Rhode Island
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Rhode Island Governor
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GOP's Doherty decides against running for governor or any other office in 2014By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Republican Brendan Doherty, former head of the Rhode Island state police, has removed his name from the list of...
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Almonte to run for RI treasurer, not governorPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former state Auditor General Ernie Almonte has abandoned plans to run for Rhode Island governor and says he will run for...
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Rhode Island lawmakers to honor Vietnam vetsPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor and state lawmakers are planning to observe the anniversary of the state of the Vietnam War with a...
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Chafee: RI must increase state workforce diversityPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor has issued an executive order he says will increase the number of minorities working in state government. ...
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Rhode Island Legalizes Same-Sex MarriageThe state of Rhode Island has become the tenth state in the United States and the last state in New England to legalize same-sex marriage...
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Rhode Island House Passes Revised Marriage Equality Bill, Governor Signs ItAnd then there were ten - Rhode Island became the final New England state to enact a marriage equality law today. The Washington Blade reports:...
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Rhode Island Becomes 10th State to Legalize Same-Sex MarriageRhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage
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Rhode Island lawmakers pass gay marriage bill; governor to sign itBy Edith Honan (Reuters) - Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a bill to legalize gay marriage on Thursday, making it the 10th U.S....
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Rhode Island lawmakers pass gay marriage bill; governor signs it(Reuters) - Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a bill to legalize gay marriage on Thursday, making it the 10th U.S. state to extend...
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Chafee Says He’ll Sign Rhode Island Bill Legalizing Gay MarriageRhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee said he will sign a bill legalizing same sex- marriage as soon as this week, providing an economic boost to...
Rhode Island Senator
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Mancuso addresses education concernsBy JAMES BESSETTE jbessette@ricentral.com Mancuso8195CMYK.jpg Standardized tests, teacher evaluations focal points of forum EAST GREENWICH — New Rhode Island Board of Education chairperson Eva Marie...
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Reed, Whitehouse react to AP records seizureRhode Island's senior U.S. Senator says Americans and the news media deserve to know the facts behind the Justice Department's seizure of telephone records from...
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Environmental Design Research Association Presents “Healthy Rhode Island Environmental Design Summit”Event explores applied research focused on Rhode Island Health Policy (PRWeb May 09, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10718986.htm
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Former RI first lady Pastore to be laid to restPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Rhode Island first lady Elena Pastore (pass-TOR'-ee) will be laid to rest in Cranston this week.
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Rhode Island becomes 10th state to legalize gay marriageRhode Island became the final state in New England and the 10th in the country to legalize gay marriage after independent Gov. Lincoln Chafee on...
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Rhode Island lawmakers to give gay marriage bill final approvalBy Edith Honan (Reuters) - Rhode Island lawmakers were expected to give final approval to a bill legalizing gay marriage on Thursday, making it the...
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Chafee Says He’ll Sign Rhode Island Bill Legalizing Gay MarriageRhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee said he will sign a bill legalizing same sex- marriage as soon as this week, providing an economic boost to...
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Rhode Island could become 10th state to allow same-sex marriageNew England's gay marriage holdout may soon join the rest of the region in allowing same-sex unions. Rhode Island senators are expected to vote on...
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In Rhode Island, every Republican state senator backs gay marriageRhode Island is the first state where an entire delegation to the state Senate backs gay marriage -- and it's the Republicans.
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Warren to appear at Reed’s fund-raiserSenator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is scheduled to appear at a fund-raiser for Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, a fellow Democrat, April 29 at the...
Rhode Island Congressional District
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RI's Cicilline pushing 3 bills on student loansPAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island U.S. Rep. David Cicilline is co-sponsoring three bills designed to maintain low interest rates on student loans, hoping to...
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Building a conservative case for gay marriage“It became a cascade.” Dale Carpenter, a friend who emailed those words from Minneapolis, was writing about the unexpectedly lopsided vote for same-sex marriage in...
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Conservative case for gay marriage“It became a cascade.”
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RI gets $654,000 in federal fire safety fundingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is the recipient of over $654,000 in competitive federal grants for household fire prevention efforts, equipment upgrades and training....
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May for Marriage: Reasons to Remember This MonthMarriage equality is gaining unprecedented momentum, and now more than 2 million LGBT Americans can marry the person they love. read more
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Tim Steller: McSally 'a proven candidate,' but for what office?For more than half an hour Tuesday, former Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally spoke enthusiastically to Pima County GOP activists.
