Category Archives: Politics
Gov. Raimondo signs $9.6B budget for Rhode Island
Gov. Gina Raimondo at the signing of the Fiscal Year 2019 Rhode Island budget is joined by legislative leaders. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Gov. Gina Raimondo has si...
Jun 22, 2018
Trillo says he has been parking campaign truck at Carpionato properties
by Lexi Kriss, WPRO Gubernatorial candidate Fmr. Rep. Joe Trillo joined the Dan Yorke Show Thursday after Yorke’s interview with WPRI 12’s Ted Nesi regarding the Target 12 investigation in...
Jun 22, 2018
House passes ‘equal pay’ bill panned by female lawmakers
Photo by Lindsey Lerner by Dylan McGuinness, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island lawmakers voted Thursday to pass a revised version of its "equal pay" bill that workers' advocates an...
Jun 22, 2018
Woman surprised by footage of late step-father in Raimondo commercial
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman says she was surprised to see a glimpse of her late step-father in historical footage used for a campaign ad for Rhode Island's governor. Denise Kryzek te...
Jun 22, 2018
Supreme Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax
By JESSICA GRESKO the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax. The 5-4 ruling Thursday is a win for states, who said they were losin...
Jun 21, 2018
Governor says Rhode Island National Guard won’t go to border
Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says she wouldn't send the state's National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border, citing the Trump administration's ...
Jun 19, 2018
Gubernatorial candidates, Common Cause file campaign finance complaints against Fung
photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - Democratic Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Patricia Morgan, and a watchdog group have filed a complaint a...
Jun 19, 2018
Lawmakers will revisit PawSox stadium deal this week
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island lawmakers will revisit a deal for a new Pawtucket Red Sox stadium as their legislative sessions nears its end. The House Finance Committee is scheduled to consider...
Jun 18, 2018
House OKs $9.5B budget, approves sports betting
The House voted to approve the state budget on Friday night. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Friday approved a $9.6 billion bu...
Jun 16, 2018
Judge jails ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort ahead of trial
by Chad Day, the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is going to jail. On Friday, Manafort was ordered into custody after a federal judge...
Jun 15, 2018
