Ken Bredemeier U.S. billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump at first said he was honored to finish second in this week’s Republican presidential nomination caucuses in Iowa, but Wednesday he claimed the winner, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, «stole» the election. Trump, a flamboyant political novice, wrote a Twitter message alleging that Cruz, a conservative firebrand, […]Load more...
Ken Bredemeier Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, a libertarian who often opposed American military intervention in overseas conflicts, dropped his bid Wednesday for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, as did another low-polling candidate, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. Paul, a practicing ophthalmologist, won little support in the crowded Republican campaign, which currently is […]Load more...
Chris Hannas With U.S. presidential candidates now focusing their attention on the northeastern state of New Hampshire, they will once again turn to a round of debates to make their cases before voters make their choice on Tuesday. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, fresh off her narrow win in Iowa, is taking part in […]Load more...
Ken Bredemeier U.S. and Michigan state environmental officials blamed each other Wednesday for not moving quickly enough to avert the toxic water crisis in the city of Flint that has left at least 200 children with elevated levels of lead in their bloodstream. Kenneth Creagh, the director of the Michigan environmental agency, told a congressional […]Load more...
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence) met with Rhode Island’s World Diabetes Day team today to make check presentations to three charitable organizations. It was the culmination of a fund-raising campaign by the World Diabetes Day organization. Rep. Grace Diaz (D-Dist. 11, Providence), front, third from right, along with other members of […]Load more...
Warwick – El alcalde de la ciudad de Warwick el Republicano Scott Avedisian le dio la bienvenida a la gobernadora Gina Raimondo. Avedisian, usualmente cuando hablamos de presupuesto hablamos de recortes, pero la gobernadora en su presupuesto propuso aumentar la cantidad de dinero que reciben los centros de ancianos. Queremos estar seguro de que ustedes […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee tonight issued the following statement on Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s budget address to the General Assembly: «Governor Raimondo’s second proposed budget continues to focus on the fundamentals of a strong Rhode Island: job creation, economic development and workforce development. The budget also reflects her strong commitment to […]Load more...
Proposal Invests in Growth to Build a New Rhode Island Economy PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today submitted her Fiscal Year 2017 budget. Rhode Island created more than 8,000 jobs last year, the most created in a single year since 2000, and our unemployment rate fell more than any other state in the […]Load more...
Plan Shifts Resources into Schools, Supports Teachers and Principals PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Elorza today convened school administrators and officials to announce the overhaul to the Providence Public School Department which moves staff out of central administration and into schools, where they will better support teachers and administrators, and restructure positions within the central office […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI: seis organizaciones sin fines de lucro que prestan servicio a la comunidad latina compartirán $6,450 en subvenciones de la Fundación Rhode Island a través del fondo Juanita Sánchez Community Fund, fundado en memoria de la activista latina fallecida. El fondo se creó en 1992 gracias a las contribuciones de amigos y familiares de […]Load more...