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Raimondo's deputy chief of staff headed to India in Rotary program
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Treasurer Gina Raimondo's chief spokeswoman, Joy Fox, is leaving Smith Hill for a month in India. Fox is one of five Rhode Islanders participating in the Rotary Foundation's Group Study Exchange (GSE) to northern India for the...
January 27, 2012 5:41 pm
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Langevin staff member moving to Dept. of Homeland Security
WASHINGTON _ Rep. Jim Langevin is losing the national security expert on his staff to the Department of Homeland Security. Davis Hake, who handles defense and cyber-security for the congressman -- issues always high on the Rhode Island Democrat's agenda...
January 27, 2012 5:37 pm
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Chafee nearly doubles his campaign account
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee nearly doubled the size of his campaign account during the final months of 2011, which over-lapped the debate and vote on the state's dramatic pension overhaul which he championed, alongside state Treasurer Gina Raimondo. Raimondo's...
January 27, 2012 5:14 pm
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Republican, Democratic legislators seek to cut Medicaid "fraud''
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rare is the occasion that House Majority Leader Nicholas Mattiello and Republican Rep. Patricia Morgan, a former state GOP chairwoman, co-sponsor a piece of legislation. But Mattiello and Morgan are among the co-sponsors of a resolution urging...
January 27, 2012 4:45 pm
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R.I. leaders meet on making state more business-friendly
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- More than 150 business leaders and lawmakers gathered at the Johnson & Wales Culinary Arts museum Friday to work on making the state more business-friendly. It was the sixth-annual economic summit conducted by the Small Business Administration...
January 27, 2012 4:43 pm
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Tax-the-rich campaign begins at Rhode Island State House
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A campaign to "tax the rich'' has begun anew at the State House, with introduction of a bill to add 3 percent to the top income-tax rate paid by taxpayers with with more than $500,000 in annual...
January 27, 2012 10:47 am
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R.I. House leaders say tax increases 'last resort' in 2013 budget
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With Governor Chafee set to release his budget plan Tuesday, state House of Representatives leaders promised state business leaders Thursday that their chamber would hold the line on raising taxes on businesses. "The last thing you want...
January 26, 2012 1:59 pm
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R.I. Rep. Costa's bill would kill tuition break for undocumented students / Poll
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rep. Doreen Costa has introduced legislation that would nullify a controversial policy of the Board of Governors for Higher Education allowing undocumented students to receive the same subsidized tuition rate as Rhode Island residents who are citizens....
January 26, 2012 12:33 pm
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Cicilline promotes manufacturing bill on Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Rep. David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., has published an item on Huffington Post to promote federal subsidies and other policies to boost U.S. manufacturing. Such initiatives, part of the economic revitalization program that President Obama proposed in a speech...
January 26, 2012 10:57 am
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R.I. Rep. Diaz introduces bill to fight racial profiling
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Surrounded by young minority-group members holding posters that said "Is My Skin Color Criminal?" Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, on Wednesday introduced a retooled Comprehensive Racial Profiling Prevention Act. Diaz, D-Providence, said the bill is similar to last...
January 25, 2012 5:42 pm
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12 financial companies bid to run new R.I. hybrid pension program
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A dozen financial companies are bidding to run Rhode Island's new defined-contribution program, created as part of November's pension overhaul. The 401(k)-style program will replace a portion of pensions once fully guaranteed for state and municipal employees...
January 25, 2012 4:34 pm
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Doherty's spokesman Coupe resigns from R.I. GOP position
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Robert Coupe, the spokesman for Republican congressional candidate Brendan Doherty, said Wednesday that he has resigned as general counsel to the state party. "I am stretched a little too thin these days," with his law practice, his...
January 25, 2012 11:18 am
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Candidate Doherty's spokesman resigns state party job
Robert Coupe, the spokesman for Republican congressional candidate Brendan Doherty, said Wednesday that he has resigned as general counsel to the state party. "I am stretched a little too thin these days," with his law practice, his longtime work for...
January 25, 2012 11:18 am
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R.I. Rep. Daniel Gordon to seek reelection
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After weathering a rough first year in the legislature, state Rep. Daniel P. Gordon, a Portsmouth Republican, says he is seeking reelection in 2012. From a Monday tweet: "@RepDanGordon: 2day is as good as any to kick-off...
January 24, 2012 1:01 pm
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Cicilline joins call for bipartisan seating at State of Union address
WASHINGTON _ Representatives David N. Cicilline, D-R.I., and Nan Hayworth, R-N.Y., have called upon their colleagues in the bipartisan Common Ground Caucus to sit together Tuesday night during President Obama's State of the Union address. "Our task in Congress is...
January 23, 2012 3:00 pm
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Langevin guest at State of the Union address will highlight worker training
WASHINGTON -- Rep. James R. Langevin has invited Erin Flynn, a 25-year employee of the New England Institute of Technology, to be his guest Tuesday at President Obama's State of the Union address. Langevin will host Flynn in order to...
January 23, 2012 2:22 pm
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Whitehouse meets with Burmese democracy activist on Southeast Asia tour
AP Photo/Khin Maung Win U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., (left) listens as U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, talks to journalists during a press conference after meeting with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, right, at her lakeside...
January 23, 2012 2:18 pm
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Moody's endorses law that helped East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Moody's Investors Service has endorsed a law established last week to allow East Providence to receive its state education aid three months early to avoid financial default. "The advance is credit positive for East Providence because...
January 23, 2012 12:06 pm
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Lawmakers to mull smoking ban at R.I. beaches, parks
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Public parks and beaches could join the list of places in Rhode Island where smoking is prohibited under a bill to be considered by state lawmakers. Rep. Richard Morrison, D-Bristol, says he has written legislation to...
January 20, 2012 4:09 pm
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Hearings set for Tuesday on RI redistricting bill
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A bill that defines and codifies the new political boundaries recommended by the state's redistricting commission was introduced Thursday in the House and Senate. Read the bills House 7209 Senate 2178 The 170-page bill reads much like...
January 20, 2012 11:23 am
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