Tag: Gregg Amore
General Assembly opens 2025 legislative session
PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers convened on Smith Hill Tuesday to officially start the six-month 2025 legislative session.
As is customary, House and Senate leaders delivered...
What did Roger Williams look like? New Statehouse portrait makes an...
The portraits of governors past line the hallways of the Rhode Island Statehouse. Why not the state’s founder?
The Statehouse lacked a dedicated portrait of...
Common Cause R.I. files complaint seeking investigation into major ILO contract...
PROVIDENCE – Common Cause Rhode Island on Thursday has formally filed a complaint with the R.I. Department of State asking the department’s public information...
Report: R.I. GOP chairman urges shortening early-voting window
PROVIDENCE – The chairman of Rhode Island’s Republican Party is urging state leaders to shorten the 20-day in-person early-voting window, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported...
SBA hosts ‘Salute to Small Business’
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration will host its annual “Salute to Small Business” luncheon on Wednesday, honoring the 2023 National Small Business...
Special election required to fill vacancy left by beloved legislator
PROVIDENCE – Following the death of Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin, who died after a long battle with cancer on April 15, state officials...
Former R.I. secretary of state candidate Beaute running for Congress
PROVIDENCE – A sixth Democratic candidate is jumping into the race to succeed Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Stephanie...
Is R.I.’s rate of new business starts a problem?
At first glance, the Rhode Island business community’s growth during the COVID-19 pandemic looks impressive: since 2019, new business applications have shot up by...
Cicilline’s departure sets stage for special election
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island voters will be returning to the polls sooner than planned, though the specific date is unconfirmed.
Moments after Rep. David Cicilline...
R.I. primary reform debate reemerges in 2023 legislative session
The series of crowded, September state and local primaries that crowned victors with less than 50% of the vote reignited calls for voting reform...