Monique Chartier
Tuesday, the RIBGHE voted to increase tuition at the three state colleges. It is very difficult not to link this increase to their vote five weeks ago to offer in-state tuition to illegal alien students. Now, with their vote Tuesday night, when the colleges go to the General Assembly for more tax dollars to cover…
… Mr. Valletta, Paul Valletta of the State Association of Firefighters said [General Treasurer Gina] Raimondo “cooked the books” with actuarial assumptions and conservative market projections that exaggerate the pension system’s problems. He accused her of supporting “draconian” changes to the retirement system to raise her political profile. then you should have no problem immediately…
Even sharpened up, that cliche may not adequately describe the the duplicitious nature and predatory intent of the AARP’s testimony this week against pension reform. … Many have asked why AARP is engaged in this discussion. AARP Rhode Island’s advocacy on this bill fits into AARP’s broader, national campaign to Protect Seniors from fiscal instability…
Damn straight. Fight the power. Leaders of major public unions in Rhode Island used the word “draconian” more than once to describe the changes in pension benefits proposed by Chafee and Raimondo. They contended that public employees’ will lose too much money in retirement while assuming too much risk by having to enroll in 401(k)-style…
Major H/T to Ian Donnis for spotting and highlighting this illuminating Dan Kennedy post about the redesign of the ProJo’s website. … the Providence Journal unveiled its new website — a prelude to its long-promised (or long-threatened) paywall. … But this is not a digital strategy — it’s a print strategy, built on the idea…
On Friday, General Treasurer Gina Raimondo sat down for an interview with WPRI on Rhode Island’s Subject Du Jour. The indefatigable Ted Nesi is posting it in three parts on WPRI’s blog. This morning, he released Part Two, which brings into focus the burden which current public employees would carry under the pension reform plan…
Currently, the Town of Tiverton determines its annual budget via the Financial Town Meeting. On November 8, Tiverton voters will have the opportunity to consider switching from a Financial Town Meeting to a Financial Town Referendum. [Text of the referendum question here.] Which process is more democratic? Set aside the facility offered by the FTMeeting…
Avid followers of Rhode Island politics are aware that John Robitaille was approached by the Frank Caprio campaign – and, in due course, by a circumspect Frank Caprio himself – about dropping out of the 2010 gubernatorial race so as to avoid the four way race that ultimately got Linc Chafee elected. (Robitaille demurred and…
This is interesting. Sovereignty for certain segments of the state’s criminal justice system. A federal appeals court has upheld Gov. Lincoln Chafee’s right to refuse to turn over accused murderer Jason Pleau for federal prosecution that could result in the death penalty. … Chafee issued a written statement late Thursday that said, “I am gratified…
So the pension reform proposal which General Treasurer Raimondo and Governor Chafee have been working on was leaked to the Providence Journal’s Kathy Gregg late Thursday. Congrats to Ms. Gregg for landing this scoop. Check out Andrew’s post for the projected legislative scheduling of the actual bill (still being finalized), a round-up of recent press…