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'We were on life support, and Carcieri just pulled the plug'
Officials in the already-cash-strapped communities of Woonsocket and Pawtucket are reacting to Gov.
An unapologetic Gov. Donald Carcieri, defending the deep cuts made in state aid to cities and towns in his revised budget for the current year, called on city employees and school teachers to take a 3 percent cut in pay and open up labor contracts for other savings as unionized state workers have.
EDC just a piece of puzzle, say leaders
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS: Members of the media quiz newly named director of the Economic Development Corporation Ioanna Morfessis at Friday's press conference.
Residents of the state's 39 cities and towns, and its 36 school districts, should expect to see either property tax increases or a sharp reduction of municipal services as Gov.
In North Kingstown, this yeara s Cereal Night is bittersweet
A year ago, Patrick Gannon inspired Rhode Islanders with his plan to feed the hungry.
Rory Smith's departure from the gubernatorial race leaves a big hole atop the GOP ticket.
Middletown's 'Senor' Dana E. Ramey named R.I. teacher of the year
It was billed as a celebration of dramatic improvements in the test scores at Middletown High School.
Rhode Island to hire new economic development chief at $250k
Ioanna T. Morfessis The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation unanimously voted Tuesday to appoint Ioanna T. Morfessis of Arizona as the state's next economic development chief, paying her $250,000 a year for the job.
R.I. homeless want to meet with Governor Carcieri
Joseph P. Buchanan spends his working hours reaching out to homeless people who nest beneath the underpasses and hide in the trees next to railroad tracks.
Gov Carcieri to Speak About Offshore Wind Power Plans
Carcieri is scheduled to speak Thursday at a workshop in Boston hosted by the American Wind Energy Association.
Plan to house R.I. homeless criticized
A state plan to house the homeless this winter is woefully inadequate and could lead to deaths when the weather gets colder, advocates said Tuesday.
Rhode Island to experience homeless shelter shortage
When Melissa Howard was a teenager, she told Department of Youth, Children, and Families officials that she didn't want to go on Social Security Disability - " despite the fact that they thought she was eligible.
Carcieri talks finances with four R.I. mayors
Governor Carcieri met privately Wednesday with the mayors of Rhode Island's four major cities to open a dialogue about the state's worsening financial condition.
25-Nov-09 - Rhode Island Governor Calls Kennedy's Remarks ''Outrageous''
Waren, N.H., Nov 25, 2009 .- On a local radio show Wednesday morning, Rhode Island Gov.
R.I. Gov. Carcieri calls Kennedy's statements 'outrageous
Governor Carcieri is weighing in on the public clash between Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence, saying Kennedy has made "outrageous statements about the Catholic church" and the bishop had no choice but to respond.
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State sets a fee for saltwater angling
Ending a historic freedom to fish the seas for the pleasure of it, Massachusetts' 500,000 saltwater anglers will be required to buy state licenses for $10 in 2011, as a result of a bill signed yesterday by Gov.
Advocates and the homeless assemble in front of Benificent Church in...
Nicole Lagace, right, of Providence, stands with others as they hold photos as symbols of people who are potentially homeless and who will exceed the state's shelter capacity.
Political Scene: Stimulus funds helped spur growth pattern in R.I.
Someone may have awarded Little Rhody three new congressional districts while we weren't looking.
Carcieri works to shield former aide as contractor sues R.I.
Governor Carcieri 's lawyers are trying to keep new Superior Court Judge Brian Stern, a former head of state purchasing and chief of staff to the governor, from having to answer questions under oath in a lawsuit filed by the Shire Corp., a road and bridge building company that claims it was the victim of illegal bid manipulations by the state.
4 R.I. troopers to receive ICE training
Four Rhode Island state troopers will be deputized with immigration powers by early 2010, nearly two years after Governor Carcieri sought the state-federal partnership, and during the waning months of his administration.
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