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Town elections Monday in Rehoboth and Seekonk, Mass.

5:00 PM Thu, Apr 03, 2008 | | Comments (1)
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Many Massachusetts communities have their town elections in April. On Monday, voters in Rehoboth and Seekonk will go to the polls to choose selectmen, among other contests. In Seekonk, voters will decide on two initiatives: one to remove the town's......

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Political Scene: Emergency Management's spokesmen

9:33 AM Mon, Mar 31, 2008 | | Comments (3)
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency now has three people entitled to speak in its name: Steve Kass, its main spokesman, Brittan Bates, an alternate, and, in critical situations, Maj. Gen. Robert T. Bray, the agency’s director and acting executive......

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Typos still dog treasurer

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

The general treasurer’s office was embarrassed last week after the release of its annual list of unclaimed property such as inactive bank accounts. The cover of the 48-page publication features money falling from the sky toward an outstretched pair of......

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Dion rejoins state as revenue agency analyst

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Two years after leaving his perch as chief economist for the state Budget Office for a job in the private sector, Paul Dion is back. Dion has been hired by the director of the new Department of Revenue to serve......

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No lounging

9:27 AM Mon, Mar 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

If you’re thinking about visiting the House Lounge for a little R&R during your next visit to the State House, think again. House leaders have revived an old rule that only the House legislators, their staff and, yes, we here......

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Senior Agenda Coalition chief joins R.I. Housing

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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Jessica Buhler, a familiar face in State House hallways, left the advocacy group for the elderly last week after five years as the organization’s leader. She was the coalition’s first director, and played an active lobbying role in the debate......

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Sprucing up

9:24 AM Mon, Mar 31, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Political Scene noticed strange sounds coming from upstairs at the State House Friday afternoon. It turns out that a team of workers were busy inside the corner office usually occupied by the governor’s chief legal counsel, Kernan “Kerry” King. The......

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