Rhode Island House
That’s the line WPRO’s Dan Yorke is using to characterize a new effort by the RI House Democratic leadership to stifle free speech (because, you know, they’re barely holding on to control up there….). Yorke was tipped off about this from Rep. John Laughlin and got confirmation in a conversation with Rep. Bob Watson. The…
Liz Abbott of the Westerly Sun has a summary of a local-forum debate between the three candidates for District 36 State Representative: incumbent Donna Walsh, Republican Dave Cote, and independent Matt McHugh. Here are their answers on the topic of education…QUESTION: In these challenging economic times, should the Paiva-Weed Act, which was adopted to provide…
David Anderson, candidate for State Representative in Rhode Island’s 4th District (Providence), and opponent of House Majority Leader Gordon Fox, has presented some concrete ideas for reforming public education in the state of Rhode Island…Given the large number of failing schools in Rhode Island I would not try to overhaul all of them at once.…
According to an official campaign statement from Republican State Representative candidate Dan Reilly (District 72, Portsmouth/Middletown/Newport) his incumbent opponent, State Representative Amy Rice, called police in response to three Reilly supporters who were holding signs on public property, across the street from a Rice campaign event…The three campaign supporters were holding signs on the public…
Dave Cote, Republican candidate for State Representative in District 36 (Charlestown/New Shoreham/South Kingstown/Westerly), believes that improving the quality of life of all Rhode Islanders depends upon voters taking a stand against Rhode Island government’s predisposition towards monopolies… I’ve seen all the monopolies we have in the state of Rhode Island. There’s a workers compensation monopoly.…
Dave Cote, chairman of the South Kingstown’s GOP Town Committee, is running as a Republican for State Representative in District 36 (Charlestown/New Shoreham/South Kingstown/Westerly). Mr. Cote will be involved in a 3-way race this fall, between incumbent Democrat Donna Walsh and independent Matt McHugh, who held the seat as a Democrat, before being defeated by…
When both Anchor Rising and RI Future agree on the merits of a piece of legislation, one would think passage through the House would be a no-brainer, no? I haven’t seen anyone who doesn’t agree with Rep. Nick Gorham’s Legislative Grant Sunshine Bill. It would require that all such grants: …must be included in the…
This Tuesday, there will be a special election in House District 22 (Warwick) to fill the seat of former state Representative Peter Ginaitt, who resigned at the end of the 2007 session. Running as a Republican in the race is Jonathan Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler has juxtaposed at his campaign website a set of numbers he…
In a press release, Republican State Rep. John Loughlin II touts House Speaker William Murphy’s support for Loughlin’s pension reform plan: State Representative John J. Loughlin II ( R ) Tiverton, Portsmouth, Little Compton today applauded an announcement made Sunday on WJAR’s 10 News Conference that House Speaker William J. Murphy (D) West Warwick supports…
