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Scott MacKay Commentary: Providence Water and Elorza’s Pension Finance Plan
Providence is looking to solve a yawning employee pension problem by leveraging the water system that supplies drinking water to 60 percent of Rhode Island. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says this plan deserves more scrutiny.
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Political Roundtable: Mattiello On Campaign Finance & What’s Next For Providence’s Water Supply
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello joins Political Roundtable to discuss the state Board of Election’s resolution of a campaign finance…
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PawSox Report Progress Toward Possible Stadium Agreement In Rhode Island
The Pawtucket Red Sox are getting closer to an agreement on language for a revised Pawtucket stadium proposal that could be heard by a Rhode Island…
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GOP RI Gov Candidate Fung Unveils Government Reform Package
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, a Republican candidate for governor, wants to limit state lawmakers to five two-year terms, create an office of inspector…
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GOP Gov Candidate Morgan Unveils Her ‘Blueprint’ For Improving Rhode Island
A plan unveiled Tuesday by Rhode Island GOP gubernatorial candidate Patricia Morgan would scrap truck tolls, reduce taxes, add three Quonset-style…
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Fall River To Impose Three Percent Tax On Retail Marijuana Sales
As New Bedford slows the rollout of recreational marijuana shops, Fall River is preparing for a windfall. Fall River will impose a three percent tax on…
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Debate Intensifies On Possible Sale Or Lease Of Providence Water Supply
The debate about the lease or sale of Providence’s water supply is heating up, with significant potential consequences for Rhode Island’s capital city…
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Raimondo Raises $1.3M In Q1; Fung Leads Fundraising Among GOP RI Gov Candidates
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo raised $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2018, giving her a huge financial advantage over opponents as she seeks re…
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Scott MacKay Remembers Vermont’s Phil Hoff
Philip Henderson Hoff, the New Frontiersman whose three terms as Vermont ‘s first modern Democratic governor in the 1960s laid the foundation for…