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You would hope the answer is "Yes!" Alternate plans for the future of the library are due to be unveiled at City Hall by a new group at 5:30 this evening. From the Library Reform Group blog : At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 5, representatives...
Obama's inauguration remains weeks away, but discontent about the direction of his administration is already simmering among some of his liberal supporters. Deirdre Fulton and Jeff Inglis, two of my colleagues at the Portland Phoenix, write about...
Speaking at the Hi-Hat during FairVote RI's Ballot Bash last night, Hendrik Hertzberg talked up the national popular vote concept as a way of enhancing democracy. As he noted, the 50 US states are divided into battlegrounds and spectators because...
Matt Sledge recently posted about this event elsewhere in blogland: There will be plenty more information to come in the coming weeks, but I wanted to give everyone on RI Future the first look at a big event FairVote Rhode Island has planned: New Yorker...
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...
A controversy concerning a recent action by Brown University members of Students for a Democratic Society has continued to swirl on College Hill -- and it can be expected to heat up anew tomorrow. From the BDH : A University Disciplinary Council hearing...
This ain't Tony the Dancing Cop . From the marketing visionaries at PETA : PETA'S SEXY 'FASHION POLICE' CRACK DOWN ON LEATHER Hot Ladies in Naughty Pleather Cop Costumes Will 'Bust' Anyone Wearing Clothing Stolen From Animals What...
In terms of furthering the third-party cause in RI, Ken Block sends this along: This will take less than one minute of your time. The Moderate Party of Rhode Island has an important meeting next week with Rhode Island Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis...
A few weeks back, the Phoenix offered a look at the third-party presidential candidates on the RI ballot -- not much, admittedly, but more than I saw anywhere else locally. Now, writing in the Sun of Baltimore (h/t Romenesko ), journalism professor John...
From the Progressive Democrats of America , RI chapter: Annual Rhode Island Statewide PDA Meeting Well be meeting in the community room in the basement of the library. The phone number for the library is 401-455-8105. There is always plenty of on-street...
From the Young Dems : PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Young Democrats - www.riyoungdems.org - announced today the election of Meghan Grady (23, Barrington) as president, Kimberly Ahern (25, Providence) as vice-president and Eric Coury (25, East Providence...
Rhode Island, with its mighty four electoral votes, is typically on the margins of presidential politics. Yet with our own New Hampshire-style presidential primary this year, and with scores of Rhode Islanders assisting Obama's campaign in various...
Let us count the ways. 1. Dan Yorke is making a plausible case that the party, because of its utter incompetence, should cease operations for about 12 or 18 months. 2. AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer George Nee, a Democratic stalwart, recognizes the state...
It was thought that Chuck Levesque, and possibly Rod Driver, might come up short last night, but they were among the progressive General Assembly candidates who pulled it out. Matt has the details : Progressives Win Big - Progressive candidates identified...
Justin from Anchor Rising was part of the media/blog crew at the Biltmore last night, and he seemed resigned to an Obama victory even when very little of the results were in. It was a bad night for local Republicans, as I forecast last week , and Justin's...
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