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Headlines Tuesday: 04/24/12 – House Finance Committee – Liveblog The House Finance committee hears a variety of tax proposals, mainly concentrating on taxing "the rich"; Justin writes live. Thursday: 04/26/12 – Senate Floor and House Finance – Liveblog Liveblogging from the Senate floor session and some committee to be determined. Justin's Case Monday: State in…
Headlines Monday: 04/16/12 – Don Watkins at Brown – Liveblog Justin writes live from Don Watkins talk to the Brown Republicans on entitlements. Tuesday: Rhode Island Treats Us All as Strangers – Opinion Operating in RI government is like following directions based on where things used to be; Justin says outsiders are disadvantaged and vulnerable.…
Headlines Tuesday: 04/10/12 – General Treasurer Guide to Comprehensive Pension Reform Part II – Liveblog Justin writes live from General Treasurer Gina Raimondo's second comprehensive pension reform workshop for municipal leaders, Part II: Creating a Secure & Sustainable Pension Plan. Wednesday: 04/11/12 – Romney Town Hall – Liveblog Justin writes live from Mitt Romney's town…
Headlines Monday: Rep. Trillo: Casino Research Should Seek Equal Revenue, Include Allens Ave. – Investigative report Rep. Joseph Trillo supports a casino ballot question, but he has submitted legislation for a broader study of ways to increase RI's gambling revenue, possibly including a casino on Allens Ave. in Providence. 04/02/12 – Central Coventry Fire District…
Headlines Tuesday: Consolidation Becomes a Battle for Power in North Kingstown – Investigative report Proposals from North Kingstown school superintendent Philip Auger could change a balance of power that some already see as out of whack. 03/27/12 – House Committee on Labor – Liveblog Justin writes live and extemporaneously from the House Committee on Labor…
Headlines Tuesday: A Free-Market Catholic's Conversation with the Bishop, Part 1 of 3 – Interview/profile The Current interviews Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence Thomas Tobin, part 1 of 3: welfare and charity; "a global authority"; solidarity and subsidiarity; giving authority over to the state. 03/20/12 – House Committee on Labor – Liveblog Justin writes live…
The Current interviews Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence Thomas Tobin, part 3 of 3: illegal immigration; perceptions of an oppressive state. (Link fixed.)
The Current interviews Roman Catholic Bishop of Providence Thomas Tobin, part 2 of 3: no political box; healthcare and political lessons; school choice.
Read the full article. Providence (Ocean State Current) — When Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin took on the responsibility of leading the Diocese of Providence (encompassing the entire state) in 2005, he stepped into a society self-endeared with its own quirkiness. Rhode Island is simultaneously the most Democratic state in the union and the most…
Contributor Tuesday: Hal Meyer: Revisiting My Former Home from the Outside – Opinion Hal Meyer reflects on his move from Rhode Island to Idaho. Headlines Tuesday: Differing Interpretations of Tax Effects Play into Local Decision – Analysis Experts disagree about whether the seven legislative proposals to increase personal income taxes on "the rich" will have…
