Monique Chartier
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…
FOX broke this a few minutes ago; h/t Fox News Radio’s John Gibson. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, just one week after definitively announcing he will not run for president in the 2012 race, plans to endorse Mitt Romney for the job Tuesday afternoon, Fox News has learned. The event is set to take place…
[With apologies for prematurely putting up the rough outline of a beta verison of a draft of this post earlier this morning.] Yesterday, in a briefing by Deputy Treasurer Mark Dingley to the State Retirement Board, we got more details as to the pension reform plan to be proposed by the Governor and General Treasurer…