WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), who has advocated for the re-enactment of Rhode Island’s Good Samaritan Law, issued the following statement: “Addiction to heroin and other opiates represents the largest public health crisis we’ve seen in decades. Overdose deaths have more than doubled since 1999, devastating families of all different backgrounds in […]readmore
PAWTUCKET, RI – After years of hard work to establish a new national historical park in the Blackstone River Valley, U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI) Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act was signed into law last month. Senator Reed says the bill signing was a significant milestone, but more work remains. Today, Senator […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Following the swift passage of identical bills in the House and Senate tuesday, Governor Gina M. Raimondo signed the Good Samaritan Act of 2016 into law. The law reinstates and expands important legal protections for those who seek medical assistance for individuals experiencing a drug overdose. Bill sponsors Representative Robert E. Craven, […]readmore
El magnate inmobiliario Donald Trump no participará este jueves en el último debate entre aspirantes republicanos a la Casa Blanca organizado por Fox News antes de los caucus de Iowa, en reprimenda por el trato «injusto» y «sesgado» que considera que le da una de las presentadoras del canal.Trump dijo hoy en una rueda de […]readmore
Elizabeth Lee LOS ANGELES—For Hugh Tra, an immigrant from Vietnam who says he has been politically active since high school, U.S. foreign policy is personal. “I care a lot about foreign affairs, about what the U.S. government decides to do,» said Tra, whose parents fled the Vietnam War. «I really do want our government to […]readmore
Associated Press First lady Melania Trump. If that prospect evokes no clear image, that’s no accident. Donald Trump’s wife has said little in the campaign about the type of first lady she’d like to be should her husband win the Republican nomination and the presidency. The distance, she’s said, is intentional so she can focus […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier The latest U.S. political survey shows billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump and staunch conservative Texas Senator Ted Cruz in a virtual dead heat in the farm state of Iowa, days ahead of the first voting in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. In polling in recent days, Quinnipiac University […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea today announced the launch of a redesigned Department of State website (www.sos.ri.gov). The new website, created entirely through in-house efforts, offers a straightforward interface that will make it easier for Rhode Islanders to quickly access the information they need. “As Secretary of State, I’ve been working […]readmore
WHITE HOUSE—President Barack Obama walked a fine line in an apparent attempt to remain neutral in the race for the White House during a 40-minute interview in which he both praised and critiqued the top Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Just as the historic blizzard began to set in over the nation’s capital, […]readmore
Republican Donald Trump is surging in Iowa with a week to go before the first votes are cast in the 2016 U.S. presidential election process. A Fox News poll shows Trump moving into a big lead over Texas Senator Ted Cruz by a margin of 34 to 23 percent, with Florida Senator Marco Rubio in […]readmore