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Mark Sanford's Scandal-Proof Formula: The Party Trumps the Sex, Every TimeThe most important lesson of Mark Sanford's victory Tuesday night is: Don't have a sex scandal in a swing district. The combination of Sanford's sex...
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A portrait of state's populationMassachusetts has a greater percentage of college graduates than any state in the country. Its population is growing slowly and becoming more racially diverse. Its...
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Westerly student wins congressional art contestWARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A Westerly High School senior has won a congressional art competition in Rhode Island's 2nd District and will have her work...
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Langevin to announce art competition winnersWARWICK, R.I. (AP) — The winner of an art competition in Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District whose work will be displayed on Capitol Hill for...
Rhode Island State Government
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Mancuso addresses education concernsBy JAMES BESSETTE jbessette@ricentral.com Mancuso8195CMYK.jpg Standardized tests, teacher evaluations focal points of forum EAST GREENWICH — New Rhode Island Board of Education chairperson Eva Marie...
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R.I. good government groups decry Governor Chafee's school safety billR.I. good government groups decry Governor Chafee's school safety bill
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Will Rhode Island's Sales Tax Be Abolished?by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com The battle to eliminate or lower the sales tax in Rhode Island has finally come to the...
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RI Senate approves new Medicaid fraud unitPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island would create a unit within state government tasked with rooting out Medicaid and public assistance fraud and waste under...
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RI Senate to vote on new Medicaid fraud unitRhode Island would create a unit within state government tasked with rooting out Medicaid and public assistance fraud under legislation heading to a vote in...
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Chafee: RI must increase state workforce diversityPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor has issued an executive order he says will increase the number of minorities working in state government. ...
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Rhode Island to become 10th state to legalize gay marriageOn a 56-15 vote, a measure to legalize same-sex marriage passed the state House.
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Rhode Island becomes 10th state with gay marriageRhode Island on Thursday became the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, as a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights...
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Rhode Island could become 10th state to allow same-sex marriageNew England's gay marriage holdout may soon join the rest of the region in allowing same-sex unions. Rhode Island senators are expected to vote on...
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Educating Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island's Wall Street-Friendly State TreasurerRhode Island's State Treasurer Needs to Learn More About How Wall Street Conflicts of Interest, High Investment Fees and Risky Hedge Funds Harm Pensions
Rhode Island Politics
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It's Artificial Afghanistan: A Simulated Battlefield in the Mojave DesertAn hour northeast of Barstow, California, there's an army base the size of Rhode Island, complete with a fake Afghan town known as Ertebat Shar....
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Dee from the Desk: Republican RegroupThe Rhode Island GOP is working on rebranding and regrouping after a tumultuous election for a new party chair. At a meeting on Thursday night...
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Unemployment rate in RI falls to 8.8%Rhode Island's unemployment rate fell to 8.8% in April, the lowest level in four and a half years, new data released Thursday shows.
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ABC-6 Reporter Mark Curtis: "The Sunday Political Brunch" May 5, 2013by ABC6 Chief Political Reporter Mark Curtis mcurtis@abc6.com (Providence, Rhode Island) – Happy Cinco de Mayo to all my Mexican friends. It's become like St....
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Rhode Island legalizes gay marriageRhode Island became the 10th state to legalize gay marriage Thursday, capping a campaign to bring same-sex nuptials to all of New England. The Democrat-led...
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Rhode Island School of Design Announces Recipients of 2nd Annual Maharam STEAM Fellowships in Applied...Ten students from Rhode Island School of Design have been awarded the Maharam STEAM Fellowship in Applied Art and Design. In recognition of the ongoing...
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Coordinated strategy aided gay marriage in Rhode IslandPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Phone banks, an army of volunteers and alliances with organized labor, business leaders and religious clergy propelled gay marriage to victory...
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Rhode Island's marriage equality strategy a 'recipe' for other states?Rhode Island is days away from becoming the 10th US state to allow same-sex marriage. The combination of coalition building and old-fashioned politics that got...
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Coordinated strategy propelled gay marriage in Rhode IslandPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Phone banks, an army of volunteers and alliances with organized labor, business leaders and religious clergy propelled gay marriage to victory...
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Rhode Island on track to be 10th state with gay marriagePROVIDENCE, R.I.—Phone banks, an army of volunteers and alliances with organized labor, business leaders and religious clergy propelled gay marriage to victory in Rhode Island...
Rhode Island Republican
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GOP's Doherty decides against running for governor or any other office in 2014By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Republican Brendan Doherty, former head of the Rhode Island state police, has removed his name from the list of...
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Dee from the Desk: Republican RegroupThe Rhode Island GOP is working on rebranding and regrouping after a tumultuous election for a new party chair. At a meeting on Thursday night...
