10. Ernie Almonte decides to run for treasurer, not governor… the first candidate to announce for Governor was the first candidate to bow out. Former State Auditor General Ernie Almonte made the decis
The Boston Red Sox today acquired infielder Jonathan Herrera from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for left-handed pitcher Franklin Morales and minor league right-handed pitcher Chris Martin.
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – It's that time of year with a political hodgepodge going on. I thought it might be fun, too, to take a loo
By News Staffnews@abc6.comThe Associated Press The government claims more than 50,000 people can log on to its troubled health care website and more than 800,000 people will be able to shop for insur
By: Chelsea Priestcpriest@abc6.comThe crowd at URI cheered this morning for the largest independent donation ever made to the University. Former CVS Caremark CEO and URI grad, Tom Ryan, along with hi
The Moderate Party is dead to begin with. With Ken Block registering as a Republican and Governor Lincoln Chafee registering as a Democrat, what we already know has been proven: there is no viable thi
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Providence Mayor Angel Taveras is calling on Democratic candidates for Governor to sign the "People's Pledge" and promise not to accept money from Super PAC's and oth
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – I always tell my students, and classes where I guest lecture, "In politics, math is as important as ideolo
By: Alexandra Cowley acowley@abc6.comIt's a new approach to dealing with Rhode Island's stagnant economy. Cash mobs crowding into businesses with money to spend. Instead of flash mobs, cash mobs are
By Associated Press News@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WASHINGTON (AP) The financially struggling Postal Service is seeking a 3-cent increase in the cost of mailing a letter and that would raise the price
By Associated Press News@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 WASHINGTON (AP) _ The financially struggling Postal Service is seeking a 3-cent increase in the cost of mailing a letter _ and that would raise the pri
Nicole Gerber ngerber@wvii.com @nicolegerber JOHNSTON - Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena made the announcement late this afternoon... Broadrock gas services will reopen the plant at the landfill, despit
One thing is for sure, we can always trust Chafee to throw a wild card. Governor Chafee told us he was a proud independent. Then he became a Democrat. Chafee insisted he was fundraising for his re-ele
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com There were a lot of handshakes and thank you's for Governor Chafee outside the DMV headquarters in Cranston, after he stunned the Rhode I
Governor Lincoln Chafee has announced that he will not seek re-election. Chafee made the announcement at a press conference
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – We're under a terror alert, there are political sex scandals galore, and a few more states allowed gay mar
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – Wow!!! A lot is going on this week. Look for a key vote on immigration reform in the U.S. Senate on Monday;
As a new found Democrat, Governor Lincoln Chafee is now rallying with the Democrats. According to the Governor's schedule on Tuesday Governor Chafee will spend 11:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at a rally with
by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – Happy Birthday! This column is two years old today! I get a lot of comments and feedback from around the
by Mark Curtis ABC6 Chief Political Reporter mcurtis@abc6.com "The Sunday Political Brunch" -- June 2, 2013 (Providence, Rhode Island) – It's that weird political season – post-Memorial Day; pre-La
Governor Lincoln Chafee is going to be a Democrat… now what? Chafee's decision to abandon his role as Rhode Island's Independent Governor and join the ranks of partisans promises to shake up what was
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee will become a Democrat for his bid for re-election. The Associated Press is reporting that the former Republican turned independent will change his party registrat
The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum has achieved accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), which is the highest professional achievement in the museum industry.
Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Moderate Party Chairman Ken Block announced Tuesday that he will make a second bid for Governor in 2014. In 2010 Block put the Moderate Party on the Rhode Island poli
