The issue that has sparked a lot of interest lately, however, has involved schoolteachers, not industrial unions. Their two main unions are the National Education Association (with 3.2 million members, dedicated to themselves first, the Democratic Party second, and the children third) and the American Federation [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Calling the magnitude of the local-aid cuts in Governor Carcieri's deficit-elimination plan an "extraordinary disappointment,'' Senate Democratic leaders on Wednesday said they "cannot rule out'' tax increases as a possible alternative.
"Can't rule that out at this point,'' said Senate Majority Leader Daniel Connors, D-Cumberland, during" [...]
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has a nifty summation of the state of the health care debate in The New York Times:
“If you compared it to the alternative, it looks good,” said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, about the prospect of moving ahead with a measure that does not [...]
Great news, covered here in the Projo and here at RIFuture. Here’s the statement he’s posted on his new website:
Statistician, writer, and public policy researcher, Tom Sgouros, Jr., announced today he will seek the Democratic nomination for Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer [...]
Valley Inn host Joe Occhi draws winning ticket as Len Katzman and Rich Gottlieb look on.
The Portsmouth Democratic Town Committee hosted their annual holiday party — and their first-ever 50/50 raffle — last night at the Valley Inn, and both were a big success.
"This was our first" [...]
Massachusetts voters go to the polls today for Democratic and Republican primaries in the race to replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy, father of Rhode Island Representative Patrick Kennedy.
Martha Coakley, the only of the four Democratic candidates who has run statewide before, has held a solid lead in public polling [...]
By Katie Mulvaney
Journal staff writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rhode Island Superior Court Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson on Tuesday sailed through the first leg of her confirmation as a 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge. Not a single Republican member attended her Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, indicating to Democratic supporters [...]
Representative Patrick Kennedy has not endorsed anyone in the race to succeed his late father, Edward Kennedy, in the U.S. Senate. But with just days to go before the Democratic primary for the seat, a joint appearance with one of the contenders - Congressman Michael Capuano. From Kennedy's office:
Pawtucket, RI [...]
BOSTON (AP) -- Debates, media interviews and a calculated targeting of likely voters will be the hallmarks of the final week in the primary campaign to replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
The four Democrats and two Republicans battling to succeed the liberal lion face off in Dec. 8 primaries. The [...]
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) -- Governor Carcieri is weighing in on the public clash between Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, saying Kennedy has made "outrageous statements about the Catholic church" and the bishop had no choice but to respond.
The Republican governor, a Catholic and social [...]
Congressman Bart Stupak announced on Fox that if his Stupak Amendment does not remain intact in the final version of the Healthcare Reform Bill that "at least 10" Democrats may not vote for the final Healthcare Reform Bill to be passed. Is Congressman Langevin one of those 10-20 "democrats" [...]
Thanks for coming out of the closet:
While many pundits whistle past the graveyard of the Nov. 3 elections, the political professionals know the truth: There has been a stark shift of independents away from the Democrats.
Finally we get an acknowledgement that you are [...]
I’m not sure if everyone has seen the new online action by CREDO Mobile which will be sending coat hangers to the 20 pro-choice Democrats, all of which are men of course, who voted to pass the Stupak Amendment.
In case the symbolism escapes you, [...]
Update: In response to Governor Carcieri's statement that he would be willing to look at domestic partnerships, Betsy Dennigan released the following statement.
Betsy Dennigan, Democratic candidate for the second congressional district says Governor Carcieri's support of domestic partnerships is on the right path but is still discriminatory.
"Marriage equality for" [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- U.S. Rep. David Obey, a Wisconsin Democrat and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, joined Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Governor Donald L. Carcieri, Mayor David N. Cicilline and other state political leaders Friday morning on a tour of four biotech research facilities in Providence's' [...]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former high-ranking Rhode Island state police official has been sworn in as the new U.S. Marshal.
Steven O'Donnell was sworn in Friday at the federal courthouse in downtown Providence.
O'Donnell was recommended by the state's Democratic senators, Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, and then nominated [...]
From the Chicago Tribune:
Sen. Jack Reed, Democrat from Rhode Island and a West Point graduate, was fresh from a meeting at the Pentagon this morning when he was asked about the decision that President Barack Obama faces about troop deployments in Afghanistan."He has to do" [...]
