[CREDIT: HSRI] Expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies will double monthly health insurance bills for more than 24 million people. Democrats are refusing to approve the federal budget unless that's fixed, and the GOP won't agree to do that, leading to the federal shutdown.

Shutdown Standoff: DEMs Oppose Hiking HSRI Bills

By: Rob Borkowski on October 29, 2025 in News to You, National

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Oct. 1 federal shutdown trods on as Democrats insist on averting expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that’ll double monthly health insurance bills for more than […]

Magaziner Seeks to Amend GOP Bill Limiting Strategic Oil Reserve Use

By: Rob Borkowski on January 27, 2023 in News to You

WASHINGTON, DC — Thursday, Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) introduced two amendments to H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act, protecting working Rhode Islanders from increased energy costs brought on by […]

Need to Know: Recycling Delayed, Wanted Woman Arrested, Hail the King

By: Rob Borkowski on December 27, 2016 in News to You

WARWICK, R.I. — It’s a short holiday week, with Christmas falling on a Sunday and the holiday observed federally and locally Monday —here are a few things to keep you in the know during the final week of 2016:

Kasich for RI Open at Avedisian Campaign Office, Bryant Visit Saturday

By: Rob Borkowski on April 22, 2016 in All Politics Are Local, Election 2016, News to You

Warwick, RI — GOP Presidential Candidate John Kasich’s mathematically impossible delegate path to the Republican nomination for president doesn’t faze the members of his RI leadership team, who hope to prevail […]