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3:41 PM Wed, Jul 01, 2009 | Permalink |
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Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts will not run for governor in 2010, according to a statement issued Wednesday afternoon. The first-term lieutenant governor said that instead......
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6:33 PM Mon, Jun 29, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Internet giant Amazon.com has severed ties with all Rhode Island businesses, a move intended to shield the massive online retailer from......
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3:36 AM Sat, Jun 27, 2009 | Permalink |
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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.......
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6:55 AM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Steve Peoples, Cynthia Needham and Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Minutes before 2 a.m., after a debate that spanned nearly......
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2:20 AM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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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......
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2:27 PM Wed, Jun 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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The legislature's budget plan cuts $55 million in general revenue sharing from cities and towns, a reduction that eliminates the general revenue sharing program. Municipal......
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2:19 PM Wed, Jun 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Assembly is set to reverse the governor's plans to cut several human service programs. The budget proposal for the coming year, released Tuesday afternoon,......
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2:13 PM Wed, Jun 17, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The General Assembly introduced a budget plan Wednesday afternoon that would raise Rhode Island's 31-cent gas tax by 2 cents, rejects the......
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6:08 PM Tue, May 19, 2009 | Permalink |
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The legislature's formal review of Governor Carcieri's tax priorities -- and perhaps his legacy -- played out in the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday afternoon. For......
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4:24 PM Mon, May 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Rhode Island government's budget deficits have grown by $200 million, according to revenue projections released this afternoon that will put new pressure on state lawmakers......
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6:51 PM Thu, Apr 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state police have released new details in the arrest of state Rep. Raymond J. Sullivan Jr., D-Coventry, for drunken driving. A......
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6:19 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The State Police have been called in to investigate a break-in in the office of House Majority Leader Gordon D. Fox. Employees......
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12:15 PM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Carcieri administration is calling for "interested parties" to serve on a task force to oversee his overhaul of Rhode Island's Medicaid programs. "Gary D.......
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6:10 PM Mon, Feb 23, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Obama administration will transfer $93.5 million to Rhode Island on Wednesday as part of the state's share of the massive economic stimulus package signed......
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7:02 PM Tue, Feb 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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By Steve Peoples Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri tonight will offer a hopeful assessment of the state of affairs in Rhode......
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7:08 AM Mon, Feb 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Providence police this morning are looking for three men responsible for a broad daylight home invasion yesterday afternoon. Sgt. Paul Renzi reports that three suspects......
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7:40 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | Permalink |
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The largest state employees union has made a last-second bid to block a new state law that reduces retirement benefits for state employees who retire......
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6:05 PM Thu, Sep 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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A day after state officials fought successfully to retrieve $138 million that had been parked in accounts with the troubled American International Group, it turns......
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6:03 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio and the governor's budget office confirmed this afternoon that the troubled insurance giant American International Corporation has agreed......
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1:56 PM Wed, Sep 17, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- General Treasurer Frank Caprio confirmed today that at least one other government agency has millions of dollars locked in investment accounts with the......
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1:34 PM Tue, Jul 29, 2008 | Permalink |
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The Carcieri administration will ask the federal government to cap spending on Rhode Island's health programs for the low-income, elderly and disabled at $12.4 billion......
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5:05 PM Thu, Jul 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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NORTH PROVIDENCE -- The largest state employees union has overwhelmingly rejected a four-year deal brokered by its own leaders and the Carcieri administration, by a......
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12:30 PM Tue, Jul 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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CENTRAL FALLS -- Several community groups will gather in Central Falls this afternoon to protest millions of dollars in budget cuts that take effect today,......
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12:30 PM Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri plans to sign the state budget tomorrow at 1 p.m., the final step in finalizing the $6.9 billion tax-and-spend approved by......
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12:04 PM Wed, Jun 18, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The state House of Representatives will convene today at 2 p.m. to approve a state budget for the fiscal year that begins July......
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12:34 PM Tue, Apr 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The House Finance Committee is "very likely" to vote today on a sweeping proposal to help balance a current-year budget deficit of at......
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3:43 PM Tue, Apr 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri is meeting now with DCYF director and cabinet member Patricia Martinez, a day after she said the governor's push to curb......
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6:00 PM Fri, Mar 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The governor's office confirmed this evening that communications director Steve Kass has been moved to the state Emergency Management Agency, where he will......
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6:00 PM Fri, Mar 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The governor's office confirmed this evening that communications director Steve Kass has been moved to the state Emergency Management Agency, where he will......
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11:56 AM Fri, Feb 15, 2008 | Permalink |
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PROVIDENCE -- The governor's office announced a major shakeup this morning of key directors and top aides. At least one high-profile member of Governor Carcieri's......
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1:54 PM Tue, Feb 12, 2008 | Permalink |
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A key Senate committee issued a comprehensive report today warning that there aren’t enough Department of Children, Youth and Family workers looking after neglected and......
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10:21 PM Tue, Jan 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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Governor Carcieri told lawmakers tonight that the state is teetering on the brink of financial disaster. “The State of the State is at a tipping......
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