In an email to the newsroom of the Providence Journal, executive editor David Butler downplayed a report by Politico indicating that he will serve as…
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TGIF: 21 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Happy New Year! Thanks for reading and listening to our work here at RIPR, and best wishes for 2016 — a time, no doubt, when Rhode Island politics…
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New Owner, Publisher To Take Over Block Island Times Friday
The sale of the Block Island Times is expected to become final on January 1st. The weekly’s owners for the last decade, Fraser and Betty Lang, are…
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TGIF: 18 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
There’s just one week until Christmas, so I want to wish a very happy holiday season to my readers, and offer my thanks for stopping by in 2015. …
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Public Hearing, Possible Vote Slated For Proposed Tiverton Casino
The Tiverton Town Council is slated to hold a public hearing Monday on Twin River’s Tiverton casino proposal. Twin River wants to build a two-story, 85…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Raimondo Should Go Back To The Future On Tolls
When she was Rhode Island’s state general treasurer, Gina Raimondo led a successful campaign to overhaul the state’s pension system. As she pursues a…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
There will be a day when Rhode Island moves beyond 38 Studios, but that day is a long time off. The public release Thursday of tens of thousands of…
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Twin River Says Taunton Casino Will Not Affect Its Plans for Tiverton
Plans by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build a casino in Taunton, Massachusetts, will not affect Twin River’s quest to create a so-called “convenience…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Better Times for Organized Labor on Labor Day 2015
For workers and unions, there hasn’t been much to celebrate on Labor Day in recent years. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says things may finally…
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Plainridge Slot Parlor Not Having Big Impact On Twin River
Rhode Island’s largest legal gambling venue, Twin River Casino, is so far fending off a challenge to its gambling revenue from a new competitor, the…