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Rhode Island lawmakers pass gay marriage bill; governor signs itBy Edith Honan (Reuters) - Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a bill to legalize gay marriage on Thursday, making it the 10th U.S....
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Rhode Island becomes 10th gay marriage stateRhode Island has become the 10th state to enact same-sex marriage, making marriage equality legal in all six New England states as well as neighboring...
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Rhode Island becomes 10th state to legalize gay marriageRhode Island became the final state in New England and the 10th in the country to legalize gay marriage after independent Gov. Lincoln Chafee on...
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Rhode Island lawmakers pass gay marriage bill; governor to sign itBy Edith Honan (Reuters) - Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a bill to legalize gay marriage on Thursday, making it the 10th U.S....
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Rhode Island passes gay marriage lawRhode Island on Thursday became the 10th US state to legalize same-sex marriage, joining the rest of New England on the controversial issue and turning...
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Rhode Island lawmakers to give gay marriage bill final approvalBy Edith Honan (Reuters) - Rhode Island lawmakers were expected to give final approval to a bill legalizing gay marriage on Thursday, making it the...
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Chafee Says He’ll Sign Rhode Island Bill Legalizing Gay MarriageRhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee said he will sign a bill legalizing same sex- marriage as soon as this week, providing an economic boost to...
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Can a Pension Reformer Become Governor in Rhode Island?Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo has experienced a meteoric rise to fame that most politicians can only envy.
Rhode Island Democrat
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GOP's Doherty decides against running for governor or any other office in 2014By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Republican Brendan Doherty, former head of the Rhode Island state police, has removed his name from the list of...
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RI leaders to honor executed WWII pilotPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island is honoring a pilot who was shot down and executed during World War II.
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RI lawmakers review Woonsocket tax hike planWOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — Lawmakers in Rhode Island are looking at a proposal to allow Woonsocket to raise taxes by $2.5 million to help the...
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RI treasurer to lawmakers: Cap payday loan ratesPayday loan opponents including Treasurer Gina Raimondo urged Rhode Island lawmakers on Wednesday to limit interest rates on short-term loans — a proposal that payday...
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Langevin to tour RI prosthetics manufacturerWARWICK, R.I. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin is set to tour a Rhode Island company that for 37 year has manufactured custom-made prosthetics. ...
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Former RI first lady Pastore to be laid to restPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Rhode Island first lady Elena Pastore (pass-TOR'-ee) will be laid to rest in Cranston this week.
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Rhode Island legalizes gay marriageRhode Island became the 10th state to legalize gay marriage Thursday, capping a campaign to bring same-sex nuptials to all of New England. The Democrat-led...
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URI set to hold annual cybersecurity conferenceSOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island is holding its third annual cybersecurity conference.
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Rhode Island's marriage equality strategy a 'recipe' for other states?Rhode Island is days away from becoming the 10th US state to allow same-sex marriage. The combination of coalition building and old-fashioned politics that got...
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Can a Pension Reformer Become Governor in Rhode Island?Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo has experienced a meteoric rise to fame that most politicians can only envy.
Rhode Island Tea Party
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IRS targeted tea party but ignored most influential political groupsWASHINGTON - There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea...
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IRS targeting overlooked biggest soft money groupsTax agency scrutinized smaller conservative groups but ignored larger groups on left, right that spent most money on election
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IRS probe ignored most influential groupsThere's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations...
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The IRS targeted tea party groups. Did liberal groups get better treatment?Today marks the one-week anniversary of the Internal Revenue Service's disclosure that it improperly scrutinized certain conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. As an inspector...
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The other IRS target: the pressConservatives are howling about the IRS targeting Tea Party groups applying for nonprofit tax exemptions. Well, welcome to our world.
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RI conservative reacts to IRS scandalThe IRS has recently been slammed by people across the nation for giving an unbalanced amount of scrutiny to more conservative political groups, and one...
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RI delegation slams IRS over audit newsU.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse suggested the scandal over IRS audits of conservative groups reflects a broken campaign-finance system.
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RI Tea Party head says IRS targeting tea party is "chilling"Dee DeQuattro ddequattro@abc6.com Some people are outraged as it has been revealed that members of the Internal Revenue Service targeted "tea party and "patriot" groups...
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10 things you need to know today: May 3, 2013Rhode Island legalizes gay marriage, police say Boston suspects originally planned for July 4 attack, and more in our roundup of the stories that are...
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Rhode Island becomes 10th state with gay marriageRhode Island on Thursday became the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, as a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights...
