VOA/Ken Bredemeier A Florida congressman with strong backing from U.S. President Donald Trump and an African-American mayor who thinks Trump ought to be impeached are set to square off in the November election for the Florida governorship in the key political battleground state. The coming political contest between Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis, who has Trump’s […]readmore
VOA/Jim Randle The U.S. economy expanded at a 4.2 percent annual rate in April, May and June, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. The second-quarter growth figure for gross domestic product was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than initial estimates. «The economy is in good shape,» said PNC Bank Chief Economist Gus Faucher. He wrote […]readmore
VOA/Ken Bredemeier Days of tribute to the late U.S. Senator John McCain began Wednesday, his body lying in state under a flag-draped coffin in Phoenix, the capitol of his home state of Arizona. His widow, Cindy McCain, gently touched his casket and knelt silently to rest her cheek against the U.S. flag before other family […]readmore
VOA/Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that departing White House counsel Don McGahn was an «excellent guy» for whom he had «a lot of affection,» and he predicted that the experienced lawyer would return «probably to the private sector.» Trump’s allies have criticized McGahn for his extensive cooperation with special counsel […]readmore
VOA/Patsy Widakuswara CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA — Environmentalists are alarmed that President Donald Trump is following through on his campaign pledges to roll back Obama-era rules that tightened restrictions on greenhouse gases, promising the moves would lead to more American jobs and economic growth. At a recent rally in Charleston, West Virginia, under a «Trump Digs Coal» […]readmore
VOA/Kane Farabaugh MISHAWAKA, INDIANA — The saws, the sanding, the hammering. The constant sounds of construction are music to the ears of country music star Garth Brooks. “That sound you are hearing right there, that’s love,” he said, competing to have his voice heard over the ever-increasing buzz of activity that surrounds him on this construction […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI– This morning, Governor Gina M. Raimondo took executive and procedural action to ban all firearms from public PK-12 school buildings and grounds, except those carried by law enforcement officers. This decision came in response to uncertainty among education leaders and community stakeholders, and a lack of consistent practice across district lines. Here’s what […]readmore
Education Commissioner issues binding Field Memo Alert to school districts asserting students’ right to schools that are «free from the threat of physical harm« PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo has taken executive and procedural action to ban all firearms, except those carried by law enforcement officers, from public PK-12 school buildings and school grounds. […]readmore
(Warwick, RI) – Rhode Island independent candidate for governor Joe Trillo says Governor Gina Raimondo is potentially putting children’s lives at risk with today’s immediate and binding directive regarding limiting guns on Rhode Island school grounds. “Governor Raimondo and RIDE Commissioner Ken Wagner’s directive to only permit active and visibly identifiable law enforcement personnel to […]readmore
WOONSOCKET, RI: The City is readying to install a standing flashing light device designed to alert upper Main Street drivers to slow, yield and stop in advance of a crosswalk located directly in front of Hanora Lippitt Manor, 1 Main Street. The four foot tall, stationary unit will be installed during a press briefing scheduled […]readmore