Category Archives: Politics
Abortion rights bill stalls in Rhode Island Senate committee
photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Listen to “Abortion rights bill stalls in Rhode Island Senate committee” on Spreaker. Listen to “Senator Archambault 5-15-19” on Spreaker. PROV...
May 14, 2019
Politicians get first ride in autonomous vehicle shuttle
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza got to ride in the state’s first driverless-vehicle shuttle a day before the general public could ...
May 14, 2019
PODCAST- Blast from the Past: Claudine Schneider weighs in on abortion bills
Former Congresswoman Claudine Schneider, the first and only woman to represent Rhode Island, talks with WPRO’s Tara Granahan on the controversial abortion bills about to be voted on by the Senat...
May 14, 2019
The top stories on 997wpro.com for the week of May 6, 2019
Senator Valarie Lawson (D-East Providence) UPDATED: RIGOP files ethics complaint against state Senator Valarie Lawson https://www.997wpro.com/2019/05/06/rigop-files-ethics-complaint-against-sen-valari...
May 10, 2019
US hikes tariffs on Chinese goods, Beijing vows retaliation
Liu He, China’s vice premier, arrives at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington on Thursday.Credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images via CNN Newsource By JOE McDONALD,...
May 10, 2019
WRAP: Municipal leaders weigh in with fears about ‘Evergreen’ contract bills
Photo by Lindsey Lerner Several municipal leaders throughout Rhode Island have joined WPRO this week to talk about their opposition to the ‘evergreen’ contract bill that has been passed by...
May 10, 2019
House panel votes Barr in contempt, escalating probe dispute
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Cong...
May 08, 2019
House Dems pull Mashpee Wampanoag trust bill after Trump tweet
Invited guests look over one of the table games at the ribbon-cutting for the Tiverton Casino Hotel, operated by Twin River on Aug. 30, 2018. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News WASHINGTON (AP) - Democra...
May 08, 2019
LISTEN: The fight over school field trips and who pays for them
Providence Teacher’s Union President Maribeth Calabro joined WPRO’s Tara Granahan on Wednesday to discuss a recent decision by the outgoing Commissioner of Education Ken Wagner, which has ...
May 08, 2019
Mattiello: ‘No sanctuary cities for anything,’ supports 2nd Amendment protections
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News. Listen to “Speaker Mattiello: No sanctuary cities for anything” on Spreaker. Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello, in response to a questi...
May 08, 2019
