Category Archives: Politics
Police: 4 more Bryant students charged in on-campus assault
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) - Police say four more students at Bryant University in Rhode Island have been arrested in connection with an on-campus assault. Three student-athletes were previously arrested a...
Apr 12, 2019
Sen. Whitehouse targets ‘dark money’ to address climate change
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) met with reporters in his office in Providence. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The U.S. Senate's most persistent voice for addressing c...
Apr 11, 2019
PODCAST: Speaker Mattiello says budget likely won’t fund Governor’s proposed new programs
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, left, laughs with R.I. House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, right, moments before Raimondo signed the state budget into law during ceremonies at the Statehouse, Tuesday, ...
Apr 11, 2019
AG Barr To Release Mueller Report Within A Week
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on Attorney General William Barr’s testimony to Congress (all times local): 10:00 a.m. William Barr says he will release a redacted version of special c...
Apr 09, 2019
Consultant: renovate high security prison at the ACI
Gov. Gina Raimondo talks with reporters about a consultant’s report into renovations at the ACI High Security prison. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A consultantR...
Apr 08, 2019
Parents ask RI lawmakers for statewide sepsis protocols
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Parents of children who have died of sepsis in Rhode Island are asking the state to establish standard prot...
Apr 04, 2019
Pension woes persist as mayor pulls bill to sell water supply
Mayor Jorge Elorza is flanked by members of the Providence City Council and legislative delegation as he pulls the plug on a bill to monetize the city’s water supply to close its pension obligat...
Apr 04, 2019
Joe Biden in new video: I will be more mindful about respecting personal space in the future
Video via CNN By Arlette Saenz and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Joe Biden released a video on Twitter Wednesday and said he will be “more mindful about respecting persona...
Apr 03, 2019
Fung’s wife Fenton quits GOP committee over Cienki
photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By WPRO News Cranston Mayor Allan Fung said he’s still a Republican, but his wife Barbara Ann Fenton has quit a party committee after the election of Sue Cienki ...
Apr 01, 2019
Second woman accuses Joe Biden of unwanted touching
Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) By Kyle Blaine and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — A second woman has come forward in an interview with a Connecticut newspaper to allege that former ...
Apr 01, 2019
