Category Archives: Politics
Former US attorney Neronha wins bid for attorney general
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha has won the Democratic nomination for Rhode Island attorney general, virtually guaranteeing him the job. He was unopposed in Wednesday's Demo...
Sep 12, 2018
Candidates in last minute Election Day campaigning
Poll workers sign in voters using an “electronic poll book” at Hope Highlands School in Cranston. This is the first election that poll books are used statewide. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO...
Sep 12, 2018
Rhode Island to vote today as midterm primary season winds down
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MICHELLE R. SMITH, The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's Democratic governor faces a spir...
Sep 12, 2018
East Greenwich Town Manager may have broken law in hiring
Photo via Flickr/cmh2315fl EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has found probable cause that a town manager violated state ethics laws. The Providence Journal reports the co...
Sep 12, 2018
Mail-in ballots up ahead of the Rhode Island primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island voters are sending a higher number of mail-in ballots ahead of the upcoming primary. The secretary of state’s office says 6,265 mail ballots were sent ...
Sep 11, 2018
Board of Elections votes to reopen voter lists after glitch
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island officials are working to add the names of more than 5,000 potential primary voters to the rolls who were caught in an electronic registration snafu. The Boar...
Sep 06, 2018
Plan for Worcester stadium for Pawsox clears hurdle
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) – The plan to bring the Pawtucket Red Sox to Massachusetts has cleared its first local legislative hurdle. The Worcester City Council Economic Development Committee on Wedn...
Sep 06, 2018
Searing Trump op-ed sets off wild guessing game on author
By ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An opinion piece in The New York Times by an anonymous senior administration official claiming to be part of a "resistance" w...
Sep 06, 2018
Brown takes legal action over Raimondo ad and mailer
Matt Brown takes part in WPRO’s Democratic primary debate. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News. By Tessa Roy, WPRO News With just over a week left before primary elections, Democratic candidate for go...
Sep 04, 2018
Morgan says she would hire Block to identify abuses
Patricia Morgan, a Republican candidate for governor says she would hire Ken Block to root out waste, fraud and abuse. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News By Steve Klamkin WPRO News Republican candidate ...
Sep 04, 2018
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