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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Family Of Pro Hockey Player Speaks Out About Struggle With Mental Illness
Advocates gathered at the Rhode Island Statehouse Tuesday to raise awareness about mental illness at start of Mental Health Month. Among those speaking…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Just another ho-hum week in Rhode Island politics, right? The news emerged fast and furious Wednesday, in a likely harbinger of a lot more drama in the…
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Speaker Mattiello Says $72K PAC Overspend Didn't Affect Outcome Of Tight '16 Race
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello concedes he made a mistake by exceeding state campaign finance laws by about $72,000 in the midst of a…
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Gun Control Critics And Supporters Gather At Statehouse For Testimony
Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on 18 gun-control measures. Critics and gun control advocates thronged the Statehouse in the hours before the House…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Only about two months remain until the filing deadline to run for public office in Rhode Island this year, so a more active phase of campaign season is…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The Raimondo Paradox
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo faces headwinds in her reelection campaign. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay parses why the governor is so well…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
One need not suffer from triskaidekaphobia to question Rhode Island’s budget outlook. But lawmakers are heading off on their spring break, and the…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
To paraphrase a remark ( mistakenly ) attributed to Mark Twain, the coldest winter I ever spent was a spring in southern New England. But we roll with…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: U.S. Citizenship and the Census
Providence County is participating in a trial run of the 2020 U.S. Census. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay traces how something that shouldn’t…