Donald Carcieri
The Brief, 11/16/2009: Week In Review
Lets start with the local news:
Attention all ye drivers of Rhode Island – put your phones down! Texting while driving is now officially illegal. Drivers need to put away their cellphones PDAs and other digital devices while on the road, according to a bill passed in the General Assembly Monday and signed into law [...]
This Week in Politics: 06/22/09 – 06/26/09
The House Finance Committee approved a bill late Thursday night that would assess colleges and universities a fee for all their non-Rhode Island students. The “student impact fee” is valued at $150 per semester per student. It would be billed directly to universities and collected by cities and towns in order to cover municipal services [...]
This Week in Politics: 6/15/2009 – 6/19/2009
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate jumped sharply to 12.1 percent in May, up from 11.1 percent in April, according to a report issued Friday by the state Department of Labor and Training. The number of jobless Rhode Islanders increased by 5,800, to 68,500.
Democratic lawmakers in the House endorsed a $7.76-billion budget plan on Wednesday that preserves [...]
This Week in Politics: 6/8/09 – 6/12/09
The US Conference of Mayors is holding its annual gathering in Rhode Island for the first time in its 77-year existence. This year, the meeting is to be focused on President Obama’s economic stimulus plan. About 180 mayors are registered for the conference and featured speakers include Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez and Mexican Ambassador [...]
Weekly Blog Round-Up: Huffable Chocolate Edition
Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Blog Round-Up! OK, we’ve wasted too much time on this introduction as-is. Let’s get this party started.
From the News Blog
5) Former Senator Lincoln Chaffee made headlines this week by announcing he’s taken the first step towards running for governor in 2010. Read about his gubernatorial exploratory committee here.
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