Category Archives: Politics
Line item veto commission hears testimony
Nicholas Hemond testifies. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News. By Tessa Roy, WPRO News Advocates say a line item veto would improve government accountability and protect taxpayers from wastef...
May 23, 2018
Raimondo drops Medicaid co-pays from state budget
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo's office has announced she will no longer seek charging co-pays to Medicaid recipients as part of her budget proposal. T...
May 23, 2018
Gun control bills head to the Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee. Photo by Tessa Roy WPRO News By Tessa Roy, WPRO News The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bump stocks ban and "red flag" bills, sending them off to the Sena...
May 17, 2018
Miller reintroduces updated marijuana bill
Senator Joshua Miller. Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News By Tessa Roy, WPRO News Senator Joshua Miller, seeking to stave off losing revenue to Massachusetts, has updated and re introduced his bill ...
May 16, 2018
Leagues propose “integrity fee” on sports bets
Photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News By Tessa Roy, WPRO News One day after the Supreme Court struck down a federal sports gambling ban, the state Senate Finance committee took up legislation and a bud...
May 15, 2018
First Lady Melania Trump in hospital for procedure on kidney condition
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says Melania Trump is hospitalized after undergoing a procedure to treat a benign kidney condition. The first lady’s spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said ...
May 14, 2018
Giovanni Feroce’s new campaign ad is word for word a scene from the film Rocky Balboa
May 14, 2018
Senate committee to hear proposals to create Inspector General office
Photo by Lindsey Lerner PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A legislative committee will consider proposals to create an inspector general's office in Rhode Island to prevent fraud and mismanagement with public m...
May 08, 2018
East Providence officials to get expanded term length
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Board of Canvassers will hold elections for the East Providence City Council but extend their terms to four years, ending a months-long debate. The Provid...
May 04, 2018
Chafee to take ‘more time’ to mull Senate run
By DYLAN McGUINNESS PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee says he will take more time, "perhaps weeks," to mull a bid to regain his U.S. Senate seat. Chafee surprised many la...
May 03, 2018
