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February 3, 2008 - February 9, 2008 Archives
3:50 PM Fri, Feb 08, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera  Email
Diplomats from countries across the United States and South America are coming together in Providence next week. The “Changes in the Andes” conference, will take place at Brown University Feb. 12-13. Policymakers, academics, diplomats and other stakeholders from Bolivia, Ecuador......
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7:04 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed an economic rescue plan today that would speed $600 to $1,200 in rebates to most taxpayers and $300 checks to low-income people, including disabled veterans and the elderly. The 81-16 vote capped more than a......
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1:00 PM Thu, Feb 07, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. "I must now stand aside, for our party and our country," the former Massachusetts governor prepared to......
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11:03 AM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
BOSTON -- U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy and Gov. Deval Patrick couldn't deliver their home state for Barack Obama as Massachusetts women voters helped propel Hillary Rodham Clinton to victory, while former Gov. Mitt Romney easily turned back Republican rival John......
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8:58 AM Wed, Feb 06, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
As Hillary Clinton pulls ahead of Barack Obama in the count for Democratic presidential convention delegates, it's worth noting that today has another special significance for her. It's the 8th anniversary of the former First Lady's official announcement that she......
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7:19 PM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
WASHINGTON -- The results are beginning to emerge in today's Super Tuesday primaries. According to Associated Press exit polls, Barack Obama won the Georgia primary, the leading edge of a coast-to-coast struggle with Hillary Rodham Clinton for delegates in the......
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6:26 PM Tue, Feb 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Journal photo / Frieda Squires Voters at Seekonk Town Hall check in with Dorothy Jackson, Jean Stallard and Alice Santos for the Massachusetts primary election. BOSTON -- Former Gov. Mitt Romney looked to the loyalty of Massachusetts Republicans to......
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11:58 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McKinney Email
PROVIDENCE -- Responding to the state firefighters union's no-confidence vote in Providence Fire Chief George S. Farrell, Mayor David N. Cicilline issued a statement late yesterday calling him a "man of enormous integrity" and saying the chief has his full......
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9:34 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
A ban on cell phone use behind the wheel, it appears, might not be the cure-all for Rhode Island’s fiscal troubles. State budget officials, who initially estimated that such a law could generate $6.2 million in fines between this year......
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9:33 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
In a recent call to Political Scene, House Speaker William J. Murphy went out of his way to dispel recurring rumors that he plans to leave the State House after this session to spend more time with his young family,......
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9:29 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
And speaking of the speaker… House Speaker William Murphy has made no secret of his love for the film and television industry’s presence in Rhode Island. Now he’s getting his first starring role. A new half-hour weekly show, Straight from......
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9:28 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Governor Carcieri said goodbye to the number two official in the state budget office last week, announcing that George Welly, deputy budget officer, plans to retire this year. Welly, known for his thick-rimmed glasses and his mischievous smile, told Political......
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9:27 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Nellie M. Gorbea, once deputy secretary of state under Matt Brown, has been appointed executive director of HousingWorksRI, the coalition of foundations, banks, colleges and community groups seeking a solution to the state’s lack of affordable housing. Gorbea, of North......
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9:26 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
The Rhode Island School Superintendents’ Association has established a service award in the name of the late Rep. Paul W. Crowley, in honor of the Newport Democrat’s longstanding commitment to education. The Paul Crowley Award will be presented annually to......
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9:24 AM Mon, Feb 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter Email
Democratic Sen. Jack Reed is up for a third term this year, and it is no surprise that national and local political experts consider him a lock for reelection. He has no announced Republican opposition yet. And he usually has......
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