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1 Feb 2021, 9:01 pm by Lesley Wexler and Nicola Sharpe
In the last few months, Goya Beans CEO Robert Unanue’s political commentary has precipitated a boycott, a buy-cott, and now board oversight before he can speak to the press on any issue. [read post]
6 Jan 2021, 6:38 am by Kevin Kaufman
The five states with the lowest average combined rates are Alaska (1.76 percent), Hawaii (4.44 percent), Wyoming (5.33 percent), Wisconsin (5.43 percent), and Maine (5.50 percent). 2021 State Sales Tax Rates California has the highest state-level sales tax rate, at 7.25 percent.[2] Four states tie for the second-highest statewide rate, at 7 percent: Indiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Tennessee. [read post]
17 Dec 2020, 8:30 pm by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Attorney General William Barr to Step Down Politico – Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney | Published: 12/14/2020 Attorney General William Barr is leaving his position, a decision that follows months of complaints from President Trump about the administration’s top lawyer. [read post]
23 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
How Trump Plowed Through $1 Billion, Losing Cash Advantage Associated Press News – Brian Slodysko and Zeke Miller | Published: 10/20/2020 Some campaign aides for President Trump privately acknowledge they are facing difficult spending decisions at a time when Joe Biden has flooded the airwaves with advertising, even though Trump’s political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017. [read post]
21 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance National: “How Trump Plowed Through $1 Billion, Losing Cash Advantage” by Brian Slodysko and Zeke Miller for Associated Press News National: “The Big Role That Big Donors Still Play, Quietly, for Joe Biden” by Shane Goldmacher for New York Times Montana: “Montana’s Political Cop Finds Cooney Violated Campaign Finance Rules” by Perrin Stein for Bozeman Daily Chronicle Rhode Island: “What’s in a… [read post]
16 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Supreme Court Halts Census in Latest Twist of 2020 Count Associated Press News – Mike Schneider | Published: 10/14/2020 The U.S. [read post]
14 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Politics Heats Up, Companies Seek to Avoid Controversy” by Jessica DiNapoli for Reuters Rhode Island: “A Chaotic Campaign Helped Save Rhode Island’s House Speaker in 2016. [read post]
9 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Biden Transition Elevates Former Facebook Exec as Ethics Arbiter Politico – Alex Thompson and Theodoric Meyer | Published: 10/1/2020 Joe Biden’s transition team named Jessica Hertz, until recently a Facebook executive focused on government regulations, as its general counsel and charged her with navigating conflicts-of-interest and other ethical issues for the Biden administration-in-waiting, a move that drew immediate fire from the left. [read post]
6 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Luis Arroyo” by Jason Meisner for Chicago Tribune New York: “Andrew Cuomo Holds Webinar with Firm That Promised His Book to Employees” by Jon Campbell for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Rhode Island: “Speaker Mattiello Isn’t the One on Trial for Money Laundering Today. [read post]
2 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Florida Republican Cooperating with Campaign Finance Probe Associated Press News – Staff | Published: 9/24/2020 The U.S. [read post]
23 Sep 2020, 6:30 am by Mark Graber
  We can debate how many constitutional lawyers should be on our faculty but someone must be associate dean or associate chair.Cycles predominant in The Cycles of Constitutional Time. [read post]
21 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
FBI Arrests Puerto Rico Lawmaker, Family in Corruption Probe Associated Press News – Danica Coto | Published: 8/17/2020 FBI agents arrested Puerto Rico Rep. [read post]
19 Aug 2020, 10:01 am by Bill Marler
The recalled products displaying the product code Z178 or lower were sold in Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. [read post]
7 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Full Appeals Court Agrees to Wade into Michael Flynn Case Associated Press News – Eric Tucker | Published: 7/31/2020 The entire Washington, D.C. [read post]
4 Aug 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Sanford Bishop Allegedly Misused More Than $90,000 in Campaign and Official Funds” by John Bresnahan for Politico National: “Vaccine Project Contract Raises Transparency Questions” by Dan Diamond for Politico Alabama: “Alabama Politician Resigns as a Southern Baptist Pastor After KKK Leader’s Birthday Celebration” by Sarah Pulliam Bailey for Washington Post Rhode Island: “Ethics Commission Unlikely to Appeal Overturned $200 Violation… [read post]
31 Jul 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Emily Hargan tweeted a photo from a July 10 press conference at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center centered around a visit by her husband, HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan. [read post]
The apps are part of a rare success story in Rhode Island, which was the first state to test 20 percent of its population. [read post]
15 Jul 2020, 2:55 am by Kevin Kaufman
By FY 2018, Connecticut homeowners paid an effective rate of 1.70 percent on the fair market value of their property, compared to 1.11 percent nationwide and 1.15, 1.40, and 1.53 percent respectively in Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island. [read post]
8 Jul 2020, 5:45 am by Kevin Kaufman
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