After failing to disclose the income he earned from legal work he performed for the Providence Economic Development Partnership (PEDP), House Speaker Gordon Fox on Tuesday agreed to pay a $1,500 fine. The R.I. Ethics Commission voted unanimously to approve a settlement with Fox. All state-appointed and elected officials are required to file annual financial […]readmore
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, Republican candidate for Rhode Island governor, has released four pages of his 1995 application to practice law, where applicants are asked about their criminal history. Fung said he lost consciousness while driving and hit a man who was changing a tire on Interstate 95 in Cranston in 1989, when he was […]readmore
Former Providence Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci said Monday he has been diagnosed with cancer, but he expects a full recovery. Cianci was elected mayor in 1974 and held the job until 1984, when he resigned after pleading no contest to assaulting a man in his East Side home. He was elected to mayor’s office again […]readmore
Top Republicans will call this week for a path to legal status, but not citizenship, for many of the 11 million adult immigrants who are in the country illegally. A path towards citizenship would be offered for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as young children. Despite this many party strategists and conservative voices […]readmore
Clay has dedicated his career to public service and working to make a positive impact on peoples’ lives. As he begins his campaign for governor of Rhode Island, he’s ready to do what it takes to bring back jobs and restore hope to Rhode Island. It’s time for Rhode Island to once again lead the […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s already contentious race for governor is about to get a lot more complicated with the entry of Clay Pell, the grandson of the late U.S. Sen. Claiborne Pell and the husband of Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan. Pell, a Democrat, may be a political newcomer at age 32, but […]readmore
Freshman Florida Republican, Trey Radel, who was caught trying to purchase cocaine in a Washington, D.C. sting operation in October, has resigned from Congress Monday. Due to heavy pressure from party leaders, Radel was forced to step aside rather than hold onto the seat he had won in November 2012. As a result a special […]readmore
Rhode Island – Victor Capellan the well known activist will be in charge of the effort in the Latino community to elect Clay Pell, for governor. Pell has scheduled a press conference tomorrow where he is likely to announce his candidacy for governor. Capellan trabajara con Clay Pell Rhode Island – Victor Capellan el conocido […]readmore
Rhode Island – Providence Mayor Angel Taveras and Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo say they both want to limit the influence of independent campaign groups in race for governor. While there is no agreement yet, spokesmen for the two Democratic candidates say they would like to reach a compromise to limit spending by super PACs. […]readmore
Rhode Island – A special election was held to fill the position vacated by Lisa Baldelli Hunt for State Representative District 49 when she won the elections and became Mayor of Woonsocket. This was the first election in Rhode Island that required voters to show photo identification at the polls. The President of the Woonsocket Fire Union, Michael […]readmore
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