Providence Journal: "The Biden administration's response to Russia's unprovoked Invasion of Ukraine has been dominated by a series of escalating sanctions which have damaged the Russian economy but not reduced Vladimir Putin's appetite for raining death and destruction upon a country whose very existence he has questioned... What can the Biden administration and its European allies do In the face of this act of grand theft in plain sight? It can Immediately begin to transition from a focus on sanctions to one that centers on reparations." Read the full guest column by State Senator Lou Raptakis - view it here.

Democrat: RI State Senators Leonidas Raptakis (District 33) and Bridget Valverde (District 35) both supported the resolution condemning the storming of the USA Capitol. "They both argued that Trump played an active role in inciting violence by denying the election results and encouraging supporters to work to overturn them." Read the full article published in EGNews by Laura Weick. More insight, on the storming of the Capitol, from Wikipedia.

Raptakis says he’s noticed several of his campaign signs have gone missing, which led him to do some digging. Two separate incidents, caught on camera, show Copley removing Raptakis' campaign signs at two different gas stations: A Sunoco Gas Station off of Exit 6 and a Mobile Gas Station off of exit 7 on I-95 South in West Greenwich..." Read original story and view actual stolen sign video at: NBC 10 RI