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Chafee loans another $200,000 to his campaign for governor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With the official announcement of his independent candidacy for governor only days away, former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee has once again dipped into his personal fortune to feed his campaign. In the closing days of the quarter...
December 31, 2009 1:51 pm
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Police investigate vandalism at RI Sen. Raptakis' Coventry home
By STEVE PEOPLES Journal State House Bureau COVENTRY, R.I. -- In a case that state Sen. Leonidas P. Raptakis fears may be political retaliation, local authorities are investigating an overnight incident at the politician's Coventry home. When Raptakis walked outside...
December 30, 2009 4:28 pm
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Dems seek time sheets for Carcieri aide who's mulling run
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Democratic Party Chairman Bill Lynch is calling on Republican Governor Carcieri to release the time sheets, for the last six months, of a top aide who has announced his potential GOP candidacy for governor. He also urged...
December 30, 2009 2:54 pm
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Closed RI GOP primary could run afoul of RI law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The Rhode Island Secretary of State's office says state law appears to bar political parties from closing their primaries to unaffiliated voters. The Rhode Island Republican Party is considering a plan to close its primary so...
December 30, 2009 2:10 pm
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Democrats running for governor bow out of candidate forum
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --The two Democrats running for governor have canceled plans to participate in a Jan.8 candidate forum organized by a group called the Rhode Island Voter Coalition. The candidates -- Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch and General Treasurer Frank...
December 29, 2009 6:23 pm
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Carcieri's communication director Robitaille mulls run for RI governor
By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri's communications director John Robitaille has thrown his hat into the ring as a potential Republican candidate for governor. In a interview on Tuesday, Robitaille said he knows he...
December 29, 2009 3:15 pm
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Chafee to make it official: he is running for governor
PROVIDENCE, RI. -- Former U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee will make it official on Monday, Jan. 4, that he is running for governor. A statement issued by his campaign on Monday said: "Over the last 25 years, while serving in leadership...
December 28, 2009 4:36 pm
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GOP town leaders seek to draft Laffey for R.I. governor race
CRANSTON, R.I. -- The draft-Laffey movement appears to be picking up steam among the heads of the state Republican party's city and town committees. Lincoln's Republican town chairman Michael Napolitano reports that the "chairpersons of thirty (30) Republican Town &...
December 28, 2009 1:31 pm
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Darrell West to introduce lecture series in Newport
By Randal Edgar Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- He's coming back, at least for a day. Darrell West, the former Brown University professor who is now vice president and director of governance studies for the Washington-based Brookings Institution,...
December 28, 2009 7:00 am
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Cost-cutting at agency poses political problem
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The idea was to have departments report to the House Finance Committee on compliance with the cost-cutting measures requested by Governor Carcieri. For the Emergency Management Agency, that was a little bit awkward. The EMA, charged with...
December 28, 2009 7:00 am
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Caprio suspends ads to shape campaign
By Katherine Gregg and Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Frank T. Caprio has suspended his radio and TV ad campaign, while assembling what he calls "some of the top strategic minds in the country" to...
December 28, 2009 7:00 am
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GOP chairman woos Laffey for gubernatorial run
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After days of behind-the-scenes intrigue, state GOP chairman Giovanni Cicione and former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey finally talked face-to-face on Wednesday about Laffey's possible run for governor on the Republican ticket. They met for about an...
December 28, 2009 7:00 am
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Lynch, Caprio to square off in forum
By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch and General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio will face off Jan. 8 for the first time as potential Democratic primary opponents in the race for governor....
December 28, 2009 7:00 am
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