Rhode Island Politics
I will be the first to admit that I haven’t been as convinced as other conservatives, here and there, that Cranston Mayor Steven Laffey’s politics or personality will translate well on the statewide stage. This is not because of his political views, many (if not most) of which I agree with, but rather my perception…
As a non-native Rhode Islander, I continue to learn of the little traditions of which I have never heard, here or anywhere else. Coffee milk, “cabinets”, hot weiners, etc. Now I read in today’s ProJo of the “tradition” of handing out “Rhode Island Official” stickers. At first, it just seems like yet another case of…
I will be on the Arlene Violet radio show today at 3 p.m. WHJJ 920 AM. Primary subject will be public education issues in Rhode Island.
This posting continues a periodic series on Rhode Island politics and taxation, building on fourteen previous postings (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV). Sometimes certain news events do not need a lot of commentary because they speak for themselves. This posting on the latest developments in the…
I received an email today from someone, who wrote: …how shockingly demanding the unions are at this point. I feel like they are outting themselves as the unreasonably greedy private concerns that they are. This posting is about yet another Rhode Island case study of unreasonable greed by public sector unions.
You know, perusing the latest newsletter (PDF) from Operation Clean Government, it occurred to me that, if somebody were to piece together all of the discrete (and too discreet) bits of advocacy writing from around the state of Rhode Island, it might amount to a full-sized publication. The audience might be limited, of course; unleavened…
This posting continues a periodic series on Rhode Island politics and taxation, building on twelve previous postings (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII). Raymond Brooks of Providence wrote a letter to the editor of the ProJo that highlights how Rhode Island Speaker Murphy’s new House rules violate all sense…
It’s called “the Curley effect,” according to an absolutely must-read column by Tom Coyne of RIPolicyAnalysis: The authors note that “in his six mayoral races, between 1913 and 1951, James Curley represented the poorest and most ethnically distinct of Boston’s Irish. The city’s Brahmins always despised him because of his policies, his corruption, and his…
I was going to respond to a letter by Jayne Platt: We can call and write our representatives. I do, I really do. Should I quit my job and babysit the Assembly, watching every bill that comes to the floor? Then, I ask, why should I vote? Stopping a self-serving, destructive bill needs to be…
This posting continues a periodic series on Rhode Island politics and taxation, building on ten previous postings (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI). Ed Achorn of the ProJo is back with another thoughtful commentary that deserves to be shared and read in its entirety: Last week, I sat in on…
