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MacKay on the General Assembly's opening session

MacKay on the General Assembly's opening session
Scott MacKay might be long gone from the ProJo, but the WRNI contributor returned to his old haunt on Smith Hill yesterday to offer a legislative preview for the radio station: The white-haired men dressed in Revolutionary era artillery uniforms were...
by Ian Donnis | Jan 07, 2009 | with 1 comment(s)

Perils of a depleted State House press

Perils of a depleted State House press
As I've written before , it's great that blogs such as Hard Deadlines and Rhode Island's 12th have sprung up to cover areas that tend to get short-shrift from the Prov-centric RI media. And last Sunday, during his appearance on Newsmakers...
by Ian Donnis | Jan 07, 2009 | with 2 comment(s)

Where the rubber meets the road

Where the rubber meets the road
One school of thought holds that poverty will always be with us. Perhaps, but that overlooks the fact that government, however flawed, can make an important difference for the better on important issues. Two examples: 1) The federal government, through...
by Ian Donnis | Jan 07, 2009 | with no comments

Gov, leg leaders exchange shots on renewables

Gov, leg leaders exchange shots on renewables
The dour fiscal climate is likely to make more difficult efforts to promote renewable energy in Rhode Island. Meanwhile, in a recent exchange of letters, two General Assembly leaders and Governor Carcieri debated the state's approach for selecting...
by Ian Donnis | Jan 05, 2009 | with no comments

2008: The Year When the Crap Hit the Fan

2008: The Year When the Crap Hit the Fan
I recap 2008 in this week's Phoenix: For a good metaphor of the year experienced by Rhode Island in 2008, consider the economic-development summit called by Governor Carcieri in November. On the surface, the notion of seeking fresh thinking about...
by Ian Donnis | Dec 23, 2008 | with no comments

Murphy backs away from self-imposed limit on his tenure

Murphy backs away from self-imposed limit on his tenure
In a switch, House Speaker William J. Murphy -- often described as the holder of the most powerful position in state government -- is taking a wait-and-see approach to just how long he wants to remain Mr. Speaker. During a taping this morning of WPRI...
by Ian Donnis | Dec 19, 2008 | with 1 comment(s)

Common Cause names new executive director

Common Cause names new executive director
Common Cause of RI has a successor to Christine Lopes : John Marion has been named the Executive Director of Common Cause RI. Common Cause RI is a non-partisan advocacy group which works for open, ethical and accountable government. Marion takes the helm...
by Ian Donnis | Dec 12, 2008 | with 1 comment(s)

Friday's political short takes

Friday's political short takes
-- Speaking of Costantino : -- He said Governor Carcieri needs to put forward a budget -- preferably in January -- before the General Assembly can move ahead with the process. In terms of economic development, Costantino says more needs to done to capitalize...
by Ian Donnis | Dec 05, 2008 | with 1 comment(s)

Costantino keeping options open for 2010

Costantino keeping options open for 2010
Steven M Costantino , chairman of the powerful House Finance Committee -- and someone who will remain in the spotlight amid RI's ongoing budget woes -- has for some time been a potential Providence mayoral candidate for 2010. Costantino joined Tim...
by Ian Donnis | Dec 05, 2008 | with 1 comment(s)

Quixotic mission: policing ethics in RI

Quixotic mission: policing ethics in RI
Not for nothing, but Kent Willever had an interesting choice for a bit of office decoration when he took up the job as executive director of the Rhode Island Ethics Commission . As I wrote in 2002 : An illustration of Don Quixote seems like an appropriate...
by Ian Donnis | Nov 24, 2008 | with no comments

Interesting juxtaposition

Interesting juxtaposition
With an op-ed in today's ProJo , Tom Sgouros notes how the Republican label -- though not necessarily somewhat conservative politics, aka old-school RI Repulicanism -- was lethal for General Assembly candidates earlier this month. [A]ll is not bleak...
by Ian Donnis | Nov 22, 2008 | with no comments

Post-mortem continues for the RI GOP

Post-mortem continues for the RI GOP
At the other end of the spectrum . . . Justin Catalano, a young conservative activist who has formed a group called the 1772 Society , is the latest to consider the woes of the Rhode Island Republican Party . Over the next few months, the Gentlemen of...
by Ian Donnis | Nov 11, 2008 | with 2 comment(s)

Murphy: House to resume work after Veterans Day

Murphy: House to resume work after Veterans Day
UPDATE: ON SECOND THOUGHT . While it might not look good for Democratic legislators to skip the gov's conference, by and large, it's worth remembering that politics is personal. Governor Carcieri and his lieutenants spent a good part of recent...
by Ian Donnis | Nov 07, 2008 | with no comments

Speaker Murphy gets a cameo on Brotherhood

Speaker Murphy gets a cameo on Brotherhood
House Speaker William J. Murphy gets a cameo in the current (third) season of Showtime's Brotherhood . He calls it "a very small cameo appearance," and he would not disclose further details. However . . . WARNING -- SPOILER ALERT. If you...
by Ian Donnis | Nov 07, 2008 | with no comments

O'Neill makes the rounds

O'Neill makes the rounds
As part of the rush of media interest following his upset of Senate President Joseph A. Montalbano, state Senator-elect Edward O'Neill, independent of Lincoln, appears this week on Newsmakers and on WJAR-TV's 10 News Conference. O'Neill told...
by Ian Donnis | Nov 07, 2008 | with no comments
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