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Rhode Island legislators will try to override governor's veto of domestic parter funeral rights bill
1 Jan 2010, 7:00 pm
" (Is the group Marriage Equality Rhode Island, which protested the veto?) [read post]
18 Mar 2010, 7:55 pm
"Senate confirms Thompson for federal bench": Today's edition of The Providence Journal contains an article that begins, "The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to seat Rhode Island Superior Court Judge O. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 2:51 pm
President Obama nominated him a year ago for a federal district court seat in Rhode Island. [read post]
1 Jan 2009, 1:24 pm
Via DHinMi, former Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell has passed away: Claiborne deBorda Pell, the quirky Newport blueblood who held the affections of blue-collar Rhode Island and championed better education of the poor during a 36-year Senate career, died shortly after midnight today at his home in Newport. [read post]
14 Jun 2007, 4:20 am
This thoughtful and inforative local news article indicates that Rhode Island may join a growing number of states eliminating or reducing the severity of its mandatory minimum drug sentencing provisions. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 8:55 am
The Rhode Island battle lines were themselves interesting – the statute was proposed by Senator Daniel DaPonte, a Democrat, at the request of Governor Chafee, an independent, and opposed by the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, which advocates on behalf of the state’s 39 municipalities. [read post]
8 May 2009, 7:35 am
05/08/09 AP (posted to Boston Globe):The Rhodes Island legislature is unlikely to pass marriage equality legislation [S0147] until Governor Don Carcieri finishes his second and final term of office in January 2011.Source: ADF Alliance Alert05/07/09 The Exception Magazine (Maine):"The legislature in Rhode Island, the last remaining traditional marriage state [in New England], will hold a [House] judiciary committee hearing next week to discuss a same-sex… [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 5:57 pm
TPM Muckraker reports: Eleven Democratic senators led by Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island today introduced a bill designed to make GOP operatives think twice about launching indiscriminate challenges on people's right to vote. [read post]
23 Oct 2015, 8:51 am
On January 5, 2016, a special election will be held to fill the Rhode Island Senate District 11 seat left vacant by Sen. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 7:51 am
In a report released last week, a task force instituted by the Rhode Island Senate recommended that the state oppose the Weaver's Cove LNG import facility and urged FERC to deny the project developer's application to construct the facility. [read post]
3 May 2011, 5:34 am
As a lawyer, he is certainly one of the two or three best lawyers in the State of Rhode Island, and I would hope we could get this done on Wednesday when this cloture motion ripens.The Providence Journal reports, "Reid seeking to force Senate vote on nomination of John J. [read post]
23 Jul 2008, 4:26 am
On The Huffington Post, former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee raises questions about the implications of Senator Obama's and Senator McCain's acceptance of an invitation from Rick Warren, megachurch pastor and author of the best-seller, The Purpose Drive Life, to... [read post]
25 Nov 2009, 4:20 am
Senate Judiciary Committee will consider President Obama's nomination of Rhode Island Superior Court Judge O. [read post]
2 Aug 2017, 12:31 pm
Senate Pushes for Hot-Car Law as Child Fatalities from Heatstroke Increase appeared first on Rhode Island Accident Lawyer Blog. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 7:00 pm
Sheldon Whitehouse files ethics complaint over Justice Samuel Alito interview; The Rhode Island Democrat asked Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate Alito’s comments in a Wall Street Journal interview. [read post]
15 Jun 2016, 12:23 pm
On June 13, Rhode Island Gov. [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 5:45 pm
So, this fee will hit a tiny fraction of small businesses (We couldn’t find any hard numbers showing Rhode Island employers that might fit into this classification). [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 6:55 am
Last Friday, Governor Chafee nominated five people to fill vacancies on the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC):Shannon Brawley, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association;Dr. [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 6:55 am
Last Friday, Governor Chafee nominated five people to fill vacancies on the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC):Shannon Brawley, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association;Dr. [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 6:55 am
Last Friday, Governor Chafee nominated five people to fill vacancies on the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC):Shannon Brawley, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association; Dr. [read post]
