Category Archives: Politics
Flynn, fired once by a president, now resigns to another
Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn gestures as he arrives at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) STEPHEN BRAUN, Associated Press ROBERT BURNS, Associated Press WASH...
Feb 14, 2017
Rhode Island governor seeks 38 Studios investigation records
Governor Gina Raimondo. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island’s governor is asking a court to release grand jury documents from a criminal investigation into the ...
Feb 13, 2017
DeVos confirmed as Education secretary as Pence breaks tie
MARIA DANILOVA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday confirmed school choice advocate Betsy DeVos as Education secretary by the narrowest of margins, with Vice President Mike Pence...
Feb 07, 2017
Lawmakers again propose prison time for leaving kids in car
The Rhode Island State House. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Parents who leave a child unattended in their car could face a year in prison under a bill being considered by Rh...
Feb 07, 2017
LISTEN: Governor Raimondo sits down with WPRO’s Dan Yorke
Governor Raimondo and Dan Yorke talk in her office at the Rhode Island State House. Photo by Doug MacGunnigle. Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo sat down with WPRO’s Dan Yorke on Monday...
Feb 06, 2017
Rhode Island GOP proposes eliminating beer tax
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Ending the sales tax on beer sold in Rhode Island liquor stores is on the agenda of some Republican state legislators. House Minority Whip Blake Filippi, a Block Island Republi...
Feb 06, 2017
LISTEN: Speaker Nicholas Mattiello joins Dan Yorke in studio
Rhode Island Speaker of the House of Representatives Nicholas Mattiello (D-Cranston) joined WPRO’s Dan Yorke in studio for a wide-ranging discussion of topics on Friday. Mattiello and Yorke disc...
Feb 03, 2017
UPDATE: AG closes 38 Studios criminal investigation, blames police
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The state attorney general has closed a criminal investigation into 38 Studios, after the state agreed...
Feb 03, 2017
Final 38 Studios defendant agrees to $16 million settlement
MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is settling with the final defendant in its lawsuit over the failure of 38 Studios, the video game company started by former B...
Feb 01, 2017
Conservative Judge Gorsuch is Trump’s Supreme Court choice
JULIE PACE, Associated Press MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer’s flair, to the Suprem...
Jan 31, 2017
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