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...
The U.S. Congress has given its final approval for a massive $1.1 trillion government spending plan for most of 2015, ending a threat that the federal government could shut down again if the legislation was not passed. The measure, approved late Saturday in the Senate by 56-40 vote after a vote Thursday by the House […]Load more...
Washington — Washington is entering a new era of kamikaze governance, this time with Democrats at the helm. Thursday night’s spending showdown saw progressive Democrats unexpectedly emerge as the agitators ready to drive the nation off a cliff to win concessions — and progressives say it will happen again. «The fight last night was a […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie campaigned Tuesday on Federal Hill for fellow Republican Allan Fung and said he will return Monday to further support Fung’s candidacy for governor. “I don’t go to places where we can’t win,” Christie said. “Once the primary was settled and Allan was the candidate we were in […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin post on Facebook Tuesday afternoon questioning the position of Democratic Mayoral candidate Jorge Elorza in relation to God. Tobin’s comment gives it a new twist to the controversy over religious beliefs, or rather the lack of God in the life of Elorza especially in a city where the […]Load more...
Less than two weeks before U.S. congressional midterm elections, a Republican takeover of the Senate seems likely, though not certain. And we may not even know for sure on Election Day, November 4. Possible runoff elections in Louisiana in December and Georgia in January mean it’s possible that party control of the Senate may not […]Load more...
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