VOA News Carolyn Presutti CLEVELAND, OHIO — As a union carpenter, Dustin Wolf used to walk on stilts to work on grid ceilings. Now he works for the local chapter of his union, Interior Systems Local 373 of the Regional Council of Carpenters, which represents 35,000 carpenters across Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. A fourth generation union […]readmore
BOSTON —Democrat Hillary Clinton (44 percent) leads Republican Donald Trump (42 percent) in a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of New Hampshire voters. The 2-point margin represents a toss-up, as the results are within the poll’s statistical margin of error. “There are just two sets of persuadable voters remaining in New Hampshire’s presidential contest: undecided voters […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea is reminding Rhode Islanders that they have until Sunday, October 9 to register to vote for the November 8 general election. “The easiest way to register or update your registration is to go to vote.ri.gov and use our online portal,” Secretary Gorbea said. “I want to […]readmore
Chris Hannas VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — When Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine sat across from each other Tuesday night, voters in the U.S. got their first actual debate about the policies Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton would pursue if elected the next country’s next president. It was the first and only time the two […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier VOA News Now it’s back to the main contenders in the U.S. presidential campaign, with Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump set for their second face-to-face debate on Sunday. Their running mates, Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine and Indiana Republican Governor Mike Pence, sparred for 90 minutes late Tuesday, trading barbs against […]readmore
Cranston, RI – Speaker Nicholas Mattiello will be holding a press conference to unveil his legislative priorities for 2017. This press conference is being called during campaign season, after a robo-poll was conducted within the district, and after publication of a Sunday Providence Journal story where Mattiello indicated he should not be held responsible for […]readmore
Press Conference STATE HOUSE – Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi and Sen. William A. Walaska’s ‘Premium Jobs Initiative’ (2016-H 8058A / 2016-S 3012A) was signed into law today by Governor Gina M. Raimondo at a ceremonial bill signing in the State Room of the State House. The legislation encourages insurance companies to create jobs in Rhode […]readmore
Chris Hannas VOA NEWS When the Dallas Morning News endorsed a Democrat in the U.S. presidential race for the first time in more than 75 years, the reaction from readers ranged from exclamatory praise to expletive-laden predictions of doom for the country. The decision last month by the newspaper’s editorial board was followed by others […]readmore
VOA NEWS Jim Malone WASHINGTON — Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence will have their moment in the spotlight Tuesday in Farmville, Virginia, site of the only vice-presidential debate of 2016. This faceoff comes a week after the first of three presidential debates between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, a debate that energized […]readmore
The campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded fierce accusations after The New York Times newspaper published what appears to be a portion of the Republican nominee’s 1995 federal tax returns. Sent anonymously to The Times, the documents show Trump declared a $916 million loss in 1995, allowing the real estate mogul to pay […]readmore