Category Archives: Politics
Rep Lancia proposes limit on sex offenders in shelters
Photo by Lindsey Lerner CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island legislators are supporting a proposed bill that would limit the number of homeless sex offenders at state-run residential facilities. The Pro...
Apr 10, 2017
Rhode Island pot legalization proponents push for vote
A marijuana joint is rolled Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in San Francisco. Prop 64 legalizing marijuana for recreational use passed in California. The number of Americans living in states with recreationa...
Apr 10, 2017
NEW: RI Innovation Chief steps down less than a week after controversial interview with WPRO’s Tara Granahan
Richard Culatta, Rhode Island's chief innovation officer announced to NBC 10 Tuesday night that he is leaving for a new job at an educational non-profit in Washington DC. Despite telling NBC 10's Bill...
Apr 04, 2017
PawSox chairman calls for building ‘publicly owned’ stadium
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - The chairman of the Pawtucket Red Sox says the team now wants a “publicly owned” stadium to be built in Pawtucket. The Providence Journal reports that Larry Lucchino...
Apr 04, 2017
LISTEN: Lawmakers again debate prison time for leaving kids in car
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Lindsey Lerner. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A proposal to punish parents with prison time or fines if they leave children unattended in a car is again being debated ...
Apr 04, 2017
Tara Granahan named permanent 9am-Noon host on WPRO
Apr 03, 2017
PODCAST: UHIP numbers at highest; info missing from transparency portal
by Tara Granahan, WPRO The numbers aren’t good. That’s the takeaway after WPRI’s Susan Campbell tweeted Tuesday night:
Mar 29, 2017
PODCAST: Sheriff Hodgson on mayors of sanctuary cities – ‘Arrest them’
Sheriff Thomas Hodgson (file) WPRO’s Gene Valicenti talks with Bristol County Massachusetts Sheriff Thomas Hodgson about his testimony yesterday on Capitol Hill, where he told the House Judiciar...
Mar 29, 2017
PODCAST- Now Boarding: Governor Gina Raimondo?
Wikimedia Commons Image. by Lexi Kriss, WPRO Governor Raimondo joined the Dan Yorke Show on Tuesday to highlight her office’s latest initiative to bulster job creation in Rhode Island. She says ...
Mar 28, 2017
Senate finance chairman Da Ponte says he’s being removed from role
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The chairman of the Rhode Island Senate’s finance committee says he’s being removed from his position by new Senate President Dominick Ruggerio. Democratic Sen. Dan...
Mar 28, 2017
