http://politicsblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2009 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:02:55 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. The former... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/gov-palin-to-re.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/gov-palin-to-re.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:02:55 -0500 The flood of legislation never materialized from the State House this week, but the water did. From the men's bathroom that is. A broken flush feature on a urinal in a first-floor men's room led to a not-so-minor flood that... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/a-swampy-state.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/a-swampy-state.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:23:56 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Making good on an earlier warning, Governor Carcieri has vetoed legislation allowing Twin River to operate 24-hours a day, seven days a week, while also forcing the owners of the Lincoln track and slot parlor to drop... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/governor-carcie-9.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/governor-carcie-9.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:12:27 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Municipal employees were spared the ax during the last pension-cutting drive at the State House, but not the attention of state lawmakers who have now launched a "Special Senate Commission to Study Municipal Pensions.'' The resolution... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/senate-launches.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/senate-launches.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:10:14 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Backers of the successful drive to legalize the sale of marijuana for medicinal purposes have now won Senate support for a study of what, if anything, is being accomplished by criminalizing use of the plant for... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/ri-senate-appro.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/ri-senate-appro.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:34:16 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There's a little confusion on Smith Hill about when the state will officially celebrate Independence Day. July 4, as most of us know by now, falls on a Saturday. The federal government will be closed on Friday,... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/state-offices-c.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/07/state-offices-c.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:29:46 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri on Tuesday reluctantly signed into law a $7.8-billion budget package that raises Rhode Island's gas tax by 2 cents per gallon, cuts millions of dollars from cities and towns, and trims pension benefits for thousands... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/carcieri-signs.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/carcieri-signs.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:03:59 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri Tuesday urged the General Assembly to give voters a chance to extend the state's ethics code to cover legislative votes and official actions taken by Rhode Island lawmakers. Reacting to a ruling Monday by the... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/speaker-murphy-4.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/speaker-murphy-4.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:24:17 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Senate on Tuesday approved a bill in which registered sex offenders who temporarily live in the state for at least 14 days would have to register at the police station in the community where they... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/senate-passes-s.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/senate-passes-s.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:21:13 -0500 PROVIDENCE, .R.I. -- The Senate has voted and sent to the governor a bill to allow round-the-clock gambling, seven days a week at Twin River, while also forcing the owners of the bankrupt track and slot parlor to drop their... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/hold-until-i-ca.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/hold-until-i-ca.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:49:33 -0500 By Steve Peoples State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri said Tuesday afternoon he's signed the $7.8-billion state budget behind closed doors in his office. The spending plan becomes law Wednesday, the beginning of the new fiscal year. The... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/governor-signs.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/governor-signs.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:56:52 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two top executives from Harrah's Entertainment, the Las Vegas-based company that financed the 2006 drive for the proposed Narragansett Indian casino in House Speaker William J. Murphy's hometown of West Warwick, were back at the Rhode Island... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/harrahs-signals.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/harrahs-signals.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:06:12 -0500 By Steve Peoples State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Internet giant Amazon.com has severed ties with all Rhode Island businesses, a move intended to shield the massive online retailer from the General Assembly's push to begin taxing some online... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/amazoncom-cuts.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/amazoncom-cuts.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:42:42 -0500 PROVIDENCE,, R.I. -- Term-limited Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch has assembled a campaign team for his likely run for governor next year. To lead his fundraising efforts, Lynch has tapped Democratic fundraising consultant Scott Gale, the president of the Fundraising... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/atty-gen-lynch-2.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/atty-gen-lynch-2.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:45:37 -0500 If it wasn't clear that Providence City Councilman John J. Lombardi was interested in running for mayor, his new Web site might do the trick. On Wednesday, the Democrat, who represents Federal Hill, launched "Lombardi for Providence," a slick political... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/lombardi-consid.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/06/lombardi-consid.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:00:00 -0500