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January 21, 2008 Archives

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State House lobbying efforts carry salary and benefits

9:36 AM Mon, Jan 21, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

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......

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R.I.’s first lady is on the right side

9:27 AM Mon, Jan 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

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......

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When you gotta go …

9:26 AM Mon, Jan 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

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......

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Tennessee tick

9:24 AM Mon, Jan 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

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......

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