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Costantino Signals Willingness To Speak With House Oversight Committee
Former House Finance chairman Steve Costantino said through his lawyer Wednesday that he’s willing to return to Rhode Island to answer questions about…
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Overloaded Officers, Lengthy Probation Sentences Plague State Criminal Justice System
About one in every 35 adults in Rhode Island was on probation last year. That according to an initial report from the working group focused on…
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TGIF: 19 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. We’re headed toward the pre-holiday slowdown, although the political hot stove league continues to simmer….
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Ex-Rep Williamson Argues Revolving Door Law Doesn’t Apply To Him
Former state representative Tim Williamson argues in a letter to the state Ethics Commission that Rhode Island’s revolving door law doesn’t apply to him…
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Newberry Rips Raimondo Over GOP Lawmakers’ Absence On Funding Formula Working Group
House Minority Leader Brian Newberry (R-North Smithfield) on Wednesday harshly criticized the absence of any Republican lawmakers on a school funding…
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RI Trucking Association Files Open Records Request For Truck Toll Details
The Rhode Island Trucking Association said Monday it is filing an open record request to learn additional details about Governor Gina Raimondo’s…
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TGIF (Thanksgiving Edition): 21 Things To Know About RI Politics & Media
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! I’m grateful for our listeners/readers at RIPR, my excellent colleagues in the local media, the staffers and spokespeople…
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Rhode Island’s Total Cost Of Health Care? Not As Much As You Think.
Health care spending in Rhode Island has been relatively flat, even decreasing in some areas. That’s according to a new study about the total cost of…
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TGIF: 19 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
After a mid-November slowdown, politics near and far remains roiled by fallout from the Paris attacks. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column….
