President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity wants sensitive information about voters, including partial social security numbers, emailed to an insecure address, but RI Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea […]
Driver With Lights Out, Warrant, Resists Arrest on West Shore Road
Driver With Lights Out, Warrant, Resists Arrest on West Shore Road
Federal Study Outlines Four Options Beefing Up T.F. Green Train Service
Federal Study Outlines Four Options Beefing Up T.F. Green Train Service
Warwick Police Arrests June 29 – July 6: Assault, B&E, Purchasing Alcohol for a Minor
Warwick Police Arrests June 29 - July 6: Assault, B&E, Purchasing Alcohol for a Minor
Council Pre-Approves Request for Proposal on Rodent Control Expert Contract
Council Pre-Approves Request for Proposal on Rodent Control Expert Contract
RI Drivers Licenses, Registrations Expiring in July Extended Till Sept. 30
RI Drivers Licenses, Registrations Expiring in July Extended Till Sept. 30
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‘Crimetown’ Podcast Gives New Form to Old Ideas
After 18 episodes, the popular Crimetown podcast recently wrapped its first season. Created by accomplished producers Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier, Crimetown delved into stories that many Rhode Islanders will […]
Kilmartin Joins AGs Urging Fourth Circuit to Uphold Ruling Against Second Muslim Ban
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has again joined a coalition of seventeen states filing an amicus brief urging the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the district […]
Serpa receives ‘Legislative Champion Award’ from RI Partnership for Home Care
Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care has honored Rep. Patricia Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry, Warwick) with its 2017 Legislative Champion Award for her advocacy efforts that support home-based […]
It’s Time for Warwick to Appoint School Committee, Go After Former School Admins’ Pensions
WARWICK, R.I. — It’s time for Mayor Avedisian to end his hands-off approach to the school department and show some leadership. Here are two suggestions.
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The RI State House.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RI-State-House-2-200x150.jpg "RI House Passes McNamara Bill Providing Terminally Ill Access to Experimental Drugs")
RI House Passes McNamara Bill Providing Terminally Ill Access to Experimental Drugs
The House of Representatives has approved legislation submitted by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) that would allow terminally ill patients to obtain experimental drugs that have not […]
Kilmartin Joins State AGs Urging Congress to Preserve Prepaid Card Protections
Prepaid cards, often used by consumers with limited or no access to traditional bank accounts, are in danger of losing key Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) protection, a fate RI […]
Former Sen. Walaska Dies, Leaves Legacy of Hope for Terminally Ill
WARWICK, RI — Former Senator William Walaska, 70, a member of the RI Senate for 22 years, a champion of access to off-label medicines for people with terminal illness, died […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Andrea Penardo and Aline Sweeney hold a sign urging a move to a single-payer healthcare system as their own alternative to Obamacare at Coventry High School during a Congressional Town Hall meeting with Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressman Jim Langevin.](https://warwickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CHS-Town-Hall-Congressmen1-200x150.jpg "Reed, Langevin, Whitehouse Meet With Kent County Residents at Coventry High")
Reed, Langevin, Whitehouse Meet With Kent County Residents at Coventry High
COVENTRY, RI — Residents from Kent County, including a few from Warwick, filled Coventry High School’s auditorium Sunday afternoon for a town hall meeting with Sen. Jack Reed,(D-RI), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse […]
McCaffrey Elected RI Senate Majority Leader as Ruggerio Takes Senate President Post
Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. STATE HOUSE, Providence – The Rhode Island Senate unanimously elected Dominick J. Ruggerio (D – Dist. […]
Mental Health Advocacy Group Honors Shekarchi for Police Training Law
House Majority Leader K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) will be awarded for “Excellence in Advocacy by an Elected Official” by the National Council for Behavioral Health for recently passed […]
Vella-Wilkinson Bill Grants State Benefits to Gay Vets Discharged ‘Undesirable’
Rhode Island, site of one of the first recorded controversies involving homosexuals in the military in Newport in 1919, may grant state benefits for gay veterans discharged under the military’s […]
