Monique Chartier
House Bill H7950, sponsored by Representative Arthur Handy (D-Cranston) and quizzically entitled “Economic Growth and Fairness Act”, will be heard tomorrow at the rise of the House. There is a rumor also of a rally against the bill at 4:00 in the Capitol Rotunda. Rep. Handy issued a press release (h/t Dan Yorke) today detailing…
The ranking to which Justin refers also gives us the edge in unemployment: Rhode Island last month shed 1,200 more jobs, and payrolls shrank to their lowest level in nearly four years, a government report released today shows. The state unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point, to 5.8 percent, as the ranks…
March 6 was the one year anniversary of the “raid” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Michael Bianco Incorporated in New Bedford. Remember that managers at the factory (allegedly) did not just knowingly hire undocumented immigrants but would helpfully direct applicants (allegedly) down the street to obtain (allegedly) fake documents as needed. In researching related…
The illegal accessing of official government files possibly for political gain? Not good. Not good at all. Well, it’s a relief to know that the targets of this invasion of privacy – all candidates for the highly sensitive office of the President of the United States – are themselves above such scurrilous activity. Certainly this…
That numerous undocumented immigrants are currently employed at Packaging Concepts Limited in Lincoln, RI appears not to be a question. What is murky, and perhaps deliberately so, is the employing entity. Following upon the terrible injury of Mr. Leonardo Cos at Packaging Concepts Limited came reports of certain follow-up activity there. Firstly, the company called…
Two weeks ago, an ethics complaint was filed against Mayor Susan Menard for her role in the city’s no-bid lease of four motorcycles from her son-in-law’s dealership. She announced soon thereafter that she would be retiring in June. Fast forward to Monday night’s City Council meeting at which Mayor Menard was a surprise show. This…
Andrew outlines the “cons” of legalizing prostitution. Bringing it back to Rhode Island, it’s one thing to be aware in an intellectual vacuum that indoor prostitution is legal here. It’s another to read a description of and begin to fully understand that a florishing trade has resulted. Ed Achorn provides that description: One does not…
Writing in the Seacoast Online, “The Source for Seacoast NH and Southern ME”, Dr. Electoralitis (Michael McCord) has a suggestion for political-heads who are in primary withdrawal until Pennsylvania. Start an office pool. Call it March-April madness and the point is to make sizable, risk-taking bets to revitalize the speculative muscles. The wagers could include:…
[Note: the Devil’s Advocate signed in for this post to write the concluding paragraph.] From today’s Woonsocket Call: A move by the General Assembly to grant a waiver of the traditional waiting period for disaffiliating from a political party could put more voters at the polls for Tuesday’s Democratic Primary for the late Roger R.…
Both the Providence Journal and A.R. commenter Ken have erroneously amplified the amount of power the Executive Branch possesses over the state budget – more specifically, its control of the amount of local aid that will be disbursed from state coffers. This week in an article about current events in Woonsocket, the Providence Journal asserted:…