Category Archives: Politics
Letter: Cicilline to reintroduce assault weapons ban
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says in a letter being circulated to members of Congress that he plans to re-introduce legislation for an assault weapons ban next week. In...
Feb 21, 2018
RI governor orders flags lowered for school shooting victims
photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has ordered flags in the state lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the Florida school sh...
Feb 15, 2018
Ex-House Speaker Fox released from home confinement
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox has completed the home confinement portion of his sentence for a 2015 corruption conviction. Fox's husband, Marcus LaFond, tel...
Feb 14, 2018
Gov. Raimondo travels to small business summit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo is heading to Washington to serve as a keynote panelist at the 10,000 Small Businesses National Alumni Summit. Tuesday's summit is expected to be lar...
Feb 13, 2018
State of the City address drowned out by protests
Feb 07, 2018
Lawmakers again propose jail time for leaving kids in car
photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State lawmakers are considering a bill to make leaving children alone in a car a crime punishable by jail time. The General Assemb...
Jan 30, 2018
Rhode Island lawmaker proposes ‘gay panic defense’ ban
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island lawmaker wants to bar a rare criminal defense allowing the use of a victim's sexual orientation as...
Jan 30, 2018
Old laws in Rhode Island govern dueling, horses on highways
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Archaic laws that are a holdover from a time when people fought in duels a la Alexander Hamilton and rode horses ...
Jan 29, 2018
Former Lt. Gov. Fogarty retiring as elderly affairs director
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Lt. Gov. Charles Fogarty is retiring from his position as elderly affairs director in the Raimondo administration. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo said Friday Fogarty plan...
Jan 26, 2018
Gov. Raimondo debuts initiative designed to support small businesses
Jan 24, 2018
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