NEWS Press Conference PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo ceremonially sign into law legislation passed this year that encourages insurance companies to create jobs in Rhode Island. By offering a tax incentive to insurance providers, these bills will leverage the strength of the state’s insurance industry and provide more job opportunities for Rhode Islanders. […]readmore
LPR News Podcast The Rhode Island Foundation awarded $160,000 in grants to launch the initiative at Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island. “Our goal is to support this initiative to improve the literacy skills, bilingual capability and academic success of English Learners across the state. Their educational success depends on closing gaps […]readmore
For those with significant medical debt, bill would improve the bankruptcy process, forgive student loans, and allow families to keep their homes Washington, DC – Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced legislation to help Americans burdened by the costs of illness or injury. The Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act […]readmore
Providence, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, today applauded the Department of Justice’s $375,000 award to the Providence Police Department for the purchase of 250 body cameras. The cameras will be worn by Providence officers to augment the Police Department’s community policing strategy. “This is […]readmore
If asking Google about how to register to vote translates to votes, the search giant has good news for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton. According to Google, the amount of searches for the Spanish phrase “registrarse para votar,” or “register to vote,” spiked by 2,200 percent over the past week. “Register to vote” in English […]readmore
VOA News HOUSTON — Taco trucks in Houston have begun doubling as voter registration sites as Latinos in Texas flex their political muscle before the Nov. 8 presidential election in a state that has long symbolized Mexican immigration to the United States. Riffing on widely ridiculed comments by Marco Gutierrez, a supporter of Republican presidential nominee […]readmore
Jim Malone VOA News WASHINGTON — Assuming the 2016 U.S. presidential election remains close, Virginia is one of a handful of states that could decide whether the next president is Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump. And if you want to know which way Virginia will vote November 8, you might want to keep […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier VOA News Democrat Hillary Clinton is unleashing a wave of attacks on Republican Donald Trump, a brash real estate mogul, for bragging that at least in some years he has avoided paying any U.S. income tax. «That makes me smart,» Trump said at the contentious debate between the two rivals earlier this […]readmore
Chris Hannas VOA WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are campaigning Thursday in the states where each won their first victory on the path to becoming the next U.S. president. Trump has an event in New Hampshire and Clinton is speaking in Iowa, states that played a big role as the first two to hold […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea has released a newly designed Voter Information Handbook to help prepare Rhode Island voters for the November 8 General Election. The 2016 edition includes information on the elimination of straight party voting; illustrations of voting procedures; a “voter checklist” to help voters remember their voting choices; […]readmore