Mary Alice Salinas VOA News WHITE HOUSE—Democrats are hoping that President Barack Obama will help presidential candidate Hillary Clinton energize the party to win the White House when he delivers a highly anticipated speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention.White House officials say the president continues to work on the speech, which he began to […]readmore
Aru Pande NASHUA, NH AND WASHINGTON—Over samosas and biryani, a monthly meeting of the Indian Association of New Hampshire quickly turns to talk of the U.S. election. «Whoever it is, a presidential candidate must be all-inclusive and take into consideration our demographic,» says IANH President Balaji Radakrishnan. In the kitchen of Radakrishnan’s Nashua, New Hampshire […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier Last updated on: July 25, 2016 3:17 PM U.S. Democrats open their national convention Monday, set to affirm former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the party’s 2016 presidential nominee, but embroiled in controversy over leaked emails that show how party leaders sought to ease her path to the nomination by […]readmore
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By: Carmen Russo CRANSTON, R.I. – Latino Public Radio broadcasted live coverage of Hillary Clinton’s first appearance with her newly announced running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. The presumptive Democratic nominee introduced Kaine, a fellow Democrat and former governor of Virginia, during a rally Saturday at Florida International University in Miami. LPR broke the news […]readmore
By: Carmen Russo PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence VA Medical Center celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning for its new intensive care unit (ICU) and transportation facility for sterile supplies. Funding for the improvement projects was secured by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who helped include $163 billion for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in the […]readmore
By: Carmen Russo PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In two years, nonprofit group Dominicanos USA (DUSA) registered more than 30,000 Dominican Americans to vote in Rhode Island. In its first year of existence, the nonprofit exceeded its goal of registering 100,000 new voters in New York and Rhode Island. As the group continues to encourage the two […]readmore
By: Carmen Russo PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Voting equipment in Rhode Island will undergo a series of upgrades during the presidential elections this fall. At a press conference Thursday morning, Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea announced the use of technologies such as online voter registration, electronic poll books and modernized scanners to count ballots and deliver […]readmore
By Carmen Russo PROVIDENCE, RI – At a press conference in the State House Library today, Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea demonstrated the state’s new voting systems to Governor Raimondo, legislative leaders, elections officials and community representatives. “Voting equipment is Democracy’s infrastructure. When I ran for office, I pledged to Rhode Islanders that I […]readmore
By JIM MALEWITZ TEXAS TRIBUNE Texas’ voter identification law violates the U.S. law prohibiting racial discrimination in elections, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed previous rulings that the 2011 voter ID law — which stipulates the types of photo identification election officials can and cannot accept at […]readmore