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Republican Rory Smith backs out of governor's race
Republican candidate for governor Rory Smith announced Friday afternoon that he's backing out of the race. Rory Smith The announcement comes just 52 days after the East Greenwich businessman filed paperwork with the state Board of Elections indicating his intent...
December 11, 2009 3:13 pm
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State Republicans gather to adopt election-year platform
NEWPORT, R.I. -- State Republicans will gather here on Tuesday night to adopt their election-year platform. A proposal to "end political dynasties in the state by imposing term limits'' on state lawmakers is among the more controversial proposals up for...
December 8, 2009 7:22 am
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R.I. House panel plans hearings on Carcieri's deficit plan
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The official start of the 2010 legislative session is still a month away, but House budget writers will hold the first of a series of hearings next week on Governor Carcieri's as-yet unseen plan for plugging the...
December 7, 2009 6:32 pm
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R.I. DOT union president lands legislative job
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brendan Fogarty has left the top ranks of the largest Department of Transportation union for a higher-paying job as "constituent liaison for the House of Representatives.'' Moving across Smith Street bumped Fogarty's salary up by $13,124 annually...
December 7, 2009 3:57 pm
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Archambault gearing up for AG bid
By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau Democrat Stephen R. Archambault appears to be getting serious in his bid for state attorney general. Archambault, a Smithfield Town Council member and Lincoln town solicitor, has retained SMK Enterprises to oversee "all...
December 7, 2009 7:00 am
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Marisa White moving from Assembly to judiciary
By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau Marisa White is moving again. As the executive director of the Joint Committee on Legislative Services, White has coordinated the legislature's budget and personnel since 2003. She previously held a high-level human-resource position...
December 7, 2009 7:00 am
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'State mandates' talk delayed two weeks
By Randal Edgar Journal State House Bureau The Senate Committee on Government Oversight invited two mayors and a town manager to its meeting last Wednesday, hoping to get a local take on "state mandates" that add to the cost of...
December 7, 2009 7:00 am
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R.I. treasurer puts unclaimed treasures on eBay
By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau The treasurer's office has turned to an unlikely source to help bring new revenue to the state: eBay. That's right, General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio has notified Political Scene of plans to use...
December 7, 2009 7:00 am
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A live ornament in R.I.'s rotunda
By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau There's been another creature sighting in the State House. A couple of weeks after one Carcieri staffer spotted a rat in her first-floor office, another one discovered an unusual brown blob on the...
December 7, 2009 7:00 am
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R.I. lawmakers' holiday parties again subdued
By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE -- 'Tis the season for Christmas parties, but legislative leaders are once again suspending their annual holiday revelries at the State House and limiting their campaign-financed hosting to end-of-year dinners for their...
December 7, 2009 7:00 am
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