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
*Statement by Cranston City Council City-Wide candidate Lammis J. Vargas* Cranston, RI – «Only days after announcing my candidacy for City Council and being endorsed by the Cranston City Democratic Committee, I became ill, had to be hospitalized and was diagnosed with APL Leukemia. I have always fought for what I believe in and will […]readmore
(Photo Credit: Grant Miller) VOA – An aide to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says she made a mistake in writing his wife Melania’s tribute to him this week by including identical phrases from a speech Michelle Obama gave supporting her husband Barack Obama’s 2008 run for the U.S. presidency. For two days, the Trump […]readmore
Washington – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, announced that Task Force member Rep. David Cicilline (RI-1) will now serve on the Task Force as one of 13 Vice Chairs. The Vice Chairs and Thompson comprise the Task Force’s leadership team. «33,000 Americans are killed each year […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo and Electric Boat (EB) today unveiled a strategic workforce plan aimed at addressing long-term hiring opportunities at Quonset Point. EB’s Rhode Island facility currently employs 3,500 workers, and the company expects to employ more than 5,500 workers by the end of the 2020s. «A year ago, I promised […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today announced his selection of David Zuller to serve as the program administrator of Rhode Island Treasury’s Crime Victims Compensation Program. Zuller, a police officer with significant management experience, will direct the program that assists Rhode Islanders who are victims of violent crimes by reimbursing them and their […]readmore
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded $310,877 in grants from the Massachusetts Environmental Trust (MET) to 10 projects which will work to protect and restore rivers, watersheds, wildlife and aquatic habitats across the Commonwealth. «Our coasts, rivers, and wetlands make Massachusetts a beautiful place to live and visit and these grants will continue to […]readmore
By Carmen Russo WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to enhance airport security and keep improvements to T.F. Green Airport on schedule, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today voted to pass a much needed reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The bipartisan bill to extend federal aviation programs through September of 2017 was approved by […]readmore