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Carcieri cancels trip to GOP governors meeting in Texas

11:21 AM Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (3)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Carcieri has canceled his plan to fly to Lost Pines, Texas Wednesday to attend an annual meeting of the Republican Governors Association. With the RGA picking up all but $304.60 of the travel costs to......

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Carcieri headed to Texas for GOP governors conference

2:24 PM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (3)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri is headed to the Hyatt Regency resort and spa in Lost Pines, Texas Wednesday for the Republican Governors Association's annual conference. Before heading back Thursday, he is scheduled to moderate a discussion on energy. A......

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R.I. senator seeks probe into future of Twin River license

1:46 PM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
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By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE,R.I. -- State Sen. Frank A. Ciccone is calling for a legislative inquiry into the state's role in choosing managers for the bankrupt Twin River, and potential award of the gambling license -......

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 Tags  BLB Investors LLC   Carcieri   lincoln ri   providence ri   Rhode Island Lottery   Twin River  

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Carcieri burial-rights veto skewered on Comedy Central's 'Colbert Report'

11:06 AM Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri landed on national television Monday night as the "star'' of a biting -- but laugh-out-loud -- segment on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report'' about his veto of a bill that would have given gays the......

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Caprio meets privately with tribal chief, lobbyists

6:23 PM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (5)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Three of the best-known faces from the 2006 Harrah's-financed Narragansett Indian casino drive returned to the State House Friday for a private meeting with General Treasurer Frank Caprio. The delegation included the Narragansett's Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas, lobbyist......

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R.I. GOP gubenatorial hopeful Smith names campaign team

5:19 PM Mon, Nov 09, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- East Greenwich business executive Rory Smith has begun to assemble a consulting team for his fledgling Republican campaign for governor. On Monday, he announced his hiring of the New Hampshire-based Norway Hill Associates, led by David Carney,......

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Fung vetoes prompt response from Cranston Democrats

6:16 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (12)
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CRANSTON, R.I. -- Mayor Allan W. Fung said he was following the advice of city lawyers this week when he vetoed two ordinances that would have created local rules for lenders to follow when foreclosing on residential properties. The Republican......

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Chafee says poll numbers show a 'competitive' race

6:14 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Despite less-than-stellar fund-raising in the last quarter, former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee says that his exploratory campaign' for governor is alive and well after a major cost-cutting move, and that he has poll results that show him......

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Progreso Latino interim director resigns

3:20 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
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By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer CENTRAL FALLS, RI -- George L. Ortiz Jr., who was named interim director of the advocacy organization Progreso Latino in late September, has resigned. A statement released Friday announcing Ortiz's departure, is dated......

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Reed to appear on Face the Nation Sunday

3:16 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Sen. Jack Reed will be among the panelists Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation when the group discusses the Fort Hood shootings and the elections this week. Reed will be joined at 10:30 a.m. on WPRI-TV......

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Candidates buy e-mail lists from former RIFuture editor

6:27 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Steve Peoples    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A $500 payment to local Democratic activist Matt Jerzyk was among the more curious campaign expenditures reported in the recent batch of candidate filings. On July 7, Jerzyk sold the Elizabeth Roberts' campaign an "e-mail list for......

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Roberts ramps up campaign for lieutenant governor

6:18 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Four months after withdrawing her name from the list of 2010 gubernatorial hopefuls, it appears that Elizabeth Roberts is following through on plans to seek a second term as Rhode Island's lieutenant governor. She has launched a......

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