STATE HOUSE – The Senate today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Harold M. Metts meant to ensure that all school bus drivers know how to safely adjust seat belts and secure equipment for students with special medical needs. Senator Metts introduced the legislation as a response to a situation brought to his attention by […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier The casket bearing former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan has been moved to the presidential library in California of her late husband, President Ronald Reagan, where she will lie in repose. Members of the public will be allowed to pay their respects Wednesday afternoon and on Thursday before a private funeral on Friday. […]readmore
Katherine Gypso A surprising win by Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders in Michigan and a resurgence by Donald Trump in three of four Republican primaries marked the halfway point of the U.S. presidential campaign before key winner-take-all votes in five states next Tuesday. On the Republican side, Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio head into a […]readmore
STATE HOUSE – Drawing attention to the water crisis in the Dominican Republic, Sen. Juan M. Pichardo (D – Dist. 2, Providence) welcomed the members of the Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island to the State House Thursday. That same day, the Senate passed a resolution (2016-S 2665) introduced by Senator Pichardo proclaiming March 3 Nature […]readmore
New campus to be a cost-effective replacement for Cranston, RI service and support facility Citizens headquarters to remain in Providence PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group (NYSE: CFG or “Citizens”) today announced plans to build a new corporate campus in Johnston, RI. The new campus will bring together more than 3,200 colleagues, primarily from a Cranston […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R. I. – The Providence City Council today announced that the Law Office of Lynch & Pine will conduct a comprehensive review of the city’s licensing board. Former attorney general Jeffrey Pine has been hired by the Council to examine the Board of Licenses’ current procedures and identify areas in which the board can […]readmore
On March 1, 1974, in addition to handing up criminal indictments against seven former high-ranking officials in the Nixon administration, a grand jury in the District of Columbia named the president himself as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Watergate cover-up. The drumbeat of bad news was growing louder by the month for President Nixon, as […]readmore
Reuters LOS ANGELES—Don’t look down!The owner of a 73-floor tower in Los Angeles that ranks as the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River is building a glass slide to hang off the exterior of the structure, and it will invite visitors to ride the attraction. Starting in June, thrill-seekers will […]readmore
VOA News Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova says she failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January due to a substance she has been taking for 10 years for health reasons. Sharapova told a news conference in Los Angeles Monday that the drug, meldonium, was only added to the list of banned substances […]readmore
Associated Press LONDON—Kensington Palace has released photos of Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge and their children George and Charlotte on a ski holiday in the French Alps. The six images published Monday show William, Kate, 2 1/2-year-old George and 10-month-old Charlotte on the snowy slopes last week. The palace says it was «their first […]readmore