http://politicsblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2011 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:30:16 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Katherine Gregg Journal State House bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- While voicing her disappointment that a draft of the much-anticipated pension overhaul bill was leaked, state General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo on Friday seized the moment to tout the hundreds... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/r.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/r.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:30:16 -0500 By John E. Mulligan PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rep. David N. Cicilline raised about $202,000 for his reelection fund during the reporting period that ended Sept. 30, his campaign announced Thursday. The Rhode Island Democrat's campaign offered no cash-on-hand figure in... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/cicilline-campa-1.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/cicilline-campa-1.html Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:44:00 -0500 By Philip Marcelo and Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Chafee on Thursday defended the state Board of Governor's decision to make undocumented students eligible for in-state tuition rates at Rhode Island's public colleges, calling some... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/chafee-defends-1.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/chafee-defends-1.html Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:59:00 -0500 The Rhode Island Statewide Coalition, an advocacy group favoring limited taxation and fiscally conservative government, is asking Rhode Islanders to call state General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo and Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed to urge them to include independent... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/container-for-p-8.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/container-for-p-8.html Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:48:00 -0500 By John E. Mulligan WASHINGTON -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's campaign has announced that it raised more than $550,000 in the reporting period that ended Sept. 30, leaving the Rhode Island Democrat with a cash balance of almost $2.6 million. The... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/sen-whitehouses.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/sen-whitehouses.html Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:51:11 -0500 WASHINGTON -- The John Loughlin for Congress campaign raised $23,377 during the quarter that ended Sept. 30, according to spokesman Michael Napolitano. Loughlin, a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 1st Congressional District, is serving as an army reserve... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/john-loughlin-f.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/john-loughlin-f.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:47:29 -0500 Providence Journal video by Mary Murphy By TATIANA PINA Journal staff writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The "Values Voter" bus made a stop in Rhode Island on its way from New Hampshire to Ohio so speakers could talk about the... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/update-values-v.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/update-values-v.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:45:15 -0500 WASHINGTON -- A Rhode Island official told a panel at the National Defense University Wednesday about the state's efforts to train prospective workers in the field of cybersecurity. Theresa Murray of the R.I. Emergency Management Agency attended a workshop... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/ri-official-gro.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/ri-official-gro.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:40:12 -0500 WASHINGTON -- "Americans Elect," a new organization that offers an alternative to the traditional partisan process of nominating presidential candidates, plans an introductory meeting in Providence Thursday. The 7 p.m. gathering at 67 George St., is a chance "for those... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/group-seeking-a.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/group-seeking-a.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:28:18 -0500 By Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- EngageRI, a privately financed advocacy group for pension reform, has hired former House Majority Whip Christopher Boyle as its $30,000 lobbyist. The hiring surfaced in a filing Friday with the... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/ri-pension-advo.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/ri-pension-advo.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:18:00 -0500 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Islanders who want to watch the 8 p.m. Republican presidential debate over the air will have to do it at the little-known channel Bloomberg TV. The debate, at Dartmouth College, is sponsored by Bloomberg, The Washington... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/want-tonights-g.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/want-tonights-g.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:57:34 -0500 By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As a former U.S. Senator, Governor Chafee is eligible to receive a federal pension of $1,478 per month - $17,736 a year - when he turns 62. That was the answer that his communications... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/chafee-eligible.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/chafee-eligible.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:36:07 -0500 By Katherine Gregg PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Legislative leaders have concluded that they need to bring the full House and the full Senate back for a single purpose: the introduction of the pension-reform legislation that Governor Chafee and state Treasurer Gina... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/ri-house-senate-2.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/ri-house-senate-2.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:37:41 -0500 By Randal Edgar Journal State House Bureau The prospect of former state Rep. John J. Loughlin II and former State Police Supt. Brendan P. Doherty duking it out to see who will take on U.S. Rep. David N. Cicilline next... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/ri-gop-to-weigh.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/ri-gop-to-weigh.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:00:10 -0500 By Philip Marcelo and Katherine Gregg Journal State House Bureau Running against U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in 2012, Republican Benjamin "Barry" Hinckley III has raised $163,000 in the most recent reporting period, according to a spokesman for his campaign. That... http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/hinckley-raises-1.html http://politicsblog.projo.com/2011/10/hinckley-raises-1.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:00:09 -0500