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Cicilline won't seek mayoral run in 2014
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- This will be Mayor David N. Cicilline's last run for mayor, Karen Watts, his communications director, said on Friday. Cicilline, who had been a gubernatorial hopeful, is seeking a third term. Watts said the mayor, who served...
January 15, 2010 6:00 pm
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Should RI lawmakers police their own ethics?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Forget the Ethics Commission. The Senate Rules Committee is considering a proposal to let the state Senate adopt its own conflict-of-interest rules, and police the behavior of its own members. "If that is what the U.S. Senate...
January 15, 2010 1:30 pm
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Democrats question when Robitaille will quit state job
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State Democratic Party Chairman William Lynch wants to know when John Robitaille, the newly announced Republican candidate for governor, is going to "make good on his promise to resign his high-priced, taxpayer-funded position in the governor's...
January 13, 2010 6:39 pm
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Closed primary supporters call meeting of R.I. GOP committee
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Frustrated that state GOP chairman Giovanni Cicione won't call a state central committee meeting to discuss closing the state's Republican primary, the faction promoting the idea has called its own "informal meeting'' next week. It remains...
January 13, 2010 6:24 pm
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R.I. GOP Chairman Cicione rebuffs demands to resign
By Philip Marcelo PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The chairmen of the state's local Republican city and town committees and other prominent Republicans on Tuesday called on GOP Party Chairman Giovanni Cicione to resign immediately. Cicione, who has been the party leader...
January 13, 2010 1:52 pm
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Robitalle enters race for governor as Republican
By Katherine Gregg WARWICK, R.I. -- The governor's $129,705-a-year director of communications, John Robitaille, made it official on Tuesday: he is running for governor on the Republican ticket. While he drew a line at what he would and would not...
January 13, 2010 1:32 pm
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GOP says Kennedy challenger Loughlin 'on the radar'
By John E. Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The campaign arm of House Republicans says state Rep. John Loughlin of Tiverton -- a challenger to veteran Democratic Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy -- is officially "on the radar.'' That...
January 12, 2010 5:42 pm
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Robitaille launches GOP campaign for RI governor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The governor's $129,705-a-year director of communications, John Robitaille, has made it official: he is running for governor on the Republican ticket. In a statement released at noon on Tuesday, he said: "I will roll out my platform...
January 12, 2010 12:56 pm
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Young Dems to meet Whitehouse; Tea Partiers may crash
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Young Democrats are excited to meet with U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Wednesday night. So is the Rhode Island Tea Party. The Young Dems issued a news release Monday afternoon announcing the 6 p.m. meet...
January 11, 2010 6:20 pm
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R.I. governor aims for Jan. 27 'state of the state' address
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri is seeking to deliver his final "state the state'' address to lawmakers on Jan. 27. In a letter delivered to House Speaker William J. Murphy's office on Monday, Carcieri's chief of staff, Andrew M. Hodgkin,...
January 11, 2010 5:37 pm
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Attorney general candidate wants tougher DUI penalties
By Randal Edgar Journal staff writer A Democrat who hopes to be the state's next attorney general is calling for tougher penalties for drunk drivers. Stephen R. Archambault, a Smithfield Town Council member, unveiled a "four-point plan" Monday that he...
January 11, 2010 12:10 pm
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Democrats sound alarm in fight to keep Kennedy's seat
By John Mulligan Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- If you think that money talks, then you have to figure that the Democratic alarms about Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat are getting loud. The chief of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign...
January 11, 2010 10:35 am
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Laffey opts out of race for RI governor
padding: 15px;"> Stephen Laffey By Katherine Gregg Journal Staff House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Former Republican Cranston Mayor Stephen P. Laffey has opted against running for governor this year, despite a "Draft Laffey'' campaign by a conservative bloc within...
January 11, 2010 9:57 am
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Providence Mayor Cicilline forms 'communications' cabinet
By Philip Marcelo PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline has formed a new Communications Cabinet charged with providing "consistent, effective and integrated messaging to the public in a strategic and comprehensive manner," according to an executive order presented...
January 11, 2010 9:37 am
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House doorman DiPaolo honored on 103rd birthday
By Randal Edgar PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Recognizing birthdays is a common practice at the House of Representatives, but one birthday that House members recognized last week as they opened their 2010 session deserves special note. The salute went to Frank...
January 11, 2010 9:32 am
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Governor Carcieri's hiring freeze is starting to melt
By Steve People At the request of a Carcieri Cabinet member, Department of Administration Director Gary Sasse, the state held a public hearing last week on plans to hire 28 contract employees. The positions -- to be filled primarily...
January 11, 2010 9:30 am
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Cranston school named after late Rep. Slater
By Steve Peoples PROVIDENCE, R.I. He may be gone, but state legislators have ensured that Thomas C. Slater won't be forgotten for a long time. The House and Senate voted unanimously last week to name Rhode Island's new juvenile detention...
January 11, 2010 9:27 am
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Family ties don't always count in politics
By Randal Edgar PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- His sister is the newest member of the General Assembly. But Tim Duffy, executive director of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees, says he's no better connected with state lawmakers than he was...
January 11, 2010 9:23 am
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Sen. Tassoni starts new union newspaper
By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sen. John J. Tassoni has worn many hats, including pressman and business agent for the largest state employees union. And when last heard from, he was seeking state and municipal work as a mediator....
January 11, 2010 9:20 am
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Lynch apologizes to Raptakis over campaign statement
By Steve Peoples PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Political Scene was a bit surprised at the sharp language Democratic Party Chairman William Lynch used to criticize secretary of state hopeful Leonidas "Lou" Raptakis last week. Turns out, so was Lynch. Friday at...
January 11, 2010 9:09 am
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