Monique Chartier
On the one hand, as a Registered Republican, this makes me a little queasy and uneasy. The [Doherty] campaign announced on Monday a new group they are coining “Democrats for Doherty,” that includes several former mayors and state representatives. The coalition will kick off at a fundraiser headlined by former Democratic Mayor of Boston Ray…
… tonight! Thanks to the Providence Journal for the heads-up. Two conservative organizations will present their first Breitbart Awards on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Providence Marriott, timed to “collide” with the Netroots Nation 2012 convention at the Rhode Island Convention Center. The awards honor controversial journalist Andrew Breitbart, revered by conservatives and derided…
With regard to the Deepwater Wind project, one question and one question only matters: Is it viable; does it break ground without the government mandating artificially high electric rates? The answer is a definite “No”! Unfortunately, with its rating today of a statement by Lisa Blais, PolitiFact fogs this, the single most important aspect of…
Friends, I Give You The Euphemistic Phrase of the Month (Possibly of the Year): “Premortem Donation”
… as in, “donating” – this word actually goes beyond euphemistic to inaccurate as, usually, no consent can be obtained – an organ – yes, your own vital organs from your own personal body – before you’re … well, dead. From a website called BioEdge, though the suggestion originated in the mind of a professor…
When General Treasurer Gina Raimondo led the way in edging down the projected rate of return for Rhode Island’s state pension fund from 8.25% to 7.5% (and tweaking life expectancy assumptions for the system), the President of the Cranston Firefighters Union, Paul Valletta, accused her of cooking the books to create a problem where none…
First of all, I agree with the leap-off point of Travis Rowley’s column this week: vilification of Kurt Schilling is completely misdirected. Responsibility for the 38 Studios mess – “mess” as in, who is to blame that taxpayers will probably end up paying $90-100 million hard earned dollars with nothing to show for it –…
An alert Andrew noticed this. [Woonsocket] Taxpayers won’t be getting that supplemental tax bill after all. At the urging of state Rep. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt on Thursday afternoon, the bill was recommitted to committee, essentially killing it. Her reasoning? An emotional Baldelli-Hunt, a Democrat who represents Woonsocket, told House members that Mayor Leo Fontaine had not…
Andrew points to the Valley Breeze report that the House has killed the 13% property tax increase requested by the city. Now Woonsocket Council President John Ward has just shared the following. (It appears not to have yet hit any news outlet.) [Addendum: This report was provided by Moody’s Investment Service to its subscribers.] Moody’s…
… according to actuary results released a couple of hours ago by Councilman Joseph Solomon. According to the city’s professional actuaries, Warwick’s largest pension plan is just 22.3 percent funded and, as of June 30, 2011, had a staggering liability of $242,127,650. Police and Fire I is not the city’s only pension plan, but it…
Isn’t this charming. On May 12, I attended the grand opening of First District congressional candidate Bren-dan Doherty’s campaign office in East Providence. It was a well-attended event that inspired the crowd gathered to show support for Mr. Doherty and his positive message. As the event ended, campaign supporters, volunteers and friends of the candidate…