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Critic of governor quits top union post
A labor union president who made headlines criticizing the Carcieri administration earlier in the year has resigned from the post. Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, then president of Local 314, which represents workers at the state Training School for Youth, told The...
May 27, 2008 9:31 am
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Assembly in home stretch
The end is in sight. The General Assembly typically recesses each session before July 4 –– and has been known to leave even earlier in election years, such as this one. That means the next five weeks will be busy....
May 27, 2008 9:31 am
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Capitol rotunda is ‘in’
It might as well be the hottest restaurant in town. The State House rotunda, one of Rhode Island’s most prized landmarks, is also a wildly popular one apparently. Anyone interested in booking the area for a rally or a few...
May 27, 2008 9:30 am
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Sandra Lynch heads 1st Circuit Court of Appeals
On June 16, Sandra L. Lynch will become the first woman to head the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which sits in Boston and whose jurisdiction includes Rhode Island. Lynch, 61, of Boston, will succeed Judge Michael Boudin as...
May 27, 2008 9:29 am
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Smoke-filled room?
The General Assembly fundraising season is in full swing these nights as lawmakers fill their campaign coffers in the runup to the September primaries and the November general elections. Sen. Josh Miller, D-Cranston, scheduled a time last Tuesday at 6:30...
May 27, 2008 9:29 am
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Dems’ official blogger
Rhode Island’s liberal blogosphere will be represented at the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August. Matthew Jerzyk, founder of RIFuture.org, has been chosen by the Democratic National Committee to be the state’s official party blogger at the confab. The...
May 27, 2008 9:27 am
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In R.I., female legislators are comparatively scarce
And in case you missed it last week … The latest numbers on women in state legislatures are out, and Rhode Island doesn’t stack up very well against its New England neighbors in female political success. The rankings, compiled annually...
May 27, 2008 9:24 am
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