Category Archives: Politics

photo by Tessa Roy, WPRO News by Tessa Roy, WPRO News Critics were vocal after the first Senate Finance Committee hearing on $38 million in public funding for a new PawSox stadium, where city presenta...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha has filed to run for Rhode Islandattorney general as a Democrat. Neronha filed papers with the Board of Elections on Monday saying he would s...

Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti joined WPRO’s Matt Allen Thursday for an in-depth conversation about RhodeWorks, the controversial DOT signs, and more. Listen Bel...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says he wants to make it easier for more people to vote by moving Election Day to the weekend. The Rhode Island Democrat is introducing legislation called t...

photo by Joe King via Flickr Creative Commons   PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Latest on Rhode Island lawmakers returning to work in a rare fall session: 10:45 p.m. The Rhode Island Senate has reces...

(AP- WASHINGTON) U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is responding to North Korea’s latest nuclear test by saying threats to the United States and its allies “will be met with a massive mili...

by Tara Granahan, WPRO Just before the one-year anniversary of the $444.5 million computer debacle at the Department of Human Services known as UHIP (Unified Health Infrastructure Program) , WPRO̵...

by Tara Granahan, WPRO Minutes after the State Traffic Commission voted down a proposal Thursday that would bar tractor-trailers from driving on certain state roads, Chris Maxwell, President of the RI...

photo via Twitter   WPRO News Former Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice and potential Republican candidate for Senate Robert Flanders joined WPRO’s Gene Valicenti Thursday morning to discus...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - A former Rhode Island House speaker has been transferred to a halfway house in Pawtucket after more than two years behind bars. Former Speaker Gordon Fox arrived at the facility...