Tag: Rhode Island

People both supporting and opposing abortion protest at the Statehouse, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Providence, R.I., where a house committee is set to vote whether to enshrine abortion protections in state law, joining states around the country that are revisiting their laws in anticipation of renewed federal fights over abortion.

Frustrated nationally, far-left Democrats make inroads in state legislatures

Joseph Simonson · September 18, 2020 8:45 pm

President Trump is vowing to increase security at the Southern border. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

College professor says ‘nothing wrong with’ killing Trump supporters

Michael Lee · September 10, 2020 7:19 pm

The sun flares in the camera lens as it rises behind the U.S. Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court won’t challenge relaxed mail-in ballot rules for Rhode Island absentee voters

Mike Brest · August 13, 2020 5:37 pm

At first, Gina Raimondo thought solving Rhode Island's pension problem was just a matter of math: Billions of dollars of unfunded benefits were owed to the state's teachers, police officers, firefighters and others. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Rhode Island to remove ‘and Providence Plantations’ from official state name and documents

Anthony Leonardi · June 22, 2020 4:01 pm

Christopher Columbus is believed to be from Genoa, and Italian-Americans were the ones who first lobbied for a Columbus Day celebration in the U.S. (Wikipedia)

Middle school teacher on leave after being charged with desecrating Christopher Columbus statue

Emma Colton · June 14, 2020 1:58 pm

Rhode Island releases app that tracks user location to trace contacts of coronavirus patients

Madison Dibble · May 19, 2020 8:00 pm

Critics say Pennsylvania ‘has failed’ as nursing homes account for nearly 70% of state’s coronavirus deaths

Emma Colton · May 13, 2020 1:54 pm

‘Strength in unity’: Regional governors announce coordinated efforts to reopen after pandemic

Madison Dibble · April 13, 2020 6:56 pm

Beltway Confidential

Can states restrict travelers from other states?

GianCarlo Canaparo · April 8, 2020 7:23 pm

Jason Day, of Australia, putts on the seventh hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open Championship golf tournament Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Massachusetts men charged for driving to Rhode Island to golf amid the coronavirus

Emma Colton · April 5, 2020 3:49 pm

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Teacher under investigation for offering to pay coronavirus patients to ‘cough on Trump’

Emma Colton · April 2, 2020 3:12 pm

Facing legal threat from New York, Rhode Island expands quarantine rule to cover travelers from all other states

Madison Dibble · March 29, 2020 6:48 pm