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The R.I. Airport Corporation's $261 million in general airport revenue bonds were labeled “A-” and given a negative outlook by Fitch Ratings. Executive director Ocean State Action talks about the nonprofit’s goals and the importance of voting.
Viola Davis addressed graduating seniors Thursday at the high school in the struggling Rhode Island city where she grew up, urging them to treasure "hard times and joyous moments" and telling them that the "privilege of a...
By Philip Marcelo PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After weeks of delay , the state House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposal to have Rhode Island elect the president by a " national popular vote." States in the national popular vote compact agree to assign their Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate that wins the popular vote nationwide, as opposed to designating ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - Rhode Island's governor signed an executive order on Monday declaring that the small New England state will recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, a move that will give gay and lesbian couples many of the same rights as heterosexuals.
Rich. Curt Schilling , well-paid major league pitcher and long-time advocate of small government and personal responsibility as a campaign shill for Republican presidential candidates, has his hand out for Rhode Island corporate welfare to prop up his ailing video game company, in apparent default on state loans. Hypocrite of the day, if not the month. From the story: We got hoodwinked; we got ...
A former Rhode Island auditor general has announced a run for governor in 2014. WPRI-TV reports ( http://bit.ly/IRmr0y ) that Democrat Ernest Almonte (all-MON'-tee) filed a notice of organization with the state board of elections on Monday morning.
President Barack Obama has received $17,869 in donations for his re-election efforts from 18 members of Brown University’s faculty, including Ruth Simmons, who is stepping down as president of the Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island.
shelter sign-cmyk.jpg By MARTHA SMITH Special to the Standard EXETER – The latest move in the increasingly intense tug-of-war at the troubled Exeter Animal Shelter can only be termed drastic: a notice has been posted on the facility’s door announcing that, per order of the town council, the services of all volunteers are suspended. Source Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
By ANTONY aRUSSO aarusso@ricentral.com SRI Logo.jpg CHARLESTOWN - The town council voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal year 2013 (FY13) municipal budget at their meeting on Monday night after passing a few last minute revisions that ultimately decreased the bottom line. The budget will be put to voters during an all day referendum on Monday, June 4. Source Southern Rhode Island Newspapers
Rhode Island's governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when it comes to health insurance and a slew of...
Coastal erosion near Matunuck has imperiled seafront structures and threatened the only road that residents can use to get in and out.