Reactions have been swift to news that Former House Speaker Gordon Fox pleaded guilty to three felony charges. The charges include one count of bribery…
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Fox Broke Statehouse Iron Rule
Former House Speaker Gordon Fox has admitted that he violated the law by converting campaign money to personal use and accepting a bribe to wire a…
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Reed, Cicilline and Langevin to Attend Controversial Speech by Netanyahu; Whitehouse Not Going
US Senator Jack Reed and Representatives David Cicilline and Jim Langevin are among the Democrats planning to attend a controversial address Tuesday by…
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Reed says Electric Boat should use PLA on construction projects
Update: Sen. Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee and Rhode Island’s senior senator, issued this statement via…
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TGIF: 18 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Thanks for stopping by for my weekly read. Lots going on, so we’ll get right to it. As always, feel free to drop me a line at idonnis (at) ripr (dot…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Why So Few RI Building Trades Workers At EB Quonset Jobs?
R.I. politicians love to talk about job-development plans. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay wonders why they aren’t doing more to ensure that Rhode…
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Bonus Q&A: Whitehouse on DC Gridlock, Trade, Prison Reform & More
US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins Bonus Q+A to discuss partisan politics in Washington; how Rhode Island is being impacted by international trade; the…
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Tickets still Available for Newpaper Guild Follies on Feb. 27
Once again it is time – if you haven’t already – to get your tickets to the Providence Newspaper’s Guild’s annual Follies show at the Venus de Milo in…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Cold enough for ya? We thought so. Give it time, and we’ll be complaining about something else. Thanks for stopping by in the interim. As always, feel…
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Raimondo flip-flops on helping RI municipalities
Oh, the delicious ironies of Rhode Island politics: Gov. Gina Raimondo posed with a flock of mayors and local officials this afternoon to tout her new…