Category Archives: Politics
Report says Rhode Island’s $21B state debt is ‘manageable’
Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A state study has found that Rhode Island’s $21 billion in total public sector ...
Jul 29, 2019
Mueller dismisses Trump’s claims of Russia probe exoneration
By ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert Mueller on Wednesday bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of total exoneration in th...
Jul 24, 2019
Providence revokes license of club following fatal stabbing
Club Seven on Spruce Street in Providence, scene of a fight that police said led to the fatal stabbing June 30 of Stephen Cabral, 28 of North Providence. File photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Listen t...
Jul 24, 2019
GOP files ethics complaint against Raimondo for lottery deal
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island Republican Party says it has filed a complaint with the state ethics commission against De...
Jul 24, 2019
Rhode Islanders fined for registering vehicles in Maine
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Nearly a hundred Rhode Islanders who registered their cars to an empty field in Maine face dozens of unpaid bills. An investigation by the Providence Police Department fo...
Jul 24, 2019
DOCUMENT: Providence Schools Facilities Maintenance Plan
Listen to “Nick Hemond Providence School Board President” on Spreaker. See the copy of the Facility Management plan for Providence Schools that was sent to WPRO’s Tara Granahan by th...
Jul 24, 2019
RI Public Utilities Commission nominee withdraws voter registration
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A nominee for Rhode Island’s Public Utilities Commission withdrew her voter registration a day after ...
Jul 23, 2019
Education commissioner seeks control of Providence schools
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green talks with reporters on her first day on the job, April 29, 2019. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island...
Jul 19, 2019
LISTEN: President Trump tweets about Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo
Listen to “Governor Raimondo responds to President Trump’s Tweet 7-19-2019” on Spreaker. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – President Donald Trump says Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo cou...
Jul 19, 2019
Ask Governor Raimondo – 7-19-2019
WPRO’s Gene Valicenti talks with Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo during an episode of Ask the Governor on July 19, 2019. Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined WPRO’s Gene V...
Jul 19, 2019
