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I’ve been told (via various advertisements) that yes votes on ballot Questions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 will each bring jobs. If it’s that simple, maybe Rhode Island should consider adding 10 or 20 more questions to the ballot every two years, since they could all bring jobs too. In the race for District…
[8:24] Doherty closing: Washington is broken, we need to bring jobs to America and jobs to RI through bipartisanship. We need to protect Social Security and Medicare, and cut back on our debt. Election comes down to an evaluation of trust. [8:23] Cicilline closing: We need to fight against the bigs in Washington, and for…
Link to Parts 1 and 2: State Representative and Mayor of Providence. First District Congressman: During the 2 years that David Cicilline has been Rhode Island’s First District Congressman, Congress has not been able to agree on an overall budget, though they still approve appropriations bills for all of the various Federal departments. Congressman Cicilline…
During last week’s WPRO (630AM) debate, in response to a question from moderator Bill Haberman, Congressman David Cicilline made a general claim that “I don’t have to suggest to you that we need to cut spending. I’ve already done that”. Congressman Cicilline seemed to be referring to a recent vote, but the moderator wanted to…
From Walter Russell Mead of the American Interest, in a blog post titled “Hurricane Sandy and the Perils of Nanny State Governance”…The problem with nanny state governance isn’t just that it’s intrusive. It isn’t just that it stifles business with over-regulation, and it isn’t just that it empowers busybodies and costs money. It’s that it…
In the other two Federal races in Rhode Island this year, both polled by WPRI-TV (CBS 12), incumbent James Langevin leads challenger Michael Riley 48%-31% (and independent Abel Collins receiving 9% of the vote), and incumbent Senator Sheldon Whitehouse leads challenger Barry Hinckley 55%-33%.
The WPRI-TV (CBS 12) poll released at 6 pm has incumbent First District Congressman David Cicilline leading challenger Brendan Doherty 42.6%-41.6%. Independent David Vogel has 6.3% of the vote, with 8.3% “not sure”. That result is a little closer than the most recent previous WPRI or Brown University polls. ADDENDUM: Some evidence, alluded to in…
This started out as an open-thread post, on Rhode Island ballot question 7. The question itself will read… 7. AFFORDABLE HOUSING BONDS — $25,000,000 — (Chapter 241 – Public Laws 2012) Approval of this question will allow the State of Rhode Island to issue general obligation bonds, refunding bonds, and temporary notes in an amount…
[7:55] Whitehouse closing: Will fight against privatizing SS and for Medicare benefits and for the middle class. [7:54] Hinckley closing: wipe away the labels, send a job creator to Washington. [7:53] Whitehouse tries to drive home the idea that the Ryan budget would end Medicare. [7:52] Hinckley says there are parts of Obamacare he would…
I try to use the blogospheric cliche of “read the whole thing” sparingly, but it is very obviously the appropriate pointer to Senator Dawson Hodgson’s op-ed from Saturday’s Projo, where Senator Hodgson criticized the lack of accountability at the Rhode Island General Assembly, which the 38 Studios fiasco has made more apparent than usual. Consider…
