Ex-Rhode Island speaker to plead guilty to federal charges
Former House Speaker Gordon Fox was charged and agreed to plead guilty to bribery, wire fraud and filing a false tax return following an investigation that included a dramatic federal…
Rhode Island state government
RI GOV. LINCOLN CHAFEE WON’T RUN FOR 2ND TERM
By MICHELLE R. SMITH Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks to media outside a department of motor vehicles office Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, in Cranston, R.I. Chafee said he is…
MAYOR LEADS RI CAPITAL CITY OUT OF FINANCIAL PERIL
By ERIKA NIEDOWSKI FILE – In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, center, listens to Occupy Providence protesters as they rally in a city park in…