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Lincoln Chafee and family settling in Wyoming 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2025
Raimondo pushing for 'Amazon tax' to plug gaps in Rhode Island budget 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1192
Social-workers union considers no-confidence vote in DCYF director 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1102
Critics Call For Change To Rhode Island Legislative Rules; Leadership-Backed Plan Moving Ahead 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1097
Interfaith vigil at Rhode Island State House lays out goals to fight poverty 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1121
Rhode Island leaders talk legislative session's priorities 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1184
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 1560
Journal First Amendment fight: R.I. Superior Court agrees to release juror document 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1073
Rhode Island Lawmakers Plan To Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1297
Wide array of PACs helped finance Rhode Island campaigns 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 994
Former Providence Councilman Kevin Jackson faces sentencing on embezzlement charge 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1011
Tiny Rhode Island polling place saw 1 voter after all 7 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 2457
State senator sues city of Providence in federal court, alleging discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1334
Progressives, GOP could find common ground in State House 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1223
Bill would create office to investigate sexual harassment claims in General Assembly 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1109
URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 978
Rhode Island Gubernatorial Candidate Charged With Possession Of Nearly 50 Pounds Of Pot 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1535
Election Poll: Democrats Raimondo, Whitehouse Lead GOP Rivals By Double-Digit Margins 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1171
Rhode Island Republicans accuse D.C. Democrats of campaign finance offense 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1144
Flanders, Whitehouse trade jabs in televised debate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1126
Raimondo has spent over $5 million on reelection campaign 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1001
Tentative settlement reached in Providence school bus strike 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 978
Progressives capture more seats in Rhode Island General Assembly 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1184
Austrian company purchases rights to 38 Studios games 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1470
Rhode Island's aging gas lines: Leaks still a problem, despite repairs 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1050
Rhode Island congressional candidate fills Facebook page with conspiracy theories 7 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Sep 2018 1 1698
2 lawmakers vow to push -- again -- to raise R.I.'s limit on sex-abuse suits 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1392
Matt Brown ad brands Raimondo as 'Republican in disguise' 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1168
Details Of Worcester-PawSox Plan For 'Polar Park' Emerge In Live Announcement 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1230
Gov. Raimondo faces tough race for re-election 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1160

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Former Pawtucket State Sen. Doyle Charged With Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1252
Hospital workers go on strike in Rhode Island 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1333
Firms Sued Over 38 Studios Still Doing Lucrative Work For Rhode Island Agency 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1300
Hospitals Hire Temp Workers In Anticipation of Strike 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1133
Rhode Island law aims to prevent suicides at public colleges 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1112
Providence City Council considers reimposing tax surcharge on unused properties 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1108
DOT says first month of Rhode Island truck tolling: $625,989 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1180
Another 'no' vote for proposed 46-story tower in Providence 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1212
Developer ramps up work on wind farms 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1230
Brown University Undergrads Launch The Little DIY Satellite That Could 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1889
Rhode Island governor to hold office hours at the beach 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1449
Progressive activists seek Providence City Council seats 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1382
Roman Catholic Bishop Of Providence, Hospital Operators Accused in Pension Lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1427
Rhode Island House passes bill mandating insurance coverage for mastectomies 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1211
Rhode Island Senate OKs life sentences in drug fatalities 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1198
Rhode Island House OKs reworked pay-equity bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1280
Rhode Island finance committee delays anticipated vote on PawSox deal 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1671
Raimondo pulls Medicaid co-pays proposal from Rhode Island state budget 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 2 1475
Line-item veto draws praise, criticism at Rhode Island legislative hearing 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1272
Largest Rhode Island State Employee Union Ratifies Three-Year Contract 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1268
Year-long Investigation Of Rhode Island Motorcyle Gangs Results In 49 Arrests 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1232
Rhode Island officials vow to enforce ban on driving with handheld phones 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1180
Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds public-employee pension settlement 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1286
Ex-Newport police union treasurer pleads guilty to wire fraud 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1146
Ex-Rhode Island governor considers run for old Senate seat 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 1625
R.I. GOP leader calls for Democratic House Speaker Mattiello to step down 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1315
Help wanted: Nudist campground searching for a lifeguard 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 2341
Lawmaker withdraws anti-porn bill, citing 'dubious origins' 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1640
Are you going to participate in a March For Our Lives event in Rhode Island on Saturday? 0 hlthe2b Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1206
After federal win, internet providers fight net neutrality effort in Rhode Island 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1427

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Providence lawmaker accused of intimidating bill opponents 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1300
Rhode Island bill would tax violent video games to pay for mental-health counseling in schools 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1550
Rhode Island Supreme Court Catches Up With Cop, Firefighter Disability Claims 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1299
Rhode Island legislators, including Mattiello, introduce 'red flag' bill 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 6 1512
150 protest Trump agenda at Rhode Island State House rally 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1342
Brown University Walks Back Plans For Performing Arts Center 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1334
Coventry senator resigns days after being charged with extorting sex from Senate page, video voyeur- 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 8 1636
Rhode Island lawmakers push to wipe out outdated abortion laws 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 12 1511
Rhode Island Attorney General: Offshore Drilling Puts Coastal Economies At Risk 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1191
Raimondo Maintains Big Fundraising Lead In Q4; Survey Puts Approval At 40 Percent 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1132
Politicians cry foul over unions tying contributions to votes 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1330
Lawyer: Coventry senator being investigated by state police likely to resign 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1124
Raimondo touts economic success: More jobs than ever in Rhode Island history 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1079
PawSox bill passes the RI Senate, moves to a House vote 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1321
Dead, dried-up Christmas tree to be replaced at Statehouse 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 2222
Brown University Eliminates Loans From Its Financial Aid Offerings 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 8 1505
Rhode Island Senate unveils revised PawSox stadium bill 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1359
Providence County will be only site in nation for 2018 census test 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1432
Police report: Ex-lawmaker Watson found naked, bleeding in neighbor's house 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1567
Gov. Raimondo signs bills to support the state's veterans 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1373
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