Category: Press Release

  • Chairman Joe Powers Condemns Pro-Palestinian Protests on College Campuses

    Chairman Joe Powers Condemns Pro-Palestinian Protests on College Campuses

    Warwick, Rhode Island – Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman Joe Powers issued a statement today condemning the recent hateful wave of pro-Palestinian protests on and off college campuses across the […]

  • 55 Republicans File to Run for RNC Delegates

    55 Republicans File to Run for RNC Delegates

    Warwick, RI – Republican Party of Rhode Island Chairman Joe Powers announced an impressive number of Republican delegates filed to run to represent Rhode Island Republicans at the upcoming RNC Convention […]

  • Chairman Joe Powers Excoriates President Dominick Ruggerio’s Inaction Over State Senator Joshua Miller’s Charges

    Chairman Joe Powers Excoriates President Dominick Ruggerio’s Inaction Over State Senator Joshua Miller’s Charges

    WARWICK, RI – Republican Party of Rhode Island Chairman Joe Power released the following statement after twenty-five days of inaction from State Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio: “It has been twenty-five days since […]

  • RHODE ISLAND’S MONUMENTAL ETHICS PROBLEM

    RHODE ISLAND’S MONUMENTAL ETHICS PROBLEM

    WARWICK, R.I. – Today, R.I. Republican Party Chairman Joe Powers filed a complaint against Governor Dan McKee with the R.I. Ethics Commission.  McKee violated Ethics Commission Regulation 1.4.2 (36-14-5009) when he accepted a free […]

  • SCOUTING FOR MONEY

    SCOUTING FOR MONEY

    WARWICK, RI — According to a recent news report, lobbyist Jeff Britt, a political operative who was previously indicted for violating campaign finance law, paid $228 for a free lunch […]

  • SHEKARCHI REWRITES ZONING LAWS FOR HIS CLIENTS

    SHEKARCHI REWRITES ZONING LAWS FOR HIS CLIENTS

    Today, Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi will have the R.I. House of Representatives vote on House Bill 6059A. Specifically, House Bill 6059A rewrites the state’s zoning law by making it easier for […]

  • TAKING YOUR HOME AWAY

    TAKING YOUR HOME AWAY

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2023 Today, the R.I. House Finance Committee will be having a hearing on an amendment to the budget which would give the R.I. Department of […]

  • LOCAL CONTROL, NOT SHEKARCHI CONTROL

    LOCAL CONTROL, NOT SHEKARCHI CONTROL

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 16, 2023 House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, a land use attorney, continues to push for legislation that overrides local control over land use and zoning. Today, the […]

  • WHO DOES THE SPEAKER REALLY REPRESENT?

    WHO DOES THE SPEAKER REALLY REPRESENT?

    Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, a prominent land use and zoning attorney, is promoting a package of legislation which will, in some instances, override local control over land use and zoning […]