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Elections board rules against Republican candidates

2:34 PM Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (5)
By Jack Perry    Email

Against its own lawyer's advice, the State Board of Elections voted today that the five Republican candidates appointed to General Assembly races by state GOP chairman Giovanni Cicione were not valid because the names had been filed with the Secretary......

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 Tags  Board of Elections   Democrats   First Amendment   General Assembly   Giovanni Cicione   Republicans  

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Rep. Smith won't run for re-election after all

7:36 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

PROVIDENCE -- State Rep. Steven F. Smith, D-Providence, made an informal, but significant announcement on Federal Hill this afternoon when spotted outside Venda Ravioli. The 20-year State House veteran, who also serves as the president of the Providence teachers' union,......

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 Tags  elections   general assembly   politics   providence  

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RIC poll reveals R.I. takes on Obama, travel by gas, E-verify and more

7:21 PM Wed, Jul 02, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Victor Profughi is at it again. The head of Rhode Island College's Bureau of Government Research and Services released his latest poll yesterday that reports the highest level of discontent among Rhode Islanders in recent memory. As reported in today's......

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 Tags  attitudes   government   politics   poll  

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Colin Powell: Not a candidate, not interested in political life

7:12 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Andrea Panciera    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Former Secretary of State and four-star general Colin Powell said this evening he has no interest in running for vice president should presumptive Republican nominee John McCain ask him, as has been speculated recently in media reports. "I......

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 Tags  Colin Powell   elections   U.S. politics  

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GOP chairman goes to court to get candidate nomination papers

5:10 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Andrea Panciera    Email

Just before 4 p.m. today, state Republican Party Chairman Giovanni Cicione said the party filed a motion with the state Supreme Court seeking an emergency order to force the issuance of nominating papers to five Republican candidates now in limbo.......

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 Tags  elections   General Assembly   Politics  

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GOP appeals challenge on legislative appointments

7:08 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Karen Bordeleau    Email

PROVIDENCE - Facing legal challenges to at least three of the five General Assembly candidates appointed by state GOP chairman Giovanni Cicione last week, state Republicans today filed an appeal with the state board of elections. State law allows party......

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 Tags  appointments   GOP   legislature  

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Assembly transmits hundreds of bills to Carcieri for signing

6:53 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Karen Bordeleau    Email

The governor's office is in for a busy week. In an unusual move late Friday afternoon, the Senate transmitted a whopping 201 bills -- its entire roster of legislation approved in the final days of the session -- to......

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 Tags  General Assembly   governor   legislation  

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Bush signs law granting extended jobless benefits

2:03 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Susan Areson    Email

WASHINGTON – President Bush has signed into law a bill that includes an immediate extension of benefits for workers without jobs in Rhode Island and other states with high unemployment rates. At a ceremony in the Oval Office, Mr. Bush......

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GOP seeks ruling on its chosen candidates

1:06 PM Mon, Jun 30, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Susan Areson    Email

PROVIDENCE – Facing legal challenges to at least three of the five General Assembly candidates appointed by state GOP chairman Giovanni Cicione last week, state Republicans intend to file an appeal today with the state Board of Elections and possibly......

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