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U.S. Senate candidate Barry Hinckley hosting bike tour

4:32 PM Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By News staff    Email

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Barry Hinckley, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, says he'll host a a series of bike rallies through all 39 cities and towns of Rhode Island, starting Saturday. Hinckley, who hopes to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S Sen.......

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Former Providence Phoenix columnist resurfaces at URI

4:11 PM Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Charles "Chip'' Young, erstwhile columnist for the Providence Phoenix, is back at the University of Rhode Island after a short-lived stint as a writer-editor at an online news-and-views site. "This was just an offer I couldn't refuse,''......

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RI Sen. Maher distances himself from $1,886 damage claim

2:57 PM Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Katherine Gregg    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Republican Senator Francis T. Maher Jr. of Exeter wants it known that he had nothing to do with the introduction of legislation to have the state pay Charlene Pysz, the wife of the human-resources administrator for the......

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Providence GOP to host pension forum

12:56 PM Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Philip Marcelo    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The city Republican Committee will hold a forum next week on the state of Rhode Island's pension system. It will be led by Gary Morse, former adviser to GOP gubernatorial candidate John Robitaille. The forum, titled "Rhode......

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McKenna granted payment plan for $5,000 in campaign fines

1:52 PM Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Philip Marcelo    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Board of Elections has granted Keven A. McKenna, who ran unsuccessfully for Attorney General as an independent last year, permission to set up a monthly schedule to pay more than $5,000 in fines for failing......

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Fundraiser decides not to form political action committee

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
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By Philip Marcelo Journal Staff Writer ActBlue, a national Democratic fundraising organization, will not form a Rhode Island political action committee in order to raise campaign money for Democratic candidates for local and statewide office. Adrian Arroyo, Director of Communications......

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RI senator passes on binding arbitration votes

7:00 AM Mon, Jul 04, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (3)
By Business staff    Email

By Randal Edgar Journal Staff Writer As a former union business agent and the publisher of a monthly newspaper that focuses on union members, Sen. John J. Tassoni, D-Smithfield, has obvious ties to organized labor. But last week, as the......

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RI legislator explains vote on civil unions

4:15 PM Sun, Jul 03, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
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By Randal Edgar Journal Staff Writer Sen. Donna M. Nesselbush, D-Pawtucket, counts herself among the people who are pleased that the General Assembly passed a bill last week that legalizes civil unions. But before the Senate vote, she says the......

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Assembly hikes mandatory school attendance to age 18

1:13 AM Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (7)
By Philip Marcelo    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Legislation requiring students to stay in school until the age of 18 now heads to Governor Chafee, following General Assembly approval late Thursday night. Current law requires school attendance to age 16. The bill's sponsors, Rep. Joseph......

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Route 195 land bill passes Senate and House

1:11 AM Fri, Jul 01, 2011 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Kate Bramson    Email

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A bill to create a powerful commission to control development of the former Route 195 land in the capital city passed its final legislative hurdle at about 11:45 p.m. Thursday. The Senate approved the legislation championed by......

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 Tags  economy   General Assembly  

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House Democratic leaders join GOP to repeal state ad measure

5:02 PM Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- House Majority Leader Nicholas Mattiello and House Finance Committee Chairman Helio Melo have now joined a GOP-led drive to repeal an early-morning budget amendment that would, in effect, steer all of the state's TV and radio advertising......

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Rt. 195 land bill back at House committee Thursday

9:06 AM Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | Permalink | Write a comment
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By Kate Bramson Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The House Finance Committee will reconvene at noon Thursday to consider additional changes on a bill affecting development of prime real estate in Providence available from the relocation of Route 195.......

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