One telling exchange came following a question on whether the candidates supported proposed state legislation that would allow undocumented residents who graduate from local high schools to qualify for an in-state tuition rate at state-run colleges and universities.
Scott, the 43-year-old ...
<< MORE >>PROVIDENCE, RI - John Lombardi holds the lead in the Democratic race for Providence mayor. Zogby International, a highly respected polling organization, reported today (
<< MORE >>As Chafee sees it, the state-run loan guarantee program should target support for “50 or more new or existing businesses,” and with a “possible equity stake ...
<< MORE >>"The use of the party lever in conjunction with optic scanning technology has created several discernable and distorted voting patterns," the lawsuit alleges. "Using the optic scan ballot, no marks are visible as to the vote cast in each race. As a result, communities that hold non-partisan elections demonstrate a marked decline in civic participation, showing that voters often fail to cast ...
<< MORE >>RI GOP Chair to Address Rhode Island State Budget Issues at
State House Press Conference
Republican Legislators and Prospective Republican Legislative Candidates to
Stand in Support of Chairman Cicione on Budget
Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman Giovanni Cicione will address the media tomorrow, June 10, 2010 to discuss the Rhode ...
<< MORE >> Here's a letter to the editor published by State
Representative Rod Driver :
Fox right to block bill
Some legislators want Rhode Island to adopt Arizona’s notorious law against “illegal aliens.” The proposed law would virtually require anyone who looks like a foreigner to carry documents proving that he or she has the right to be here.
Some Rhode Islanders are attacking House Speaker Gordon Fox for his unwillingness to waive the rules and push through a bill ...
<< MORE >>According to the company and the union, the new terms would cut union salaries by 20 percent. Employee contributions to health care would increase to 43 percent of the total premium cost.
For those on the Blue Cross & Blue Shield family plan, that means $101.64 a ...
<< MORE >>It looks like Patrick Kennedy's decision to leave politics is a sabbatical, not a retirement. In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Kennedy discussed the possibility of running for a Senate seat and mentioned plans to keep $500,000 in a campaign account. Here are the two big questions: When will he run, and which seat will he pursue?
Kennedy was quick to praise both Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island's two Senators. He is similar to both ideologically, so it's doubtful he ...
<< MORE >>“After spending the last few months considering a run for governor, I have decided to suspend my campaign and return all campaign contributions. While I am deeply appreciative of the support of those who know me well, I have come to the conclusion that as a newcomer to politics, my limited political experience and political network in Rhode Island will keep me from running a fully competitive campaign,” he said in a ...
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Other topics to be explored are the effects and costs of Rhode Island’s prohibition of the drug, except to sick people; whether adult use has increased since it was banned in 1918; whether
its
sales are financing drug cartels and fomenting violence; and ...
“If the General Assembly believes it would like to address the issue of domestic partnerships, it should place the issue on the ballot and let the people of the State of Rhode Island decide,” he wrote.
He ...<< MORE >>
In 2008, Governor Carcieri issued an executive order for all state contractors to verify the legal working status using the federal E-Verify database. Do you ...<< MORE >>
•That people should have equal access to immigration no matter which country they are coming from.
I disagree. This should be true ...<< MORE >>
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I was surprised to hear about Dede Scozzafava’s decision to suspend her campaign for a Congressional seat in New York’s 23rd district. Since she is currently running third in the polls, her chances of running were slim, and the chances of splitting Republican votes and handing them to the Democrat were likely. It’s important to pick up as many seats as possible in order to eventually remove Nancy Pelosi from power. Ms. Scozzafava realized that, and I commend her for her selfless decision. With that said, I’m also a bit ...<< MORE >>
The trashing of Roger Williams by Rhode Island College anthropology professor Julianne Jennings is as intellectually and historically outrageous as the maltreatment of Native Americans and blacks by ...<< MORE >>
“I will use every tool available to put a system in place that is child-centered,” Gist said Friday. “We have a lot of systems that focus on the grown-ups. Change is always hard. It’s always going to mean that people feel uncomfortable.”
Here is another quote from Regents Chairman Robert Flanders Jr.:
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Ballasy: "There's a letter written by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to Congress saying that they believe all of the health care proposals right now - the one in the House and the ones in the Senate -- they all fund ...<< MORE >>
The City of Providence will place a greater emphasis on recycling beginning on November 2nd. This will certainly have a positive effect on the environment, but is probably being pushed for mostly economic reasons. When cities and towns take garbage to the landfill, they need to pay a tipping fee, but there is no fee for recyclables. It's in a city or town's best interest to keep "garbage" down, while keeping recyclables up, which will act to reduce tipping fees.
Some towns have instituted a plan to require residents to place both blue and green recycling bins with their garbage. ...<< MORE >>
Rather than fighting for health care or working on cap-and trade, Barack Obama has been working on trying to bring the Olympics to Chicago in 2016. Maybe it's better that he is distracted from that nightmare legislation, but I digress. One vocal opponent of the President has been Glenn beck, who has criticized the potential costs of bringing the Olympics to Chicago. Well, I guess he struck a nerve, because the White House responded to the criticism on their blog:
RHETORIC: BECK SAID VANCOUVER LOST $1 BILLION WHEN IT "HAD THE OLYMPICS." Glenn Beck said, "Vancouver lost, how ...<< MORE >>
"A large portion of the uninsured, it's true nationally, but probably even a greater proportion in our case, are illegal immigrants, they're immigrants, OK, many of whom are illegal," he said, noting that another major group is young adults who decide against coverage. "From an actuarial standpoint, that's not a high-risk group anyway."
I can already hear supporters of illegal aliens refuting the Governor's words, but let's look at it carefully. I think ...<< MORE >>