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Chafee hires Pagliarini to manage governor campaign
By Ed Fitzpatrick PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In January, John R. "J.R." Pagliarini will begin working as the campaign manager for former U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee, the Republican-turned-independent who is running for governor. Pagliarini, 48, of Warwick, was director of...
December 18, 2009 4:14 pm
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Union vows to fight Carcieri's deficit plan
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The leaders of the largest state employees union are denouncing Governor Carcieri's deficit-elimination plan as the "wrong idea at the wrong time.'' Republican Carcieri has proposed $125 million in municipal aid cuts, as part of his...
December 17, 2009 1:23 pm
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Carcieri set to release plan to close RI's $219M deficit
By STEVE PEOPLES and KATHERINE GREGG Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Carcieri administration is set to release Tuesday a detailed budget proposal to close a $219-million shortfall over the next six months. The budget-balancing plan, known commonly...
December 14, 2009 3:14 pm
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House Democrats look to rebuild leadership expense account
The fundraising season continues apace, with House Democratic leaders still counting the receipts from the $100-a- head event they held Dec. 3 to raise money for their House Democratic Leadership Committee. Held at Dave & Buster's in Providence Place, the...
December 14, 2009 7:00 am
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Surprisingly, Carcieri lauds Fox
Listening to Governor Carcieri speak on Friday, you had to wonder if he'd switched political parties as well. Or more to the point, if he was offering up a not-so-subtle endorsement of Democrat and House Majority Leader Gordon D. Fox,...
December 14, 2009 7:00 am
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Chafee: R.I. GOP suffering because of party's national agenda
It's no secret that Lincoln Chafee isn't happy with the Republican Party. The former United States senator defected from the GOP after his failed 2006 re-election bid and now hopes to become Rhode Island's first governor without a major party...
December 14, 2009 7:00 am
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