Public Service

A Hero Is Always on Duty

By Justin Katz | October 22, 2007 |

In part because I spend so much time railing against public-sector unions, I wanted to be sure to mention one item from tonight’s town council meeting in Tiverton, although (not being a real journalist) my details will have to remain sketchy until a professional note-taker and reporter makes them available (since a quick Internet search…

Are There Really Too Many State Employees in Rhode Island?

By Carroll Andrew Morse | September 13, 2007 |

The Providence Phoenix‘s Ian Donnis has found at least one reputable source saying that the number of state employees in Rhode Island is towards the lower end of the regional and national scales…When viewed in proportion to our population, the number of state workers in Rhode Island is the smallest among the six New England…