RI will lose a US House seat to Arizona after 2020, study finds
The Capitol is seen under early morning gray skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. The Capitol is seen under early morning gray skies in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018.
Category Archives: Providence, RI
Democratic governor faces challenger from left in Rhode Island race
Rhode Island's governor is the latest Democrat to face a challenge from the party's left-wing flank ahead of November elections as voters headed to the polls on Wednesday for the second-to-last nominating race of the year. FILE PHOTO: Democratic candidate for Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo speaks at a campaign rally with United States first lady Michelle Obama in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., October 30, 2014.
Before the Tea Party: A forgotten rebellion in Rhode Island
In this June 2015 photo provided by the Gaspee Days Committee, spectators watch an annual ceremonial burning of a replica of the ship HMS Gaspee in Warwick, R.I. The British customs schooner Gaspee had been sent in March 1772 to enforce maritime trade laws and prevent smuggling around Newport, R.I. In June 1772, a colonial ship lured the Gaspee through shallow waters of Narragansett Bay where it ran aground and was subsequently burned by colonists. Photo Credit: AP PROVIDENCE, R.I. - -- Rhode Islanders feel slighted that Bostonians get all the glory for helping spark the American Revolution with the Boston Tea Party.
Politics | 2018 Governor’s Race Playbook: Brown Claims…
At a recent community meeting, Democratic candidate for Governor Matt Brown discussed his long-time and close personal friendship with Georgia Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis. The only problem? Lewis has now endorsed Raimondo and Brown is having a difficult time substantiating his exact claims.
Lincoln Chafee, a political enigma, eyes his old Senate seat
In this Dec. 13, 2006 file photo, newly elected U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, right, speaks with the media following a transition meeting with outgoing Sen. Lincoln Chafee, left, at Chafee's office in Providence, R.I. Chafee, a Republican-turned independent-turned-Democrat, is considering a 2018 run for the Senate seat Whitehouse won from him in 2006. FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2015, file photo, former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks during the a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas.
William Merrill McCormick
Born and raised on the East Side of Providence, RI, Bill was the son of the late Katharine Merrill McCormick and William Best McCormick.
News | Whitcomb: On to Infrastructure; Get Married, Mayor Elorza; Defending Ukraine
In the 2016 campaign and before Donald Trump commendably discussed the need to fix America's decayed infrastructure, whose crumbling is all too apparent in New York City, whence he comes. He and others in the political class in Washington have suggested that $1 trillion might need to be spent to get things up to something approaching the level of other Western nations.
Dead Christmas tree to be replaced at RI Statehouse
Lights glow on the Christmas tree in the Statehouse rotunda, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, in Providence, R.I. Piles of needles cover the area beneath it under several bare branches on the donated tree that was put up in November. The governor's office said there were no plans to replace it.
‘Let us do our job’: Anger erupts over EPA’s apparent muzzling of scientists
Protesters gather Monday outside a meeting where a report on the Narragansett Bay, which included a focus on climate change, was to be released in Providence, R.I. The Environmental Protection Agency prohibited three scientists from speaking at the event. The Trump administration's decision to prevent government scientists from presenting climate change-related research at a conference in Rhode Island on Monday gave the event a suddenly high profile, with protesters outside, media inside and angry lawmakers and academics criticizing the move.
EPA cancels talk on climate change by agency scientists
The Environmental Protection Agency has canceled the speaking appearance of three agency scientists who were scheduled to discuss climate change at a conference Monday in Rhode Island, according to the agency and several people involved. John Konkus, an EPA spokesman and a former Trump campaign operative in Florida, confirmed that agency scientists would not speak at the State of the Narragansett Bay and Watershed program in Providence, Rhode Island.
VA aims to end veteran homelessness, says it’ll take years
In this March 7, 2017, file photo, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, addresses a House Veterans' Affairs Committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a May 5 interview with the Associated Press, Shulkin said he thinks reducing the number of homeless veterans nationwide from roughly 40,000 to 10,000 or 15,000 is an "achievable goal" for the Trump administration.
Anti-Muslim incidents increased in 2016
When the Masjid Al-Kareem mosque in Providence, Rhode Island, received a threatening letter in November calling Muslims a "vile and filthy people," its members were frightened enough they asked for and got extra police protection. The 42-year-old mosque was far from alone.
A Municipal Vote in Providence for Police Reform Carries National Implications
Visionary police reforms in Providence, Rhode Island, provide an example for the rest of the country to follow. After three years of sustained community mobilization and advocacy, the Providence City Council in Rhode Island voted this Thursday to unanimously approve among the most visionary set of policing reforms proposed around the country to protect civil rights and civil liberties, including digital liberties.
Trump, fond of executive orders, awaits more fancy pens
In this Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, file photo President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. It didn't take long for President Donald Trump to start running out of the custom-made Cross pens he uses to sign all of his executive orders.
Politics | Fecteau: For Cicilline, What Goes Arounda .
I trust Congressman and former mayor of Providence David Cicilline will be written about in history as one of Rhode Island's paramount electoral blunders of all time. Cicilline would face criminal charges for his malfeasance in any other state, but this is Rhode Island; a state that appears to elect the crooked, and the neurotic Cicilline falls in both camps.
Fueled by protest, liberals push for blockade of Trump picks
In this Jan. 29, 2017, photo, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., tries to calm the audience after shouting matches erupted during his community meeting at Nathan Bishop School in Providence, R.I. Protesters shouted down Whitehouse during the community event as they protested his vote in favor of President Donald Trump's nominee for CIA director. National Democrats are racing to respond to the wave of liberal outrage unleashed by President Donald Trump, jumping into protests, organizing rallies and vowing to block more of the new president's nominees.
As Obama era closes, goal to end veteran homelessness unmet
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Pledges by President Barack Obama and a national nonprofit organization to end homelessness among veterans did not meet their goal. But advocates see improvement, and the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that “we should be there” within a couple of years.
Full interview: Incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer
Full interview: Incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Last week it was announced that Barrington native Sean Spicer was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the new White House press secretary and communications director.
Ex-US Rep. Kennedy gets mistaken criticism from email probe
This June 3, 2013 file photo shows former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy at the National Conference on Mental Health, in Washington. Kennedy is clarifying that he isn't the Patrick Kennedy featured in newly released records from an FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.
Politics | Meet the Candidates: Roland Lavallee
Meet the candidates this election year. GoLocal is featuring the candidates for General Assembly, those running for Mayor in cities across the state, and the Congressional candidates.