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Some legislators pay toward health insurance, some don't
Despite the state Senate’s refusal to consider a bill requiring state lawmakers to pay a portion of their health-insurance premiums, the number doing so voluntarily grew during the closing days of the General Assembly. House Speaker William J. Murphy, D-West...
June 24, 2008 5:47 pm
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Board of Elections has 2 new members, filling vacancies
The state’s Board of Elections has two new members, filling longtime vacancies just in time for the 2008 election season, which kicks off with tomorrow’s deadline for candidates to declare their intent to seek office. The Senate last week unanimously...
June 24, 2008 5:36 pm
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R.I. candidate filings on Secretary of State's site
As tomorrow's 4 p.m. deadline nears for filing declarations of candidacy, you can see some of those who are running for Rhode Island's local, state and federal offices on the Secretary of State's Web site. The information is being posted...
June 24, 2008 4:58 pm
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Lt. Gov. Roberts' spokeswoman moves to Obama campaign
PROVIDENCE -- The spokeswoman for Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts is stepping down. Larkin Barker, 23, told Political Scene today that she has taken a job with Barack Obama's New Hampshire campaign. This is her last full week in Roberts' State...
June 24, 2008 4:54 pm
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House follows its own lead on accessibility
WASHINGTON – The speaker's rostrum in the House of Representatives will be equipped with wheelchair lifts, Democratic and Republican leaders have announced, winning praise from Rhode Island Rep. James R. Langevin, who declared, "I have long said that I may...
June 24, 2008 1:20 pm
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GOP director Perry to challenge Sen. Paiva Weed
Donna Perry, the state Republican Party executive director, announced today she is running against Senate Majority Leader Teresa Paiva Weed, a Newport Democrat, in the race for Senate District 13. Perry, of Jamestown, said in a news release today that...
June 24, 2008 11:27 am
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