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Ex-GOP senator forms gubernatorial exploratory committee

Former GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee announced the formation of an exploratory committee as his latest step in a possible 2010 gubernatorial run. (CNN) – Former Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee has launched a...

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State of the Union: The economy, health care in Rhode Island

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Rep. Patrick Kennedy not running for re-election

Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-Rhode Island, will not seek re-election. (CNN) – Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy, a Democrat, is not running for re-election, he said Thursday in a video to his...

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Rep. Patrick Kennedy not running for re-election

Click to watch video (CNN) – Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy, a Democrat, is not running for re-election, he said Thursday in a video to his constituents. "Having spent two decades in...

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Rhode Island GOP chair eyes Kennedy seat

Rep. Patrick Kennedy will not seek re-election. Washington (CNN) - Rep. Patrick Kennedy already had a Republican challenger, businessman John Loughlin, before he decided to retire from his Rhode...

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Independent Chafee holds early lead in Rhode Island

Lincoln Chafee holds a narrow lead in Rhode Island’s gubernatorial race, according to a new poll. (CNN) - Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island has a narrow lead in his state's...

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Mayoral candidate pops the question during debate

Mayoral candidate Chris Young had an unlikely closing statement Tuesday. (CNN) – While an underdog mayoral candidate in Providence, Rhode Island likely isn't headed to City Hall any time soon, he...

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Top Dem calls White House 'sloppy and unprofessional'

(CNN) – "Sloppy and unprofessional." That's what a top Democrat calls the White House's handling of the situation in Rhode Island – where President Obama declined to endorse the Democratic candidate...

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Politician who tells president to 'shove it' is a no-show

Woonsocket, Rhode Island (CNN) - It isn't very often that a chair at a President Obama event garners much attention. But at a Woonsocket, Rhode Island manufacturing plant on Monday, it was the seat,...

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Obama front-and-center in new Chafee ad

(CNN) – As Democrat Frank Caprio made exceedingly clear Monday, President Obama has not made an endorsement in the contentious Rhode Island governor's race. But you wouldn't know that based on...

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The 'shove it' heard around the state

(CNN) - "Shove it" was the most used phrase in the Rhode Island Gubernatorial debate Tuesday night. Democratic nominee Frank Caprio said the president should "shove it" this week after not endorsing...

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Bad news for 'Shove it' Dem in new poll

(CNN) – The results from the latest poll of the Rhode Island gubernatorial race may have Democratic candidate Frank Caprio looking for somewhere to shove it. According to a new survey from NBC10/Quest...

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In Rhode Island: CNN projects independent Gov. win

(CNN) - Independent candidate Lincoln Chafee has defeated Republican John Robitaille and Democrat Frank Caprio to win the race for Rhode Island governor, CNN projects. Republican Gov. Don Carcieri is...

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Rhode Island governor signs civil union bill into law

(CNN) - In a move largely seen as a compromise over the rights that can be afforded to gay and lesbian couples, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Saturday signed into law a bill that legalizes civil...

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Paul courts Rhode Island voters with ad

(CNN) - While Mitt Romney has essentially locked up the Republican presidential nomination, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas has his eyes set on Rhode Island's upcoming primary with the release of a TV ad in the...

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The nuts and bolts for Tuesday's primaries

(CNN) - Voters in five states will head to the polls on Tuesday after a three-week lull in the Republican presidential primary season, a time in which Mitt Romney essentially secured his party's...

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Romney, Obama in general election mode as 5 states hold primaries

(CNN) – On the biggest day of Republican primary voting since last month's Super Tuesday, the certain GOPpresidential nominee and the incumbent president he hopes to unseat both appeared to be in full...

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Romney wins Rhode Island primary, CNN projects

(CNN) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will win the Rhode Island primary, CNN projected Tuesday.

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Rhode Island moves toward approval of same-sex marriage

(CNN) - Rhode Island moved toward becoming the 10th state in the nation and the last in New England to approve same-sex marriage after its state Senate voted Wednesday to approve a bill extending...

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Rhode Island becomes tenth state to make same-sex marriage legal

(CNN) - Rhode Island became the tenth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage after the state legislature approved the measure on Thursday. Gov. Lincoln Chafee is expected to sign the bill...

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