Category Archives: Politics
Lawmakers pull bill on importing exotic animals for hunting
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A bill that would allow shooting preserves to import exotic animals for hunting has been shut down by the Rhode Island Legislature shortly after it was ...
Jun 06, 2018
GOP Rep Lancia announces exploratory committee for Lt Governor run
By WPRO News State Representative Robert Lancia (R-Cranston) announced Tuesday he’s forming an exploratory committee to prepare for a potential run for lieutenant governor. Lancia told WPRO̵...
Jun 05, 2018
Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself
AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) By JONATHAN LEMIRE and CATHERINE LUCEY WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia ...
Jun 04, 2018
PODCASTS: Missed deadline in nursing home case could cost RI millions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A missed deadline for Rhode Island officials to appeal a court ruling involving Medicaid payments to nursing homes could cost the state millions of dollars. The mistake led the...
Jun 04, 2018
Providence teachers rally outside Elorza’s re-election event
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - More than 150 Providence teachers have rallied outside Mayor Jorge Elorza's re-election campaign kickoff event t...
Jun 04, 2018
Rhode Island will ban bump stocks like regional neighbors
Gov. Gina Raimondo (D-RI) poses for pictures with gun control advocates at the State House in Providence Friday, June 1, 2018 after she signed gun related bills into law. Photo by Steve ...
Jun 01, 2018
Lawmakers express support for revised PawSox stadium plan
by Dylan McGuiness, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Lawmakers expressed preliminary support on Thursday for what they said was a more expensive but less risky plan to replace the Pawtucket Re...
Jun 01, 2018
Bill Clinton’s Rhode Island appearance canceled
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton has canceled a scheduled speech in Rhode Island. Clinton was scheduled to speak June 15 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence to talk about h...
May 31, 2018
Rhode Island lawmakers pass bump stock ban, ‘red flag’ law
photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons By DYLAN McGUINNESS PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island General Assembly on Thursday moved to strengthen the state's gun laws following recent deadly...
May 25, 2018
President Trump cancels meeting with Kim Jong Un
By CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) - In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump canceled next month's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un Thursday, citing the "tremendous ...
May 24, 2018
