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State House lobbying efforts carry salary and benefits
Out of recent influence-peddling scandals came a law requiring every corporation, labor union and special-interest group that has a lobbyist at the State House to disclose “anything of value” they have given a state legislator. Well, the latest reports are...
January 21, 2008 9:36 am
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R.I.’s first lady is on the right side
Among those defending Governor Carcieri after he questioned “why in God’s name” the state should provide English-language interpreters “for people who want benefits from us” was a group called the Ocean State Research Policy Institute. As controversy swirled over Carcieri’s...
January 21, 2008 9:27 am
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When you gotta go …
In a week that saw the governor unveil major budget changes, let’s not forget the introduction of another, ahem, explosive bill last week. The Restroom Access Act of 2008 would require retail businesses to allow customers with medical conditions such...
January 21, 2008 9:26 am
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Tennessee tick
In Rhode Island, it was a snowstorm while the governor slept on a plane halfway around the world that sparked questions about who should be in charge in the absence of the state’s chief executive. In Tennessee, it was an...
January 21, 2008 9:24 am
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