http://politicsblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2009 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:02:00 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Steve Peoples, Journal State House Bureau Someone may have awarded Little Rhody three new Congressional districts while we weren't looking. We thought there were just two until last week, when we surfed over to Recovery.gov, the Obama administration's Web... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/stimulus-report.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/stimulus-report.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:02:00 -0500 By Steve Peoples, Journal State House Bureau Elizabeth "Betsy" Dennigan has earned the endorsement of the "largest organization of feminist activists in the United States." The National Organization for Women is backing the former East Providence state representative who moved... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/now-endorses-de.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/now-endorses-de.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:01:01 -0500 By Katherine Gregg, Journal State House Bureau Two of the four Kilmartin brothers from Pawtucket are headed to Germany on the day after Thanksgiving to deliver a stack of greeting cards -- and yes, that includes House Majority Whip Peter... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-political-fa.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-political-fa.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Governor Carcieri has canceled his plan to fly to Lost Pines, Texas Wednesday to attend an annual meeting of the Republican Governors Association. With the RGA picking up all but $304.60 of the travel costs to... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/carcieri-cancel-1.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/carcieri-cancel-1.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:21:41 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri is headed to the Hyatt Regency resort and spa in Lost Pines, Texas Wednesday for the Republican Governors Association's annual conference. Before heading back Thursday, he is scheduled to moderate a discussion on energy. A... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/carcieri-headed.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/carcieri-headed.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:24:28 -0500 By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE,R.I. -- State Sen. Frank A. Ciccone is calling for a legislative inquiry into the state's role in choosing managers for the bankrupt Twin River, and potential award of the gambling license -... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-senator-seek.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-senator-seek.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:46:19 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri landed on national television Monday night as the "star'' of a biting -- but laugh-out-loud -- segment on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report'' about his veto of a bill that would have given gays the... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/carcieri-burial.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/carcieri-burial.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:06:06 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Three of the best-known faces from the 2006 Harrah's-financed Narragansett Indian casino drive returned to the State House Friday for a private meeting with General Treasurer Frank Caprio. The delegation included the Narragansett's Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas, lobbyist... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/caprio-meets-pr.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/caprio-meets-pr.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:23:46 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- East Greenwich business executive Rory Smith has begun to assemble a consulting team for his fledgling Republican campaign for governor. On Monday, he announced his hiring of the New Hampshire-based Norway Hill Associates, led by David Carney,... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-gop-gubenato.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/ri-gop-gubenato.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:19:23 -0500 CRANSTON, R.I. -- Mayor Allan W. Fung said he was following the advice of city lawyers this week when he vetoed two ordinances that would have created local rules for lenders to follow when foreclosing on residential properties. The Republican... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/fung-vetoes-pro.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/fung-vetoes-pro.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:16:54 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Despite less-than-stellar fund-raising in the last quarter, former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee says that his exploratory campaign' for governor is alive and well after a major cost-cutting move, and that he has poll results that show him... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/chafee-says-pol.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/chafee-says-pol.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:14:07 -0500 By Karen Lee Ziner Journal staff writer CENTRAL FALLS, RI -- George L. Ortiz Jr., who was named interim director of the advocacy organization Progreso Latino in late September, has resigned. A statement released Friday announcing Ortiz's departure, is dated... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/progreso-latino-1.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/progreso-latino-1.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:20:24 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Sen. Jack Reed will be among the panelists Sunday on CBS's Face the Nation when the group discusses the Fort Hood shootings and the elections this week. Reed will be joined at 10:30 a.m. on WPRI-TV... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/reed-to-appear.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/reed-to-appear.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:28 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A $500 payment to local Democratic activist Matt Jerzyk was among the more curious campaign expenditures reported in the recent batch of candidate filings. On July 7, Jerzyk sold the Elizabeth Roberts' campaign an "e-mail list for... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/candidates-buy.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/candidates-buy.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:27:30 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Four months after withdrawing her name from the list of 2010 gubernatorial hopefuls, it appears that Elizabeth Roberts is following through on plans to seek a second term as Rhode Island's lieutenant governor. She has launched a... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/roberts-campaig.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2009/11/roberts-campaig.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:18:07 -0500