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AG Lynch will not sue
Attorney General Patrick Lynch will not join twenty state attorneys who are suing to stop the federal health care law from being enacted. He said such a suit would have no chance of success.
Obama nominates Elena Kagan to Supreme Court
(Metro) President Obama has nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Senate Judiciary Committee member Orrin Hatch says her judicial philosophy is important.
In her current post, Kagan is the government’s top advocate at the Supreme Court. The 50-year-old New York native also is a former dean of Harvard Law [...]
U.S. House Passes “Cash for Caulkers”
(Metro) The U.S. House has easily passed legislation providing rebates for green home renovations. The measure, dubbed “Cash For Caulkers,” provides roughly five-billion dollars over several years to inspire homeowners to make energy-saving improvements.
The legislation now goes to the Senate.
Three North Providence Council Members Arrested
(Metro) Three members of the North Providence Town Council have been arrested by the FBI on public corruption charges. They were identified as Council President Joseph Burchfield, and councilors John Zambarano and Raymond Douglas. Mayor Charles Lombardi says he was informed of the arrests this morning. Mayor Charles Lombardi says he was informed of the [...]
Paolino as Providence Mayor… again?
(Metro) Former Providence Mayor Joseph Paolino says he’d like to get his old job back. Paolino tells WJAR-TV if he does become a candidate, he’ll run as an independent to forgo a Democratic primary.
However, he says his candidacy is contingent on working out personal business issues with his family’s commercial real estate company. Several candidates [...]
Carbon Dioxide emissions making oceans more acidic
(Metro) High levels of carbon dioxide emissions are turning oceans more acidic, according to the National Research Council. Scientists claim the ocean’s chemistry is changing at an unprecedented rate not experienced in hundreds of thousands of years. The council cites global warming as a factor and says higher ocean acidification eats away at coral reefs, [...]
Earth Day 2010
It’s Earth Day in Providence and cities across the nation. The first Earth Day was held 40 years ago on April 22nd, 1970 to promote environmental issues and attract attention to protecting our environment. Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson founded the day as an environmental teaching opportunity.
Population in RI shelters hits all-time high
The number of people who turned to Rhode Island’s homeless shelters for a warm and dry place to sleep hit an all time high for the first three months of the year. The Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless on Thursday says the population in homeless shelters and transitional housing climbed to 1,283 for March, [...]
Texas Bomber
(AP) The man accused in a chilling East Texas pipe bomb campaign reportedly had a beef with the government. Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agent Robert Champion says the capture of Larry North was a collaborative effort with local and federal authorities. The 52-year-old North was arrested yesterday for allegedly planting 36 devices near Post Offices [...]
Special United Way Funding For Flood Victims
Corporate donors contributed 440-thousand dollars to the United Way of Rhode Island’s new Flood Recovery Fund in just one day.
Amgen, the Rhode Island Foundation and the United Way contributed 100-thousand dollars each. Other donors include; Amica Insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Cox Communications, National Grid, Textron and Washington Trust.
The money will be [...]
