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July 26, 2009 - August 1, 2009 Archives
5:29 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg  Email
CRANSTON, R.I. - After many months on the road with his family, former Cranston Mayor Stephen P. Laffey is back in Rhode Island with a $97,936.83 political fund. He returned on Sunday, July 26. But Laffey, who sold his home......
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4:10 PM Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State lawmakers took a paycut, while the vast majority of state employees received a 2.5 percent raise on July 1. For the part-time lawmakers, this year brought the downside of having their annual raises tied by the......
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2:04 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Steve Peoples Email
John Louglin hasn't officially announced his intent to challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy for the 1st Congressional District. But all signs are pointing in that direction. Literally. Loughlin, a Republican state representative from Tiverton, gave us a small gift......
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2:00 PM Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rep. James Langevin took part Wednesday morning in the debate over health-care reform, as the Rhode Island Democrat read from a constituent's letter on the floor of the U.S. House.......
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5:23 PM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Katherine Gregg Email
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state may not have to dip into its temporary disability insurance fund after all to pay its end-of-the-month bills, including a promised school-aid payment to the cities and towns. Last week, Governor Carcieri put legislative leaders......
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5:14 PM Tue, Jul 28, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Cynthia Needham Email
House Speaker William J. Murphy said Tuesday he hopes the General ASsembly is "able to tackle" a ban on text messaging while driving when it returns to Smith Hill this fall. His deputy, Majority Leader Gordon D. Fox, was more......
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4:26 PM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Steve Peoples Email
House Speaker William J. Murphy won't be talking politics inside the House chamber this week. After delaying a promised July session, however, Murphy has accepted an invitation to talk politics on the radio. Yes, arguably the General Assembly most powerful......
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7:05 AM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former Providence Mayor Joseph Paolino Jr., who owns a big slice of the city's downtown real-estate, offered a blunt assessment of the local economy. In short, he said, "downtown is dead." The John F. Fogarty Building on......
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7:05 AM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Anyone trolling the Web who happened upon voteHealey.com might think that Cool Moose Party stalwart Robert Healey was a declared candidate for governor. It even says: "About a month ago I demanded that people considering a run......
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7:05 AM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Ernest Carlucci, director of administration under former Cranston Mayor Michael Napolitano, landed a post as Providence's Parking Administrator, a new job title under the city Department of Public Works. Carlucci has been on the job since May,......
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7:05 AM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Many candidates would shy away from any hint they inhabit smoke-filled rooms, but not Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch. He was the "grateful'' beneficiary of a $100-a-head fundraiser hosted for him on Thursday night at a Federal......
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7:05 AM Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Less than a year after retiring in 2006, George H. Truman Jr., the former associate director of human resources in the Department of Corrections, found a new career. In March 2007, after three decades in state government,......
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5:45 PM Sun, Jul 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Lynn Arditi Email
PROVIDENCE_ Former Providence Mayor Joseph Paolino Jr., who owns a big slice of the city's downtown real-estate, offered a blunt assessment of the local economy. In short, he said, "downtown is dead." The John F. Fogarty Building on Fountain Street......
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