Both sides in the gun debate rallied this week as the General Assembly entered what traditionally is the final month of its session with several pieces of gun-related legislation still unresolved.… MORE
Category Archives: Politics
Census review helps explain why RI did not lose a Congressional seat
Around 1 in 20 residents in Arkansas and Tennessee were missed during the 2020 census, and four other U.S. states had significant undercounts of their populations which could short-change them of federal funding in the current decade, according to figures from a survey the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.… MORE
Six candidates for RI governor appear at forum
In a first chance to see the leading candidates for governor on stage together, five Democrats and one Republican fielded questions Thursday at a forum hosted by a business group at a luncheon in Warwick.… MORE
RI leaders respond to report that Roe could be overturned
Rhode Island political leaders, virtually all Democrats, are responding with a flurry of statements in the wake of a report by Politico that a draft opinion suggested the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case which legalized abortion nationwide.… MORE
Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung seeks congressional seat
Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung officially launched his campaign Tuesday for the state’s seat in Congress being vacated by Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin.… MORE
Zelenskyy gets John F. Kennedy award for defending democracy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is among five people named Thursday as recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for acting to protect democracy.… MORE
Segal, a Democrat, enters Rhode Island congressional race
Former Democratic state lawmaker David Segal has joined the race in Rhode Island to succeed U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, a fellow Democrat who’s retiring after over two decades in office.… MORE
De la Cruz drops out of Rhode Island congressional race
Republican state Sen. Jessica de la Cruz has ended her bid for Congress just about a month after formally launching her campaign.… MORE
Lieutenant Governor Matos formally launches campaign
Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos Thursday formally launched her campaign for a full term, one year to the day since she was appointed to the position.… MORE
RI US House candidate stays in race despite menacing charge
A Rhode Island congressional candidate said Thursday he’s staying in the race despite his recent arrest on a menacing charge in Ohio.… MORE
