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Rhode Island’s Blue Civil War

Source: The American Interest, Dec 5 2012, 5:36pm CST

Rhode Island’s blue-on-blue showdown is heating up. Famed litigator David Boies is taking a 96 percent pay cut to represent the state against recalcitrant public sector unions. The New York Times reports: Mr. Boies became inv ...

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12 States Have Marriage Equality... Can We Get to 13? (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 21 2013, 7:28pm CDT

Marriage equality is on a winning streak, and it may not be over yet: Illinois may soon join Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota in passing marriage legislation before the start of summer. But time is run ...

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Valois now officially able to lead the R.I. Economic Development Corporation

Source: Providence Journal  |   May 21 2013, 3:28pm CDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has a new leader, Marcel A. Valois, who has worked most recently as vice president at the Economic Development Foundation of Rhode Island. Governor Chafee's n ...

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"There’s no contract ... Even if there was a contract, the state, pursuing the public interest, has the right to modify contracts."


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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has an official Republican challenger, but it’s not one of the expected names. Former mayor of Cranston, R.I., and current Fort Collins rancher Steve Laffey is the first candidate to take on Hickenloope ...

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Scott Budnick, Rhode Island Man, Recruits Homeless To Volunteer At Church Meal Program

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