Category Archives: Politics
Senate President Paiva Weed to resign for hospital industry group job
Outgoing Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed says she is stepping down from the Senate for a job le...
Mar 22, 2017
Rhode Island bill would bar ‘lallygagging’ in left-hand lane
photo by Doug Kerr via Flickr PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island state lawmaker wants to outlaw what he calls “lallygagging” in the left-hand lane. The Providence Journal reports that ...
Mar 21, 2017
Raimondo to push line-item veto, better campaign oversight
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, left, laughs with R.I. House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, right, moments before Raimondo signed the state budget into law during ceremonies at the Statehouse, Tuesday, ...
Mar 20, 2017
Trump blasts release of 2005 tax form, reporter’s account
Mar 15, 2017
Trump earned $153m and paid $36.5m in taxes in 2005
Mar 15, 2017
Dambruch named acting US attorney in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A lifelong prosecutor has been named the acting U.S. attorney for Rhode Island. The office on Monday announced that Stephen Dambruch is now acting U.S. attorney with the depart...
Mar 13, 2017
Schilling criticizes state police probe into 38 Studios deal
photo by Ryan Welch, WelchImages.com PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has criticized Rhode Island state police for not interviewing three key figures in thei...
Mar 08, 2017
Rep Walsh walks back ‘file cabinets full of booze’ comment
(AP Photo/Steven Senne) PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A new Rhode Island lawmaker who says there’s an “insane amount of drinking” at the State House is walking back one of her comments. Pr...
Mar 08, 2017
UPDATE: Rep Walsh shocked by ‘insane’ boozing at Rhode Island capitol
Rep Moira Walsh – photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A new state lawmaker said she’s surprised by the “insane amount of dr...
Mar 07, 2017
Gov. Raimondo says she’ll fight “Trumpcare” plan
Photo by Anita Baffoni, WPRO News PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says a plan in Congress to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law puts thousands of Rhode Islan...
Mar 07, 2017
