Pawtucket
John DePetro and Justin Katz point out the hidden motives of RI politicians and activists and their works.
John DePetro and Justin Katz discuss how personal relations, feelings, and drama pervade Rhode Island government in every aspect.
John DePetro and Justin Katz go over the news of the week in Rhode Island politics.
These days, it’s surprising to see an article, by Abigail Judson in the Valley Breeze, that doesn’t make Pawtucket father Brendon Hall out to be a suspicious villain for objecting to inappropriate material in his daughter’s freshman classroom. The graphic novel at the center of the controversy (now a Broadway musical!) is Fun Home, which features…
Whether there should there be a statue depicting Reverend Blackstone in Pawtucket is a question for the people making the investment of time and money and, to a lesser extent, the people in the area. What should concern us all, however, is the way in which these public debates are being conducted. Let’s take a…
Former Judge Mark A. Pfeiffer, appointed as receiver for troubled Central Falls, has come out with his recommendation (PDF): merge Central Falls with Pawtucket (via 7to7). “The problems are so severe that they cannot be solved solely through efficiencies and additional revenue at the city level,” he wrote. ” … state action is required if…
… by millions more than the millions some people initially suspected. The Valley Breeze has obtained a copy of the preliminary version of the school performance audit which says school administrators have been overspending taxpayer dollars by at least $10.4 million per year. The performance audit (apparently and inexplicably long delayed) was conducted as a…
The last paragraph of Alisha A. Pina‘s story in today’s Projo on Democrat Mary Messier’s victory in Tuesday’s District 62 special election (former Rep. Elizabeth Dennigan’s old seat, mostly Pawtucket with a little bit of East Providence) provides a perfect example of how the state Democratic Party’s intellectual bankruptcy on fiscal issues continues to propel…
The bad news is that they are among the lowest paid in the state, accordingly to the president of the Pawtucket Teachers Alliance, Charleen Christy. The good news, however, is on a multitude of fronts. First, as they teach in Rhode Island, Pawtucket teachers are still in the top twenty percent pay bracket nationwide. Next,…
