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Upcoming Events “Grab ‘n Go” Reception in honor of Chairman Joseph McNamara Monday, June 8, 2020 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. O’Rourke’s Bar and Grille 32 Peck Lane,...
Whitehouse Applauds PPP Fixes, Calls for Simplification of Loan Forgiveness Process for Small Businesses
Senate sends bill to President’s desk to better align PPP with needs of small businesses Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today applauded Senate passage of...
Are Inside Politics Perverting Supreme Court Selection Process? Court Has Never Had Minority Justice
Are Inside Politics Perverting Supreme Court Selection Process? Court Has Never Had Minority Justice Is Erin Lynch Prata’s campaign for a seat on the Rhode Island State Supreme Court violating...
THE RESULTS OF THE RI MAIL BALLOT ELECTION: WASTE AND INCOMPETENCE
THE RESULTS OF THE RI MAIL BALLOT ELECTION: WASTE AND INCOMPETENCE For this inconsequential election, Rhode Island’s election officials decided to spend $458,000 sending out mail ballot applications...
Your Weekly Democratic Party Newsletter
Upcoming Events “Grab ‘n Go” Reception in honor of Chairman Joseph McNamara Monday, June 8, 2020 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. O’Rourke’s Bar and Grille 32 Peck Lane,...
Whitehouse & Schatz Introduce Legislation to Create Massive Jobs Program to Hire, Train Up to 1.5 Million Workers to Fight COVID-19, Help States Safely Reopen
Whitehouse & Schatz Introduce Legislation to Create Massive Jobs Program to Hire, Train Up to 1.5 Million Workers to Fight COVID-19, Help States Safely Reopen Jobs program will provide newly...
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2020 Democratic National Convention PLEOs, At-Large Delegates, & Alternates Application Period Interested in attending the 2020 Democratic National Convention? The RIDP will be sending a...
Council President Matos Urges United States Senate to Pass HEROES Act
Council President Sabina Matos Urges United States Senate to Pass HEROES Act (PROVIDENCE, RI) May 21, 2020…Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15) will introduce a resolution at tonight’s...
20 Top Political RI Moneymakers: Surprise Shekarchi Edges Out Mattiello
20 Top Political RI Moneymakers: Surprise Shekarchi Edges Out Mattiello The first-quarter fundraising totals are in, and Rhode Island House Majority Leader Joe Shekarchi just edged out Speaker Read...
Farina Criticizes Fung’s Budget – Sparks Mayor’s Political Backhand, Hopkins Refuses Comment
Farina Criticizes Fung’s Budget – Sparks Mayor’s Political Backhand, Hopkins Refuses Comment The Farina for Mayor Campaign on Monday announced that Cranston City Council President Michael...
Prov Councilman Questions Use of Taxpayer Money for Elorza’s Street Closures While Reopening Parks
Prov Councilman Questions Use of Taxpayer Money for Elorza’s Street Closures While Reopening Parks The City of Providence is closing select streets to traffic starting Saturday as part of the...
Sen. Lynch Prata, Leading Candidate for RI Supreme Court Seat, Will Not Seek Reelection
NEW: Sen. Lynch Prata, Leading Candidate for RI Supreme Court Seat, Will Not Seek Reelection Rhode Island State Senator Erin Lynch Prata, the Chair of the Rhode Island Senate Committee on Judiciary,...
“Biden Needs to be Different Than He Has in Past to Beat Trump,” Says Former Top Sanders Advisor Sirota on LIVE
“Biden Needs to be Different Than He Has in Past to Beat Trump,” Says Former Sanders Advisor Sirota David Sirota, former top advisor to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign,...
Additional Funding for Small Businesses, Health Care, Testing in Bipartisan Deal was Worth the Wait
Whitehouse: Additional Funding for Small Businesses, Health Care, Testing in Bipartisan Deal was Worth the Wait Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is applauding a $484-billion...
RAIMONDO: WASTING MONEY AND LOSING CREDIBILITY
On April 7, 2020, the R.I. State Properties Committee approved a $1.81 million-dollar six-month lease with the Carpionato Group and a $100,000 month-to-month lease with the R.I. Commerce Corporation...
Rep. Williams urges governor to issue executive order protecting frontline workers and essential personnel during pandemic
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Anastasia P. Williams (D-Dist. 9, Providence) is urging Governor Gina Raimondo to issue an executive order which would state that any COVID-19 infection suffered by a...
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Cuomo to CNN: “RI’s Policy Is Reactionary – I Am Going to Sue Rhode Island”
NEW: Cuomo to CNN: “RI’s Policy Is Reactionary – I Am Going to Sue Rhode Island” New York Governor Andrew Cuomo told CNN on Saturday night that if Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo does...
More Truck Toll Follies
Ocean State Culture, Done Right… Ignoring Process, Tolls Move Ahead Barrington, RI: Today Barbara Holmes, Chair of the RI Republican Conservative Caucus issued a prepared statement on the...
FRIAS: THE IGT NO-BID DEAL IS STILL A BAD DEAL FOR RHODE ISLAND
FRIAS: THE IGT NO-BID DEAL IS STILL A BAD DEAL FOR RHODE ISLAND Since the General Assembly hearings in 2019 on the no-bid twenty-year billion-dollar contract extension for IGT, there have been two...