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House goes into hiatus, legislation in limbo

By Cynthia Needham, Steve Peoples and Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With scores of bills still in limbo, the General Assembly went into hiatus at 1 a.m. Saturday, as House Speaker William J. Murphy cited the......

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Senate delay leaves Carcieri with one less budget option

Governor Carcieri will either have to veto or sign the state budget once it hits his desk. A delay in the Senate -- the state spending plan still isn't posted for a vote on today's Senate calendar -- has forced......

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House passes budget bill after 11-hour debate

Minutes before 2 a.m., after a debate that spanned nearly 11 hours, the House of Representatives approved a $7.76-billion state spending plan that wiped out millions of dollars to cities and towns, narrowed pension benefits for thousands of state workers......

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Senate suspends providing notice of meetings in session's final days

It's that time of year again on Smith Hill. The Senate on Tuesday officially suspended its rules that require advance public notice of hearings and votes. While we're waiting to hear whether the House has done the same thing, a......

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Say 'cheese' with Governor Carcieri

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- We couldn't help but notice an interesting note on Governor Carcieri's public schedule for Tuesday. In the 4 to 5 p.m. slot, he scheduled a "photo opportunity with constituents." "It's an opportunity for the governor to fill......

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Sen. Pichardo makes historia in R.I. Senate

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- We couldn't help but notice the unusual force with which Juan Pichardo banged the gavel this week. We later learned there was reason to be excited. The state senator from Providence, who is officially the Senate's deputy......

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 Tags  General Assembly   Paiva-Weed   providence ri  

Carcieri blasts legislative budget as 'non-starter'

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- During an unrelated press conference Thursday afternoon, Governor Caricieri blasted the legislature's state budget plan for the coming year -- endorsed by the House Finance Committee Wednesday -- as "a non-starter" with "no coherence" and "no rationale,"......

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Assembly set to release budget Wednesday

The legislature is set to release the 2010 state budget on Wednesday, according to a posting updated this afternoon on the General Assembly Web site. Specifically, the House Finance Committee is scheduled to unveil the sweeping $7-billion plan Wednesday at......

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Sox-Yanks battle continues in House chamber

The rivalry will not die. Lawmakers are already debating dueling plans to create official Red Sox and Yankees license plates. Now, we learn that two lawmakers' relatives may be dueling each other on the diamond. House Finance Committee chairman Steven......

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 Tags  license plates   Sox   Yankees  

Suttell meets with R.I. Senate president

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri's selection to lead the state Supreme Court, Paul A. Suttell, met Wednesday afternoon behind closed doors with Senate President M. Teresa Paiva-Weed. He arrived alone at Paiva-Weed's third-floor State House office just before 2:30 p.m.......

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Group to protest bottled water usage on Smith Hill

State government spends way too much on bottled water. That's the mesage from the Boston-based Corporate Accountability International, a corproate watchdog group that plans to hold a news conference at the State House Thursday at 11 a.m. The group found......

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Carcieri continues to be quiet on his budget position

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With the release of the General Assembly's state budget set for as soon as Friday, Governor Carcieri has had little to say publicly about the massive spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. During......

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 Tags  Governor Carcieri   R.I. budget   R.I. flat tax   R.I. General Assembly