Category Archives: Politics
Physicians group protests live animal use in medical training
Animal rights activists and doctors protest the use of live animals in emergency medical training outside Rhode Island Hospital on April 24, 2019. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News LISTEN TO STEVE KLAM...
Apr 24, 2019
PODCAST: Matt Allen talks ‘Evergreen’ labor contract legislation with bill sponsor
Photo by Lindsey Lerner WPRO News and the Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island lawmakers have advanced legislation that would automatically extend expired municipal worker and teach...
Apr 24, 2019
Civil libertarians stand behind East Greenwich school field trip decision
Photo via Flickr/cmh2315fl PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Two legal organizations are standing behind a recent guidance document from the Rhode Island Department of Education that bars school districts from ...
Apr 24, 2019
What’s Buggin’ You? – Tara talks panhandling with Rep Charlene Lima
Listen to “Rep. Charlene Lima” on Spreaker.
Apr 24, 2019
House Democrats wrestle with White House over investigations
LISTEN TO BOB COSTANTINI’s REPORT: Listen to “House Democrats wrestle with White House over investigations” on Spreaker. By MARY CLARE JALONICK, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) ...
Apr 24, 2019
Rhode Island House passes ‘evergreen’ labor contract bill
photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons LISTEN TO STEVE KLAMKIN’S REPORT: Listen to “Rhode Island House passes ‘evergreen’ labor contract bill” on Spreaker. PROVIDE...
Apr 23, 2019
Impeachment, felons voting divides Democratic presidential hopefuls at CNN forums
By STEVE PEOPLES and HUNTER WOODALL, The Associated Press LISTEN TO MJ LEE’S REPORT: Listen to “2020 Democratic Hopefuls CNN Town Hall Report” on Spreaker. MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Ca...
Apr 23, 2019
President Trump to make first state visit to UK in June
Photo via CNN by Max Foster and Sheena McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump will make his first state visit to the United Kingdom in June, Buckingham Palace said Tuesday, more than tw...
Apr 23, 2019
Top Rhode Island politicians release 2018 tax returns
Governor Gina Raimondo delivers the 2019 State of the State address. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Most of Rhode Island's top political leaders have released their 2018 tax fi...
Apr 22, 2019
Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases
By MARK SHERMAN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is taking on a major test of LGBT rights in cases that look at whether federal civil rights law bans job discrimination on the...
Apr 22, 2019
