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Experts disagree about whether the seven legislative proposals to increase personal income taxes on "the rich" will have an adverse effect on Rhode Island's economy, but the complexity of such changes requires a more local debate. Click here for the full article. Providence (Ocean State Current) – Throughout the autumn and winter, the Occupy Movement…

Contributors Monday: Jennifer Hushion: Why RI Is Driving Us Out – Opinion Jennifer Hushion explains why her family is considering moving out of Cranston and Rhode Island Headlines Tuesday: Star Kids for the Children Left Behind – Interview/Profile The Star Kids Program, in the East Bay, helps the children that Rhode Island might otherwise leave…

To receive this and other notices from the Ocean State Current, subscribe by email via the form on the right-hand column on the site. Headlines Monday: About the Current – Site-related RI Senate Economic Summit, Quonset “O” – Liveblog Justin writes live and off-the-cuff from the RI Senate’s Economic Summit, “Expanding Jobs through Port Resources.”…

The Rhode Island Republican Assembly PAC cordially invites you to attend the annual “PORK-U-LUS” Pig Roast Fundraiser to support conservative Rhode Island Republican candidates at the home of State Representative Doreen & James Costa 39 Dyer Avenue North Kingstown, RI 02874 on Saturday, August 6th, 2011 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. featuring catered Roast Barbecued…

Joining the roster of the Portsmouth Institute’s conference on The Catholic Shakespeare?, June 10-12, will be Dennis Taylor, professor emeritus of English and editor emeritus of Religion and the Arts at Boston College. Professor Taylor will speak on “The Tempest and Catholic Exploration of America.” “In the last twenty years,” commented Institute director James MacGuire,…

All Saints Academy, located at 915 West Main Rd. (behind St. Lucy’s) in Middletown, is hosting its annual All American Spring Fair on Sunday, June 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Northeast Navy Showband will perform from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with games, crafts, face painting, and food available all day. Children…

Musicians from New England’s most prestigious performing ensembles, including the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Boston Ballet, and Portland and Vermont Symphonies, will gather on Friday evening, June 10, at 6:15 p.m. to present an evening of orchestral music inspired by the indelible writings of William Shakespeare. The symphony concert will feature Walton’s glorious orchestral…

The Rhode Island Republican Assembly PAC is hosting a “Conservative Comedy Night” fundraiser, featuring “Conservative Liberal Jewish” Californian Comedian Eric Golub on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 21, 2011. It will be held at the Manville Sportsmen’s Rod & Gun Club, at 250 High Street, in Manville (Lincoln), RI 02838. Check-in starts at 6:30 p.m.,…

The Rhode Island Republican Assembly PAC will be hosting a “Conservative Comedy Night” Fundraiser, featuring “Conservative Liberal Jewish” Californian Comedian Eric Golub on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 21st, 2011. The fundraiser will be held at the Manville Sportsmen’s Rod & Gun Club, at 250 High Street, in Manville (Lincoln), RI. Check-in begins at 6:30…

The URI College Republicans and the Narragansett and South Kingston Republican Town Committees, tomorrow night, are screening The Case for Israel, a feature-length documentary film, followed by a Q&A session with executive producer, Gloria Greenfield. In the film, Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz offers a vigorous case for Israel — for its basic right…