Providence residents Ger V. Xiong and his daughter Mailee Kue tell RIPR’s Chuck Hinman the story of their family’s migration from the mountains of Laos…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The political season keeps zipping along, with the calendar turning toward May. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, you can share…
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Trump Scores Landslide Victory in RI’s Republican Presidential Primary
Donald Trump scored a runaway victory in Rhode Island’s Republican presidential primary Tuesday). Trump won 64 percent of the vote, compared to 24…
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Trump Twits Rivals, Delights Supporters During Campaign Stop In Warwick
To the delight of a big crowd of supporters, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump brought his campaign to Warwick on Monday
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RhodyVotes ’16: Education, Economy Top Issues For RI Latino Voters
Immigration consistently ranks as the number one issue in national surveys of Latino voters, such as surveys by Latino Decisions and Univision News. But…
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Rhody Votes ’16: Sanders & Clinton Press For Latino Votes
With just five days until Rhode Island’s presidential primary, the campaigns are pushing hard for votes. A close race is expected between Democrats…
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Party Switcher MacBeth To Run For U.S. House
Cumberland State Representative Karen MacBeth, who last week changed her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, announced Monday that she will…
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RhodyVotes ’16: RI Trump Supporters Point To His Business Experience
Local voters will go to the polls in a little more than three weeks, on April 26. As part of our RhodyVotes ’16 coverage, Rhode Island Public Radio…
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Scott MacKay: In The Spirit of St. Patrick and St. Joseph, Let’s Approve Undocumented Licenses
This week marks two holidays honoring St. Patrick and St. Joseph, the patron saints of Irish and Italian-Americans. All of this has RIPR political…
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Bishop Tobin Supports Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, today announced his support for providing Rhode Island drivers’ licenses for undocumented…