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Prostitution, state name, DUI tests on R.I. Assembly's special session agenda
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The agenda for next week's General Assembly special session is by no means set, but it's starting to become clearer, according to a committee agenda posted Friday afternoon. In addition to legislation outlawing indoor prositution, the House...
October 23, 2009 7:02 pm
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Providence councilman considers run for state treasurer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Like father, like son? Democrat Providence City Councilman Michael A. Solomon hopes so. Solomon, 52, is weighing a run for Rhode Island general reasurer, the office his father Anthony J. Solomon held for 12 years (1977 to...
October 23, 2009 4:49 pm
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Moderate Party courts Corrente for governor's race
By Steve Peoples Journal State House bureau Former U.S. Attorney Robert C. Corrente met privately Thursday morning with officials from the newly formed Moderate Party to discuss a potential bid for governor. The party's executive director Christine Hunsinger later confirmed...
October 22, 2009 2:38 pm
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GOP businessman announces run for R.I. governor
By Randal Edgar PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Calling Rhode Island a state that has taxed and spent its way to economic disaster, businessman Riordon B. Smith announced Wednesday that he is running for governor. The first-time political candidate ended weeks of...
October 22, 2009 12:35 pm
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Businessman takes step toward GOP bid for R.I. governor
Rory Smith PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Businessman and political newcomer Rory Smith has filed a "Notice of Organization" with the Rhode Island Board of Elections, forming a candidate committee in order to begin the process of organizing a campaign for governor....
October 21, 2009 12:39 pm
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R.I. House Speaker previews issues for special session
By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Putting to rest rumors that the General Assembly might not return to work next week after all, House Speaker William J. Murphy has dispatched a letter to colleagues signaling his plans for the special...
October 21, 2009 12:30 pm
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Lt. Gov. Roberts to headline Organizing for America event pushing health-care bill
By Steve Peoples Providence Journal State House Bureau The political arm of the Democratic National Committee is working in Rhode Island and across the country today to dial up the pressure on Congress to adopt a health-care bill. Two coordinated...
October 20, 2009 12:22 pm
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Carcieri calls binding arbitration an 'enormous mistake'
PROVIDENCE,, R.I. -- With a key House committee poised to hold a hearing on the issue Wednesday, Governor Carcieri says he is "adamantly opposed'' to binding arbitration as a way to resolve standoffs in teacher contract disputes. In a wide-ranging...
October 20, 2009 12:01 pm
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Former Lt. Gov. Charlie Fogarty now a lobbyist for Mayforth
By Steve Peoples Journal staff writer Former Lt. Gov. Charlie Fogarty is returning to the State House. But this time, he'll be wearing a lobbyist badge. The Democrat who lost a nail biter to Governor Cariceri in 2006 has joined...
October 19, 2009 6:00 am
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