It’s starting to feel like winter, but the political beat continues to run hot. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and…
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Wagner Recommends Approval For Achievement First Expansion, Denial For Some Others
Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ken Wagner is backing a plan to add 2,192 seats to the charter for Achievement First, a mayoral academy that…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Just a few weeks remain until 2017, a year bound to be filled with political drama. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips…
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Collecting Signatures On Election Day, Organizers Say Jackson Recall Effort Is Well Under Way
Organizers of an effort to recall Providence City Councilor Kevin Jackson say they’re just two hundred votes shy of the threshold for a special election…
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Bonus Q&A: Salvatore On Providence Finances, Firefighters, Legislative Clout & More
Ward 14 Providence Councilor David Salvatore joins Bonus Q&A to talk about city finances, the proposed agreement with city firefighters, whether…
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Political Roundtable: Salvatore On Providence’s $40M Bond, Jackson Recall & Voting Integrity
Providence’s Ward 14 City Councilor, David Salvatore (Elmhurst, Wanskuck) joins Political Roundtable to discuss the debate around the city’s $40 million…
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Organizers, Jackson Continue Battle Over Attempted Recall
An organizer of the attempt to recall Providence City Councilor Kevin Jackson is criticizing a slowdown in the recall process, although Jackson’s…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
It’s not every week that begins with 38 Studios and ends with a yoga pants dispute in Barrington. But that’s why Rhode Island is the gift that keeps…
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Providence City Council Finance Committee Withdraws Support For $40M Infrastructure Bond
Citing the city’s tight financial picture, Finance Committee members decided Tuesday to withdraw support for a $40 million infrastructure bond proposed…
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Critics Pressing Effort To Oust Councilor Kevin Jackson From Office
Critics of Providence City Councilor Kevin Jackson are gathering signatures in an attempt to knock him out of office. Signatures of 20 percent of the…
