After failing to disclose the income he earned from legal work he performed for the Providence Economic Development Partnership (PEDP), House Speaker Gordon Fox on Tuesday agreed to pay a $1,500 fine. The R.I. Ethics Commission voted unanimously to approve a settlement with Fox. All state-appointed and elected officials are required to file annual financial […]readmore
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, Republican candidate for Rhode Island governor, has released four pages of his 1995 application to practice law, where applicants are asked about their criminal history. Fung said he lost consciousness while driving and hit a man who was changing a tire on Interstate 95 in Cranston in 1989, when he was […]readmore
Former Providence Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci said Monday he has been diagnosed with cancer, but he expects a full recovery. Cianci was elected mayor in 1974 and held the job until 1984, when he resigned after pleading no contest to assaulting a man in his East Side home. He was elected to mayor’s office again […]readmore
The southern cold snap is part of an Arctic front that has put much of the Northeast and northern Plains under warnings and advisories for dangerous wind chills. Parts of those regions could feel as cold as -30 Fahrenheit on Tuesday. This has prompted schools to close, airlines to cancel flights and emergency officials to warn […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI (January 27, 2014) – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) received a score of 90 out of 100 on the 2014 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practic…es relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) workplace equality, administered by the Human […]readmore
Providence – LPRnews I am announcing my candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Rhode Island. Over the last few months, I’ve traveled across our state. and have heard from so many people who are frustrated and who are worried about the future. I decided to run for governor because I believe that I […]readmore
Clay has dedicated his career to public service and working to make a positive impact on peoples’ lives. As he begins his campaign for governor of Rhode Island, he’s ready to do what it takes to bring back jobs and restore hope to Rhode Island. It’s time for Rhode Island to once again lead the […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s already contentious race for governor is about to get a lot more complicated with the entry of Clay Pell, the grandson of the late U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell and the husband of Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan. Pell, a Democrat, may be a political newcomer at age 32, but […]readmore
Rhode Island – Victor Capellan the well known activist will be in charge of the effort in the Latino community to elect Clay Pell, for governor. Pell has scheduled a press conference tomorrow where he is likely to announce his candidacy for governor. Capellan trabajara con Clay Pell Rhode Island – Victor Capellan el conocido […]readmore
Rhode Island – Police announced that Nelson Sanchez, 24, was shot Friday night near Atwells Avenue on Putnam Street while sitting inside a vehicle. The driver took him to the police station of the city and from there was taken to Rhode Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead Authorities are investigating if this shooting […]readmore