Category Archives: Politics

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Board of Elections has ordered its staff to investigate alleged mail ballot fraud and voter intimidation in Democratic House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The tiny Republican minority of the Rhode Island House of Representatives has picked a new leader and the first woman to assume the role. West Warwick Rep. Patricia Morgan said...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island leaders are looking at following Massachusetts on the path to legalizing recreational marijuana. Gov. Gina Raimondo said Tuesday she’ll take a more serious l...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says she’s trying to remain calm and constructive as she braces for how the Democratic-led state will fare under the administra...

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press   PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Democratic mayor of the state’s largest city on Monday ple...

Members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops attend the USCCB’s annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. The bishops opened their meeting by urging President-elect...

photo by Ryan Welsh/WelshImages.com for WPRO   PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Hundreds have gathered on the steps of the State House in Rhode Island’s capital city to protest the election of Donal...

Republican candidate Steven Frias says he’s considering all legal options as he awaits the outcome of his bid to unseat Democratic state House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello. Frias said Wednesday he...

JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Conceding his party’s staggering electoral defeat, President Barack Obama on Wednesday invited President-elect Donald Trump to meet with him to ...

DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - California, Massachusetts and Nevada voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, giving a huge boost to the campaign to allow pot nationwide. S...