Donald Carcieri News

Making good on an earlier warning, Governor Carcieri has vetoed legislation allowing Twin River to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while also forcing the owners of the Lincoln track and slot parlor to drop their plans to suspend greyhound racing Aug.

Governor Carcieri, vetoing legislation proposing an increase of dog racing at Lincoln's Twin River.

Deepwater Wind has agreed to lease 117 acres in the Quonset Business Park to use as a staging area for its $1.5-billion proposal to install more than 100 wind turbines off the Rhode Island coast.

The New Hampshire state Senate and House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would legalize marijuana use for critically and terminally ill patients.

By JIM BARON PROVIDENCE - The General Assembly's slow pace in moving legislation this session has forced unpleasant choices on both itself and Gov.

Governor Carcieri on Friday signed into law legislation that could pave the way for off-shore wind farms in Rhode Island.

In 13 minutes flat, the state Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed Supreme Court Justice Paul A. Suttell as Rhode Island's 51st chief justice.

Two down and five, possibly six, to go. In the last month, Governor Carcieri has sent two judgeship nominations to the legislature for confirmation.

In The Beaches of Agns - Agns Varda 's autobiographical documentary in which she walks backward through the sands of time - the French auteur presents herself as a wistful, sensitive imp, not at all the combative borderline-nightmare I met at a luncheon recently.

The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has awarded grants totaling $681,875 to 17 renewable-energy projects across the state.

Governor Donald L. Carcieri reassured Twin River patrons and Rhode Island taxpayers that today's consensual Chapter 11 reorganization filing by BLB Investors, the company that owns Twin River, will have no impact on the gaming experience or operations.

The proposal to eliminate the state Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner stirred growing controversy Monday, as Governor Carcieri denounced it as "a mistake," at least two lawmakers moved to preserve the office, and advocates scheduled a news conference for Tuesday.

After months of unproductive talks with emissaries of the state, the owners of the Twin River greyhound track and slot parlor have tried and apparently failed in their effort to enlist Governor Carcieri 's help in averting a bankruptcy filing.

On June 18, the Rhode Island House defeated the National Popular Vote bill, HB5569, by a vote of 28-45. The awareness that the Governor was likely to veto it anyway probably dampened support for the bill.

The House has postponed voting until Tuesday on legislation that supporters say strengthens Rhode Island's Access to Public Records Act .

Superior Court Presiding Justice Joseph F. Rodgers Jr. on Wednesday announced that he was retiring from the bench at the same time that Governor Carcieri selected Rodgers' daughter, Kristen E. Rodgers, for a seat on the same court.

Republican Governor Carcieri lashed back Tuesday at Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, a Democrat, for what he calls her "irresponsible and erroneous accusations" about his administration's agreement to pay $370,000 to the Lucas Group for its consulting work on the state's Medicaid overhaul.

The angry men and women flooded through the marble hallways of the State House Wednesday night, an estimated 500 strong, united in a simple message against government spending and new taxes.

Amid unanswered questions about how much he relied on the Medicaid reform proposals of a failed GOP congressional candidate in New Hampshire for whom he campaigned and raised money, the state's acting chief of health and human services, Gary Alexander, won Senate confirmation to the $135,661-a-year job on Tuesday.

Nearly identical bills that would pave the way for National Grid to set up long-term contracts to purchase renewable energy have unanimously passed key committees in the House and Senate.