Category Archives: Politics

(AP/J Scott Applewhite) By CALVIN WOODWARD, LAURIE KELLMAN and ASHRAF KHALIL, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital bids its final farewell to the late former President George H....

(AP File) By MICHAEL GRACZYK, The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) - He was the man who sought a "kinder, and gentler nation," and the one who sternly invited Americans to read his lips - he would not ra...

By WPRO News and The Associated Press Mayor Jorge Elorza has vetoed a zoning change that would’ve allowed a proposed 46-story skyscraper in Providence. The City Council voted last week to approv...

The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Lindsey Lerner. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A legislative financial adviser says Rhode Island is headed toward a $160 million deficit budget over the next 19 m...

Michael Cohen takes a phone call as he sits outside near the Loews Regency hotel on Park Ave on April 13, 2018 in New York City. Photo via CNN By ERIC TUCKER, LARRY NEUMEISTER and CHAD DAY, The Associ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island’s secretary of state says the demand for mail ballots in the recent election shows the need to allow for early voting. Democrat Nellie Gorbea said Wedn...

Photo via CNN CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) – Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says Rhode Island is making progress against opioid addiction with its prison programming. The billionaire presid...

Democratic Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and Democratic House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, placed ceremonial first bets with John Taylor, chairman of Twin River Worldwide Holdings. Photo by Tessa ...

Photo by Lindsey Lerner. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island officials are considering cuts at state agencies to reduce overspending. The Providence Journal reports that state agencies are proj...

Sports betting opens up at Twin River casino. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News. By The Associated Press and WPRO News A casino in Rhode Island has become the first in New England to accept bets on profes...