Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is opposing National Grid’s proposal to build a natural gas liquefaction facility at Field’s Point in Providence.
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Legislative Grants Raised As An Issue In Lawton-Frias Race
Shawna Lawton, one of two Republicans running for the chance to challenge House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, is drawing attention to how her GOP rival,…
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New England Farmers Deal With Drought, Climate Change
This summer in the Northeast, if you happen to have had an irrigation system on your farm, your crop fields might have been just fine, or not. “We just…
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TGIF: 19 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The doldrums of (mostly) slow news days are upon us, even with just slightly more than three weeks until Rhode Island’s September 13 primary. So thanks…
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Political Roundtable: Fung On Police Fallout, 38 Studios & Frias Vs. Lawton
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung joins Political Roundtable this week to discuss fallout from last year’s police scandal, the GOP primary between Steven Frias…
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RI Working Families’ Latest Primary Endorsements Include Scorpio & Naughton
Rhode Island Working Families has endorsed four more Democratic General Assembly candidates ahead of the state’s September 13 primary. While Working…
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State Ethics Commission Dismisses Complaint Against House Majority Leader John DeSimone
The state Ethics Commission on Tuesday unanimously voted to dismiss an ethics complaint filed against House Majority Leader John DeSimone. “The…
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RhodyVotes ’16: Lawton On Why She Wants To Take On Speaker Mattiello
Shawna Lawton is one of two Republicans running for the chance to take on House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello for his Cranston state rep seat in November….
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TGIF: 19 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Enjoy the heat while you can, since we’ll be complaining about the cold in four months or so. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual,…
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DeSimone Disputes Ethics Complaint Filed By RI Progressive Democrats
The Rhode Island Progressive Democrats on Tuesday accused House Majority Leader John DeSimone (D-Providence) of violating state ethics regulations by…