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Fung vetoes prompt response from Cranston Democrats

6:16 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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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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 Tags  Cranston RI   foreclosure   Fung  

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Chafee says poll numbers show a 'competitive' race

6:14 PM Fri, Nov 06, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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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 Tags  Frank Caprio   Lincoln Chafee   Patrick Lynch  

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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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 Tags  Central Falls RI   Progreso Latino  

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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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 Tags  Face the Nation   Jack Reed  

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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
By Steve Peoples    Email

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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Mass. Atty. Gen. Coakley to hold RI fundraiser

12:21 PM Thu, Nov 05, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Steve Peoples    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is hoping Rhode Islanders will contribute to her quest for a seat in the United States Senate. The Moakley senatorial campaign has scheduled a fundraiser for Friday, Nov. 13, at the University......

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 Tags  martha coakley   patrick kennedy   providence ri  

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Former prosecutor files to run for R.I. attorney general

1:19 PM Wed, Nov 04, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (4)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Eight months after he first emerged as a possible 2010 political contender, Republican defense lawyer Erik B. Wallin, of South Kingstown, put the state Board of Elections on official notice Wednesday that he is raising money to......

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 Tags  attorney general   erik wallin   providence ri  

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R.I. First Lady Sue Carcieri sounds off on talk radio

6:00 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island First Lady Sue Carcieri thinks the legislature went astray when it voted to hold a public referendum next year on changing the state's official name. A woman of many opinions, she shared a few of......

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 Tags  John DePetro   Sue Carcieri   WPRO  

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R.I. House Democrats to meet privately on "fiscal situation''

3:25 PM Tue, Nov 03, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (7)
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Despite some criticism from within their own ranks, House Democrats are slated to hold a closed-door caucus at the State House Thursday on "potential plans of action for the current fiscal situation.'' Not everybody agrees the Democrats......

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 Tags  General Assembly   House Speaker William J. Murphy   providence ri   Robert A. Watson  

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Update: Courted by Moderate Party, Corrente won't run for governor

3:27 PM Mon, Nov 02, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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By STEVE PEOPLES Journal State House Bureau Former U.S. Attorney Robert C. Corrente will not run for governor in 2010. The newly-formed Moderate Party hosted at least two private meetings with Corrente in recent weeks in a courtship that was......

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 Tags  East Greenwich RI   Moderate Party   Robert C. Corrente  

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R.I. Moderate Party video evokes sense of déjà vu

7:01 AM Mon, Nov 02, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
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By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The newly-formed Moderate Party of Rhode Island has released a made-for-Web video that may contain some familiar footage. Posted on its Web site, the production, which lasts 5 minutes and......

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 Tags  Moderate Party of Rhode Island   providence ri   Robert Corrente   Vincent Cianci  

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