The state General Assembly is resuming its legislative session this week with a series of hearings and meetings on the state budget, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and police reform bills, among other issues.… MORE
Category Archives: Politics
Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ urges crackdown on protests
“Most of you are weak,” Trump said. “You have to arrest people.”… MORE
Gov.: Summer camps to reopen, but no organized sports still
Rhode Island’s summer camps will reopen, but organized sports likely won’t make a return, Gov. Gina Raimondo said Thursday.… MORE
Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression
The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy.… MORE
Governor says state on track to reopen; 2 veterans die
Rhode Island has met several benchmarks that Gov. Gina Raimondo said Thursday will allow her to lift the state’s stay-at-home order Friday and initiate a phased-in restart of the economy this weekend.… MORE
New walk up testing clinic opens in Providence
A new walk-up coronavirus testing site is opening in Providence on Thursday.… MORE
Governor Raimondo unveils aggressive long-range testing program
Rhode Island is rolling out an aggressive coronavirus testing program that Gov. Gina Raimondo said Wednesday will help stamp out future outbreaks of the disease.… MORE
Lawmaker will retire, seek Supreme Court seat
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A Warwick Democrat becomes the first member since the coronavirus pandemic forced suspension of the General Assembly to announce that she will not seek reelection when her term expires at the end of this year. Erin Lynch Prata, who played a key role as Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Committee…… MORE
One-time legislative candidate faces embezzlement charge
A man who won a seat in the Rhode Island state legislature but resigned before being sworn in faces charges of embezzling from the state chapter of the Sierra Club and failing to report campaign expenditures.… MORE
Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee
Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in a general election campaign that will be waged against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.… MORE
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