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Potential primary looms in contest for R.I. state treasurer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Another high-stakes Democratic primary is shaping up, with two veteran lawmakers - House Finance Chairman Steven Costantino and state Sen. William J. Walaska - getting closer by the day to announcing their possible candidacies for state treasurer....
November 27, 2009 4:13 pm
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Warwick Senator Walaska mulls run for RI treasurer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Sen. William Walaska intends to set the stage for a possible run for state treasurer, by notifying the state Board of Elections within the next few days of his intent to start raising money to run...
November 25, 2009 3:03 pm
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Tougher DUI bill is RI law; Lawmakers pledge renewed effort to rid roads of distracted drivers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a text-messaging ban and a new drunken-driving law under their belts, key lawmakers are promising to renew their efforts to win passage of bills to allow the police to stop and tag people for driving without...
November 25, 2009 1:27 pm
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Stimulus report gives something extra to R.I.
By Steve Peoples, Journal State House Bureau Someone may have awarded Little Rhody three new Congressional districts while we weren't looking. We thought there were just two until last week, when we surfed over to Recovery.gov, the Obama administration's Web...
November 23, 2009 7:02 am
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NOW endorses Dennigan in run for R.I.'s Second District
By Steve Peoples, Journal State House Bureau Elizabeth "Betsy" Dennigan has earned the endorsement of the "largest organization of feminist activists in the United States." The National Organization for Women is backing the former East Providence state representative who moved...
November 23, 2009 7:01 am
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R.I. political family heads to Germany with well-wishes
By Katherine Gregg, Journal State House Bureau Two of the four Kilmartin brothers from Pawtucket are headed to Germany on the day after Thanksgiving to deliver a stack of greeting cards -- and yes, that includes House Majority Whip Peter...
November 23, 2009 7:00 am
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