http://www.anchorrising.com/ The Right Side of Hope in Rhode Island en-us patricklaverty@gmail.com 2012-02-04T11:00:44-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013864.html Patrick Laverty I guess he's just following the leader. Remember before the election two years ago, GoLocalProv.com broke the story about then-candidate Lincoln Chafee being accused of having car registrations in East Greenwich, taking a homestead exemption in Providence and being a... 13864@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Central Falls 2012-02-04T11:00:44-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013862.html Carroll Andrew Morse Newt Gingrich (on the Republican side) and Barack Obama (on the Democratic side) have qualified to be on Rhode Island's April 24 Republican primary ballot. (Collection of the signatures needed to get on the ballot is closed at this point;... 13862@http://www.anchorrising.com/ President '12 2012-02-04T09:48:40-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013861.html Patrick Laverty House Bill #7201 submitted by State Reps Savage, San Bento, Ajello, Blazejewski and DaSilva is an attempt to force the teachers at the Rhode Island Mayoral Academies (RIMA) into the state pension system. Currently, the staff at RIMA are in... 13861@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Pensions 2012-02-03T19:15:00-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013858.html Marc Comtois As Patrick points out, while, apparently, voter fraud happens in Florida, it can't happen here....right? Breitbart has more:A local Florida station invented an unprecedented way to check for voter fraud: jury excusal forms. NBC2 compiled a list of jury excusals... 13858@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Election Reform 2012-02-03T12:00:16-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013859.html Patrick Laverty We've heard State Rep Charlene Lima liken Rhode Island's new voter ID law to "Jim Crow". We've heard from people like Dr. Pablo Rodriguez that it is "a solution to a problem that doesn't exist." And Providence immigration lawyer, Roberto... 13859@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Election Reform 2012-02-03T12:00:00-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013857.html Carroll Andrew Morse According to Blackstone Valley Prep's Twitter feed, the State's Board of Regents has given preliminary approval to an Achievement First operated mayoral academy to be sited in Providence -- with Board of Regents chairman George Caruolo casting the 5th and... 13857@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Education 2012-02-02T17:35:14-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013856.html Monique Chartier GoLocalProv did some very good research last June. Just over half of all taxes collected in Providence in 2010 were owed to pensions and benefits for all city retirees—sucking money away from basic services and adding to the property tax... 13856@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Providence 2012-02-02T15:30:00-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013855.html Carroll Andrew Morse According to official figures from the Rhode Island Secretary of State's website, Mitt Romney has become the first candidate (of any party) to qualify for the RI Presidential Primary, to be held on April 24.... 13855@http://www.anchorrising.com/ President '12 2012-02-02T13:00:40-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013854.html Marc Comtois The application by Achievement First to open a new charter school (a Mayoral Academy) in Providence is up for approval before the Board of Regents today. In an effort to promote this application, RI-CAN has been rolling out "7 Facts... 13854@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Education 2012-02-02T12:00:05-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013852.html Marc Comtois As Andrew mentioned, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras held a press conference this morning and painted a grim picture for Providence unless some remedies are found to close the budget gap. Ian Donnis summarizes– Taveras says the city is pursuing an... 13852@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Providence 2012-02-02T11:00:49-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013853.html Carroll Andrew Morse Whether you're into Twitter or not, the best immediate coverage of Providence Mayor Angel Taveras' hastily-called press conference on Providence's dire fiscal situation came from the members of the RI media who Tweeted it as it happened. Erika Niedowski (Associated... 13853@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Providence 2012-02-02T10:45:26-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013850.html Justin Katz Fresh on the heels of Governor Chafee's declaration of the Year of the Cities and Towns, Reps. Scott Guthrie (D, Coventry), Roberto DaSilva (D, East Prov., Pawtucket), and John Savage (R, East Prov.) have introduced legislation (H7317) that may win... 13850@http://www.anchorrising.com/ General Assembly 2012-02-02T07:00:25-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013849.html Carroll Andrew Morse Rhode Island Senate Director of Communications Greg Pare informs me, in response to an inquiry, that Senate Committees have been publishing the committee votes to hold bills for further study since last year (he sent along a few examples, available... 13849@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Rhode Island Senate 2012-02-01T14:30:28-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013846.html Monique Chartier Smart move, Barry. (What IS the difference between the "Executive Director" of a campaign and a "Campaign Manager"???) The Barry Hinckley for Senate campaign has announced that John Loughlin, former Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in 2010 against David Cicilline... 13846@http://www.anchorrising.com/ RI Senate '12 2012-01-31T20:47:00-05:00 http://www.anchorrising.com/barnacles/013847.html Justin Katz In further proof of his lax moral standards,* it took Mangeek too long to read my post responding to one of his recent comments for his own response to attract much attention, so I'll reprint it here: ... what I'm... 13847@http://www.anchorrising.com/ Political Thought 2012-01-31T18:44:26-05:00