AG: Deepwater Wind actions worst in 224 years
Attorney General Patrick Lynch joined an environmental organization and two businesses on Monday in asking the Rhode Island Supreme Court to throw out the R.I. Public Utilities Commission’s Aug. 11...
View ArticleObama sides against RI in climate change lawsuit
Back in 2004, Rhode Island – along with seven other states, New York City and three land trusts – filed a lawsuit aimed at forcing the nation’s five biggest power companies to curb their greenhouse gas...
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Watch the Democratic AG candidates debate
A special edition of “Newsmakers” this week features a 60-minute, commercial-free debate between the Democrats running for attorney general in the Sept. 14 primary – Smithfield Town Councilman Steve...
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AG-to-be Kilmartin suggests full-time legislature
Attorney General-elect Peter Kilmartin was a guest at this morning’s taping of WPRI 12′s “Newsmakers” with Tim White, WRNI’s Ian Donnis and yours truly. I brought up Kilmartin’s proposal during the...
View ArticleAPRA Watch: Judicial nominations edition
If you missed it in Sunday’s Projo, be sure to read reporter Tracy Breton’s long look at how the state’s Access to Public Records Act blocks Rhode Islanders from learning about the people who become...
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Kilmartin sticks by Cicilline but wishes Doherty were a Dem
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin thinks the world of former State Police Col. Brendan Doherty. But when it comes to next year’s 1st Congressional District race, he’s standing by fellow Democrat David...
View ArticleAG: 14 deported from RI since Secure Communities launched
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin was our guest Thursday to tape this weekend’s edition of WPRI 12′s “Newsmakers.” You can watch the episode here. During the show, Kilmartin said nobody has been...
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Chart: What the AG says RI will get from the big mortgage deal
As you’ve probably heard by now, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and his colleagues from across the country have reached a $25 billion settlement with the big banks for foreclosure abuses. The...
View ArticleWhitehouse makes WSJ short list to become Obama’s next AG
Rhode Island’s senior U.S. senator, Jack Reed, is the one who usually gets mentioned as a future presidential cabinet member. But his junior colleague Sheldon Whitehouse is now getting some attention,...
View ArticleRaimondo, McKee, de Ramel, Caprio lead political money race
By Ted Nesi PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The latest quarterly finance reports from Rhode Island’s state and local politicians were due to the R.I. Board of Elections by midnight last night, and the...
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Here’s how RI is spending its $230M Google settlement cash
And after the jump, a breakdown of how each agency is spending its portion of the money:
View ArticleGOP Sen. Dawson Hodgson launches bid for attorney general
By Dan McGowan PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Republican state Sen. Dawson Hodgson formally launched his campaign to become Rhode Island’s next attorney general Tuesday, vowing to protect the public safety...
View ArticlePell loans his campaign $1M; Raimondo has $2.5M
By Ted Nesi PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Democrat Clay Pell has jumped to the front ranks of Rhode Island’s best-funded politicians after putting more than $1 million of his own money into his campaign...
View ArticleFung has financial edge over Raimondo in gov race
By Ted Nesi PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Republican gubernatorial nominee Allan Fung is entering the final four weeks of the campaign with a sizable financial advantage over his Democratic rival Gina...
View ArticleNew WPRI 12/Journal Poll: Dems lead for 4 RI lower offices
By Ted Nesi and Tim White PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Democratic candidates are currently on top in all four down-ballot races for Rhode Island’s statewide offices with just three weeks left before the...
View ArticleFung keeps big cash advantage over Raimondo
By Ted Nesi PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Republican Allan Fung continues to hold a big financial advantage over Democrat Gina Raimondo in the race to be Rhode Island’s next governor, with just a week left...
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