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What we may have here is failure to communicate
In a published interview last week, Governor Carcieri’s communication director, Steve Kass, was quoted as saying there are already enough people in government to study what the state is getting out of the millions of dollars in tax breaks it...
November 13, 2007 9:53 am
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Pricey transcripts
A Senate committee has paid nearly $10,000 to a private company for transcripts of hearings on the use of private-contract employees. The Government Oversight Committee held seven hearings between Feb. 28 and June 4 on the Carcieri administration’s use of...
November 13, 2007 9:52 am
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Mollis gauges popularity of Saturday elections
The secretary of state’s office had a particular interest in Saturday’s nonbinding referendum on expanding gambling operations in Lincoln. No, the office isn’t planning an all-night slot session to build office unity. Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis is considering...
November 13, 2007 9:50 am
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GOP chief takes pass on Democrats’ fundraiser
Rhode Island Democrats will hold a $75-per-person fundraiser tonight at the Roger Williams Park Casino in Providence. The “Democratic Unity Event” is sponsored by top party leaders including U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, Congressmen...
November 13, 2007 9:48 am
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R.I. Young Dems elect
Andy Andujar, 28, an aide to Providence Mayor David Cicilline, was elected late last month to serve a two-year term as president of the Rhode Island Young Democrats. Andujar succeeds the baby-faced Paul Tencher, 27, Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts’ chief...
November 13, 2007 9:47 am
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