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RI GOP Slams Providence Council: 8% Tax Hike So They Can Mail Out 'How to Evade the Law' Guides

June 27, 2025
Warwick, RI - The Republican Party of Rhode Island is calling for a full investigation into the Providence City Council’s latest stunt, using taxpayer dollars to send a “Know Your… Read More

RIGOP Statement on U.S. Defensive Strikes Against Iran

June 22, 2025
Warwick, RI - The Republican Party of Rhode Island stands in full support of the recent targeted U.S. military strikes against Iran—measured, strategic, and necessary to deter further… Read More

RI Democrats Declare War On Your Rights - And They Think You’ll Just Take It

June 21, 2025
Chairman Joe Powers Calls Out General Assembly’s Assault Weapons Ban for What It Is: Unconstitutional, Un-American, and Unforgivable Warwick, RI – The Rhode Island Republican Party is… Read More

Statement From Republican Party of RI Chairman: State Rep. Enrique Sanchez is Calling for a 'Massive Anti-ICE Protest Here in Rhode Island, Like the One in L.A.'

June 9, 2025
Let’s be clear: peaceful protest is a sacred right in this country-protected by the Constitution and woven into the fabric of our Republic. But what Sanchez is pushing isn’t a peaceful… Read More

RIGOP Chairman Joe Powers Condemns Gun Ban: 'This Is a Full-Frontal Assault on Your Rights'

June 3, 2025
Warwick, RI - The Rhode Island Republican Party, under the leadership of Chairman Joe Powers, is condemning the recent gun ban passed by the House Judiciary Committee as a blatant attack on the… Read More

Statement from Chairman Joe Powers on McKee's Anti-Law Enforcement Threats and Rhode Island's Shameful Sanctuary Status

May 30, 2025
WARWICK, RI - Governor Dan McKee didn’t wait for the Trump administration to call out Rhode Island. Months ago, he made it crystal clear where he stood - and it wasn’t with the people of… Read More

Statement from Chairman Joe Powers on President Biden's Cancer Diagnosis:'A Time for Compassion, Not Conspiracy'

May 18, 2025
As the husband of a cancer survivor and the son of a father who overcame prostate cancer, I understand how quickly and painfully cancer can upend a life. My thoughts and prayers are with President… Read More

Providence City Council Chooses Terrorist Symbolism Over Unity - A Slap In The Face to RI's Jewish Community

May 15, 2025
PROVIDENCE, RI - The Providence City Council’s decision to host a Palestinian flag-raising at City Hall on Friday, May 16th, is nothing short of disgraceful. At a time when Hamas-an… Read More

Statement From the RI Republican Party on the RI Democrat Delegation's Press Conference - 'They're Back at It: More of the Same Old, Same Old'

April 24, 2025
In response to the recent Anti-American Press Conference hosted by RI’s Democrat delegation, RI Republican Party Chairman Joe Powers issued the following statement: “What we saw from the… Read More

Statement From RI GOP Chairman Joe Powers: RI Democrat Delegation's Town Hall Was Nothing But Fear-Mongering, Lies, and Political Spin

April 23, 2025
WARWICK, RI - In response to the recent town hall held by members of Rhode Island’s Democrat delegation blaming the Trump administration and Republicans for cost-of-living increases, RI GOP… Read More

Republican Party of RI Offers Condolences on the Passing of Senate President Dominick Ruggerio

April 21, 2025
Warwick, RI - The Rhode Island Republican Party extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, who passed away this weekend at the… Read More

RI GOP Chairman Joe Powers Slams 'Hands Off' Protest: 'The Real Fight Should Be 'Hands Off Our Money'

April 6, 2025
Warwick, RI - In response to today’s so-called “Hands Off” protest held across Rhode Island, Republican Party Chairman Joe Powers issued a direct and unapologetic statement… Read More

RI GOP Chairman Joe Powers Blasts Senator Reed Over GTMO Criticism: 'Biden Opened the Floodgates-Trump's Just Trying to Mop Up the Mess'

March 31, 2025
Warwick, RI - In response to Senator Jack Reed’s recent remarks attacking President Trump’s plan to use Guantanamo Bay to detain illegal immigrants, including members of violent… Read More

Magaziner Promises to Move, Then Doesn't-In Other News, Water Is Wet

March 28, 2025
Statement from Joe Powers, Chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party “In a not-so-unbelievable turn of events, Rep Magaziner has officially confirmed what many of us already knew: he never… Read More

'Class Dismissed': RI GOP Backs Trump's Move to Shut Down the Department of Education

March 21, 2025
Warwick, RI - Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman Joe Powers strongly supports President Donald J. Trump’s executive order to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. This bold and… Read More