Category Archives: Politics
Rhode Island’s minimum wage climbs to $10.10 as neighbors hold steady
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island's minimum wage has climbed from $9.60 an hour to $10.10. The increase took effect Monday for the start of the new year. Lawmakers approved increasing the state's m...
Jan 02, 2018
Providence City councilman now opposes former Mayor Paolino’s hotel tax break
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Providence Democratic Mayor Joseph Paolino's request for a tax break to build a hotel in the city hit a roadblock during a City Council Finance Committee meeting. WPRI-T...
Dec 29, 2017
PODCAST: State Police Supt. Assumpico talks challenges, victories of first year
WPRO News Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Col. Ann Assumpico joined WPRO’s Dan Paquet Thursday morning on “The News with Gene Valicenti” for a wide ranging interview that su...
Dec 28, 2017
Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Failed candidate Roy Moore has doubled down on his claims of voter irregularities in Alabama's U.S. Senate race in a last-ditch effort to stop the certification of the Democrat...
Dec 28, 2017
School construction among top 2018 priorities for Raimondo
Governor Raimondo talks with reporters. Photo by Anita Baffoni WPRO News By MICHELLE R. SMITH and JENNIFER McDERMOTT, The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has p...
Dec 27, 2017
Grebien seeks ‘Plan B’ if General Assembly doesn’t act on PawSox
by Tessa Roy, WPRO News Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien said Tuesday he wants a "Plan B" to be considered if the legislature doesn't act on the Pawsox stadium deal that's already on the table. Under this ...
Dec 19, 2017
2017 in review: ‘Disruption, despair and dumpster fires’
By MATT SEDENSKY NEW YORK (AP) - The news alerts gushed in: An attack on a concert, a church, an ice cream parlor ; an assailant wielding a gun or hammer or acid . There's an earthquake in Mexico, a m...
Dec 15, 2017
PawSox say team has concerns over revised stadium proposal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Pawtucket Red Sox are still reviewing revised financing legislation for a proposed stadium in Rhode Island. The legislation introduced Thursday in the Senate Finance Commit...
Dec 12, 2017
3 Trump accusers speak out, call for congressional probe
(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) - Three women who have previously accused President Donald Trump of sexual harassment shared their stories on NBC's "Megyn Kelly Today." Jessica Leeds, Samantha ...
Dec 11, 2017
Trillo announces candidacy for Rhode Island governor as an independent
Dec 05, 2017
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