Ayotte joins bid for federal campus assault bill

Ayotte joins bid for federal campus assault bill

WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers began a push Tuesday to pass a bill that seeks to create uniform procedures for the adjudication by college bureaucrats of campus sexual assault charges.

Flanked by a group of fellow lawmakers along with several victim advocates, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire) said the proposal "focuses on making sure these crimes are properly investigated."

Rhode Island, Connecticut deliver landslides to Trump
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Rhode Island, Connecticut deliver landslides to Trump

Kara Bettis

PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State gave GOP frontrunner Donald Trump his most lopsided primary victory to date, with about 64 percent of Rhode Island Republican primary voters supporting the New York billionaire in Tuesday's presidential primary.  Ohio Gov. John Kasich received 24 percent of the Republican vote and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz lagged behind at 10 percent, according to the R.I. Board of Elections.

Trump not only crushed his opponents in this small New England state, he also reportedly inflated R.I.'s GOP ranks by 127 percent. By contrast, the state's Democratic presidential primary drew 37 percent fewer votes yesterday than in 2008, according to GoLocalProv.com. 

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