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April 20, 2008 - April 26, 2008 Archives

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Carcieri says he'll name an advisory group on immigration

2:02 PM Fri, Apr 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Peter Phipps    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Governor Carcieri, after meeting with Rhode Island clergy today about his executive order cracking down on illegal immigration, said there will be an advisory group to monitor how the order is carried out. Bishop Thomas Tobin of the......

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Sen. Reed will be live on projo.com Monday

8:17 AM Fri, Apr 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Peter Phipps    Email

Sen. Jack Reed will answer questions from projo.com readers during a live chat from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Monday, April 28. You can submit questions now: go to projo.com/chat, click "launch chat", choose a display name (you don't need......

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House set to vote on budget Friday afternoon

8:16 AM Fri, Apr 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Peter Phipps    Email

The House is set to vote on a supplemental budget this afternoon. A revised proposal was passed earlier this week and a special session is scheduled for today at 2 p.m. to vote on the governor's proposed budget for the......

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Religious leaders to meet with Carcieri on immigration

7:18 AM Fri, Apr 25, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Peter Phipps    Email

PROVIDENCE -- Religious leaders plan to meet with Gov. Carcieri to voice their concerns about his executive order cracking down on illegal immigrants. The meeting, set for today, will include Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, Rabbi Alan Flam of the......

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Pa. voters weigh in on hard-edged Democratic contest

9:47 AM Tue, Apr 22, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

PHILADELPHIA -- A six-week, increasingly hard-edged Pennsylvania primary contest between Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama culminated today as voters registered their choice - a decision that could save or sink Clinton's flagging candidacy. The candidates questioned each other's......

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Bray removed from Guard Web site

9:20 AM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Rhode Island Adjutant Gen. Robert T. Bray, whom the governor has said is the public voice in emergencies, is no longer visible on the Rhode Island National Guard’s Web site. Bray’s photo, welcome message and the entire “adjutant general” link......

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Carcieri was out of state but kept in touch — aide

9:19 AM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

The State House was a ghost town last week as the legislature enjoyed its final week off before what will likely be an intense 10-week sprint to the end of the session. Governor Carcieri was among those who took advantage......

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Palumbo mulls primary race for Cranston mayor

9:18 AM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Longtime Rep. Peter Palumbo, D-Cranston, may have his future political sights set closer to home. The House Democrat and ice cream shop owner says he’s weighing a primary challenge to Cranston Mayor Michael T. Napolitano in September. “I’m not saying......

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Controller Franklin stepping down in June

9:17 AM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Longtime State Controller Lawrence C. Franklin, one of the true linchpins of Rhode Island government, is retiring. After 34 years of state service, Franklin, 57, has served notice that the week ending June 21 will be his last in state......

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Secretary Mollis to attend conference on primaries

9:16 AM Mon, Apr 21, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Pamela Reinsel Cotter    Email

Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis is headed to Harvard. On April 28, Mollis will join national election officials and experts in a symposium sponsored by the university’s John F. Kennedy School of Government that will focus on ways to......

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