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Pelosi in RI: To talk with business owners, attend fundraiser

3:00 PM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (7)
By News staff    Email

By John E. Mulligan Providence Journal Washington Bureau JAMESTOWN, R.I. -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will headline a high-dollar fundraiser on Jamestown Saturday evening under the sponsorship of U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy. A range of donations is suggested in......

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 Tags  fundraiser   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi   James Langevin   Jamestown RI   MIddletown RI   Newport RI   Patrick Kennedy  

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Teen voter preregistration among R.I. governor's vetoes

12:18 PM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Cynthia Needham    Email

Governor Carcieri has vetoed several more bills including those that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote. This is the third year running that the legislature has passed preregistration legislation and also the third time that Carcieri has......

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 Tags  Governor Carcieri   State House   veto  

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Langevin to head House Armed Services panel on strategic forces

10:11 AM Fri, Jul 10, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
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By John Mulligan Providence Journal Washington bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. James R. Langevin was named Thursday to become chairman of a subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee that is responsible for the nation's strategic missiles and related forces.......

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 Tags  House Armed Services Committee   Langevin  

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R.I. chief justice, Superior Court judge to be sworn in

2:50 PM Wed, Jul 08, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (5)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Swearing-in ceremonies for the state's newest Superior Court judge - and the 51st chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court - have been scheduled for next week. On Thursday, July 16, Governor Carcieri will swear-in Supreme......

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 Tags  Carcieri   Frank Williams   Paul Suttell   providence ri  

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After Roberts announcement, Avedisian considers his options

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Dave Reid    Email

By Cynthia Needham, Journal State House Bureau Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts' announcement that she will not run for governor in 2010 has doused the ambitions of a number of Democrats who had previously considered a run, but has left Republican......

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Former Vets Home administrator returns temporarily

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Dave Reid    Email

By Steve Peoples, Journal State House Bureau William Camara is on the move again. The former administrator for the Rhode Island Veteran's Home in Bristol has been re-assigned to his fourth position in the last year. This one, according to......

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 Tags  bristol ri   camara   ri veterans home  

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Carcieri photo hits magazine cover

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Dave Reid    Email

By Steve Peoples, Journal State House Bureau Governor Carcieri is the face of Caring this month. Literally. The Rhode Island governor is featured on the cover of the recently-released June edition of Caring magazine, the publication of the National Association......

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 Tags  Carcieri   providence ri   seniors  

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Absent Senate member still gets "vote" recorded

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Dave Reid    Email

By Katherine Gregg, Journal State House Bureau Here's a thought to chew on: Members of the state Senate do not actually have to be present - and voting - to have their "votes'' recorded in the official Senate Journal as......

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 Tags  general assembly   raptakis   Senate  

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Police called after Tassoni confronted on stairway

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 06, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Dave Reid    Email

By Steve Peoples, Journal State House Bureau The State Police last week investigated a State House confrontation involving a handful of state officials and Henry Fellela, the husband of Johnston state Rep. Deborah Fellela. Sen. John J. Tassoni and Leo......

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 Tags  Fellela   general assembly   providence ri   Tassoni  

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