WASHINGTON — The latest and possibly the last serious effort to cripple Obamacare through the courts has just failed. On Thursday, for the second time in three years, the Supreme Court rejected a major lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act — thereby preserving the largest expansion in health coverage since the creation of Medicare and […]Load more...
CAPITOL HILL — The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to once again advance legislation facilitating the approval of two blockbuster trade pacts spanning the Atlantic and the Pacific. The procedural 60-37 vote revives President Barack Obama’s trade agenda, which had been dealt a severe blow when Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), which is often called «fast track,» stalled on […]Load more...
The Senate gave overwhelming approval Thursday to legislation that would establish a congressional review for a proposed nuclear deal with Iran, as Republican leaders set aside efforts from their own rank and file to amend the carefully crafted bipartisan compromise. On a 98-to-1 vote, the Senate lent a bipartisan boost to the measure — which […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE - On Thursday, May 7, the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care honored Rep. Scott A. Slater (D-Dist. 10, Providence) under the State House rotunda. Rep. Slater was honored due to his tireless efforts in advocating for the hard working home health care professionals of the state. "It is fundamentally unfair that our […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE - On Thursday, May 7, the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care honored Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Newport, Little Compton, Tiverton) under the State House rotunda. Sen. DiPalma was honored due to his tireless efforts in advocating for the hard working home health care professionals of the state. "Our state's […]Load more...
A decades-long battle over wedlock for gays and lesbians reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard arguments Tuesday on whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to civil marriage, and whether states that ban gay unions must recognize same-sex marriages licensed by other states. While throngs of gay rights advocates and opponents demonstrated outside, justices […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will meet in Hartford, Connecticut on April 23, 2015 with the Governors of the other New England states to pursue next steps in regional efforts to develop and implement a cooperative strategy to address energy infrastructure challenges. The Governors will meet at the Connecticut Convention Center for a private roundtable organized […]Load more...
Jeb Bush identified himself as Hispanic on a 2009 voter registration form, according to a report by The New York Times on Monday. According to the voter-registration application, Bush chose Hispanic in the “race/ethnicity” field. A spokeswoman for the Republican presidential hopeful could not explain the characterization to the Times. His wife, Columba Bush, was born in León, […]Load more...
(Reuters) – The police chief of Ferguson, Missouri, will resign later on Wednesday, Fox News reported, citing police sources. CNN, meanwhile, reported Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson has indicated he is willing to step down but first wants to ensure that the police department stays in place and is not dissolved. CNN, which cited a […]Load more...
House Speaker John Boehner is expected to move soon — as early as Wednesday — to bring up the clean bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for a vote on the House floor, according to two House GOP sources familiar with leadership discussions. A clean bill to fully fund the Department through the […]Load more...
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