiley would be the new RIGOP chairman. In...

A screen shot of Brian Kilmeade with Rhode Island Republican Rep. Doreen Costa on "Fox and Friends." By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Rep. Doreen Costa (R-North Kingstown) appeared on "Fox an...

Hundreds gathered in the rotunda of the State House Thursday to show their support or opposition of same-sex marriage. Photo by Liz Burke, WPRO News. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Opponents and supporter...

WPRO Newsroom and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Supporters and opponents of gay marriage will travel to the Rhode Island State House Thursday evening for the highly anticipated Se...

Public workers picket outside the Omni Providence Hotel Monday. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. By Steve Klamkin and Kim Kalunian, WPRO News Roughly 200 union fire fighters and other public  w...

House Speaker Gordon Fox. WPRO Photo. By Kim Kalunian, WPRO News A Tuesday night Judiciary Committee vote has stirred up a lot of controversy. Rep. J. Patrick O’Neill (D- Pawtucket) motioned for...