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December 14, 2008 - December 20, 2008 Archives

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R.I. strikes Medicaid deal with feds, ceiling lowered

5:20 PM Fri, Dec 19, 2008 | | Comments (7)
By Steve Peoples    Email

The governor's office announced Friday that it had finalized a "landmark" deal with federal regulators that may change Medicaid coverage of nursing homes, prescription drugs, group homes for the disabled and even transportation for the elderly. The plan has far-reaching......

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 Tags  Medicaid waiver   nursing homes  

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Washington meetings were a success, says Lynch

6:23 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Cynthia Needham    Email

Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch today became the state's first Democratic official to meet with President-elect Barack Obama's transition team. Lynch, who heads the National Association of Attorneys General, traveled to the nation's capitol with several of his colleagues from......

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 Tags  Attorney General Patrick Lynch   Governor Carcieri   National Association of Attorneys General   President Obama   William Lynch  

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Barrington musicians relish a brush with stardom at the State House

6:12 PM Thu, Dec 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Cynthia Needham    Email

Governor Carcieri's approval ratings may be falling, but he's still got fans. As he arrived by car at the State House today, accompanied as is usual by a state trooper, Carcieri was nearly mobbed by a fleet of teenaged girls.......

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 Tags  concert   Governor Carcieri   Rhode Island   State House  

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Whitehouse reports from Middle East, optimistic about troop withdrawal

5:59 PM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau    Email

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said today that his talks with U.S. military and diplomatic leaders in Iraq this week have left him optimistic that, while tens of thousands of American troops must remain in Iraq for an indefinite period......

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 Tags  Abdullah   Crocker   Dorgan   Iraq   Mubarek   Odierno   Rhode Island   Whitehouse  

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House Cybersecurity chair Langevin taking questions online

langevin.jpg 1:17 AM Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | | Comments (2)
By Sheila Lennon    Email

At tech news site and programmers' haven Slashdot, Robin Miller, Editor in Chief of SourceForge, which owns Slashdot, passed on an invitation from Congressman Jim Langevin's office: Slashdot | Ask Cybersecurity Commission Chairman Jim Langevin About US Cybersecurity Plans US......

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 Tags  cybersecurity   Langevin   tech policy  

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Officials' financial disclosure filings now online

3:47 PM Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Katherine Gregg    Email

For anyone interested in how Rhode Island's part-time lawmakers earn their living, the state Ethics Commission has an early Christmas present. For the first time, the commission has posted online the latest financial disclosure statement filed by each of......

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 Tags  Center for Public Integrity   Esme DeValut   financial disclosure   Jason Gramitt   Michelle Berg   Rhode Island Ethics Commission  

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Patrick Kennedy says cousin Caroline is ready to serve

2:29 PM Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

BRISTOL -- Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy says his famous cousin is prepared for public life as she seeks a seat in the U.S. Senate. Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, the daughter of slain President John F. Kennedy, recently told political leaders......

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 Tags  Barack Obama   Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg   Hillary Rodham Clinton   New York   Patrick Kennedy   politics   Senate  

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Governor Carcieri's birthday today; he's 66

12:29 PM Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

Governor Carcieri was born 66 years ago today. The R.I. governor's office has not issued an official schedule for Carcieri, but spokeswoman Amy Kempe reports that there are no official plans for a birthday celebration in the State House. According......

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 Tags  Carcieri   Carcieri birthday  

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Cicilline swaps media party for donation to Crossroads

4:00 PM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 | | Comments (5)
By News staff    Email

Providence Mayor David N. Cicciline has decided to forego his annual media holiday party at his East Side home in view of the trying economic times. Instead, he will make a donation to Crossroads Rhode Island in the name of......

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 Tags  Crossroads Rhode Island   donation   Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline  

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Update: Crowd turns out for R.I.'s Electoral College vote

rielectors3.jpg 3:35 PM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Jack Perry    Email

Journal photo / Connie Grosch Three of Rhode Island's four electors, plus other state officials, gather in the State House library before proceeding to the House Chamber for the vote today. From left, the electors are: Sen. Maryellen Goodwin,......

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 Tags  R.I. Electoral College   R.I. Electoral College vote   Rhode Island State House  

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Whitehouse making second visit to Iraq

1:53 PM Mon, Dec 15, 2008 | | Write a comment
By John E. Mulligan, Washington bureau    Email

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is on a fact-finding tour of the Middle East, including his second visit to Iraq, his office said today. The Rhode Island Democrat is part of a Senate delegation led by Sen. Byron Dorgan,......

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 Tags  Iraq   Mideast fact-finding tour   U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse  

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