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Leaders of R.I. cities and towns protest union-backed 'lifetime contract bill' 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1637
Mass transit advocates urge Rhode Island to develop its own rapid rail system 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1423
Rhode Island medical pot regulators prepare for home delivery 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1382
R.I. State Police Superintendent Asks Governor For Funds To Train E-911 Call Takers 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1721
R.I. teachers unions, ACLU object to bill criminalizing sex between school employees and students 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 2010
Rhode Island bill would permit earlier parole for juvenile offenders serving life sentences 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1493
Former State Senator, Businessman Sentenced for Bank Fraud, Tax Crimes 0 nitpicker Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1436
Rhode Island Man Indicted for Defrauding Investors and Tax Evasion 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1454
Rhode Island Senate committee gets its turn listening to gun-control debate 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1453
State board issues warning to Warwick mayor over car business 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1550
Hearing on raises for state officials generates no public participation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1538
In Break From Status Quo, RI House Committee To Vote On Abortion-Rights Bill 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1588
Rhode Island Cuts Funding To AIDS Group 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1434
Rhode Island fraudster was major donor to Reynolds, Ernst, King, Pate 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1582
Former Rhode Island GOP candidate Taub arraigned in campaign fraud 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1517
Brown academics' study on R.I. voter ID law raises questions 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 6 1837
Rhode Island Officials: Proposed Offshore Wind Farm Could Benefit Ratepayers 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1752
Rhode Island quasi-state agencies critical of Raimondo budget 'scoops' 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1367
Bid to hike R.I.'s minimum wage pits advocates against businesses 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1410
Lincoln Chafee and family settling in Wyoming 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2563
Raimondo pushing for 'Amazon tax' to plug gaps in Rhode Island budget 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1500
Social-workers union considers no-confidence vote in DCYF director 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1581
Critics Call For Change To Rhode Island Legislative Rules; Leadership-Backed Plan Moving Ahead 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1400
Interfaith vigil at Rhode Island State House lays out goals to fight poverty 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1424
Rhode Island leaders talk legislative session's priorities 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1468
With R.I. on brink of losing House seat, legislator plans to revisit paying people to move here 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1851
Journal First Amendment fight: R.I. Superior Court agrees to release juror document 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1430
Rhode Island Lawmakers Plan To Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1592
Wide array of PACs helped finance Rhode Island campaigns 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1317
Former Providence Councilman Kevin Jackson faces sentencing on embezzlement charge 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1323

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Tiny Rhode Island polling place saw 1 voter after all 7 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 3270
State senator sues city of Providence in federal court, alleging discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1609
Progressives, GOP could find common ground in State House 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1719
Bill would create office to investigate sexual harassment claims in General Assembly 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1490
URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1314
Rhode Island Gubernatorial Candidate Charged With Possession Of Nearly 50 Pounds Of Pot 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1864
Election Poll: Democrats Raimondo, Whitehouse Lead GOP Rivals By Double-Digit Margins 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1490
Rhode Island Republicans accuse D.C. Democrats of campaign finance offense 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1463
Flanders, Whitehouse trade jabs in televised debate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1421
Raimondo has spent over $5 million on reelection campaign 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1283
Tentative settlement reached in Providence school bus strike 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1310
Progressives capture more seats in Rhode Island General Assembly 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1533
Austrian company purchases rights to 38 Studios games 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1860
Rhode Island's aging gas lines: Leaks still a problem, despite repairs 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1326
Rhode Island congressional candidate fills Facebook page with conspiracy theories 7 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Sep 2018 1 2356
2 lawmakers vow to push -- again -- to raise R.I.'s limit on sex-abuse suits 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1699
Matt Brown ad brands Raimondo as 'Republican in disguise' 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1456
Details Of Worcester-PawSox Plan For 'Polar Park' Emerge In Live Announcement 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1683
Gov. Raimondo faces tough race for re-election 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1458
Former Pawtucket State Sen. Doyle Charged With Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1589
Hospital workers go on strike in Rhode Island 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1668
Firms Sued Over 38 Studios Still Doing Lucrative Work For Rhode Island Agency 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1592
Hospitals Hire Temp Workers In Anticipation of Strike 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1440
Rhode Island law aims to prevent suicides at public colleges 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1387
Providence City Council considers reimposing tax surcharge on unused properties 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1421
DOT says first month of Rhode Island truck tolling: $625,989 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1479
Another 'no' vote for proposed 46-story tower in Providence 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1565
Developer ramps up work on wind farms 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1600
Brown University Undergrads Launch The Little DIY Satellite That Could 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 2194
Rhode Island governor to hold office hours at the beach 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1763

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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Progressive activists seek Providence City Council seats 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1697
Roman Catholic Bishop Of Providence, Hospital Operators Accused in Pension Lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1742
Rhode Island House passes bill mandating insurance coverage for mastectomies 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1503
Rhode Island Senate OKs life sentences in drug fatalities 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1495
Rhode Island House OKs reworked pay-equity bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1575
Rhode Island finance committee delays anticipated vote on PawSox deal 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 2242
Raimondo pulls Medicaid co-pays proposal from Rhode Island state budget 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 2 1792
Line-item veto draws praise, criticism at Rhode Island legislative hearing 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1574
Largest Rhode Island State Employee Union Ratifies Three-Year Contract 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1570
Year-long Investigation Of Rhode Island Motorcyle Gangs Results In 49 Arrests 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1548
Rhode Island officials vow to enforce ban on driving with handheld phones 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1455
Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds public-employee pension settlement 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1582
Ex-Newport police union treasurer pleads guilty to wire fraud 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1440
Ex-Rhode Island governor considers run for old Senate seat 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 1922
R.I. GOP leader calls for Democratic House Speaker Mattiello to step down 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1604
Help wanted: Nudist campground searching for a lifeguard 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 2773
Lawmaker withdraws anti-porn bill, citing 'dubious origins' 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 2020
Are you going to participate in a March For Our Lives event in Rhode Island on Saturday? 0 hlthe2b Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1509
After federal win, internet providers fight net neutrality effort in Rhode Island 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1740
Providence lawmaker accused of intimidating bill opponents 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1600
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