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PROVIDENCE, RI – Legislation from Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis clearing up an issue in state election law that led Rhode Island’s Republican and Democratic parties all the way to the state Supreme Court has become law.
EAST PROVIDENCE - In a split vote Tuesday night the East Providence City Council approved a new, three?year extension to a collective bargaining agreement with Local 2969 Rhode Island Council 94, …
Bishop has a duty to chastise Kennedy This is in response to the criticism being leveled at Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin for reminding U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy about his stand on abortion and the consequences of that choice as a member of the Catholic Church.
WASHINGTON - Rhode Island's two congressmen said Tuesday that they cannot yet support President Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan , while the state's senators - also Democrats - voiced strong concerns as they said they would back the new strategy in the war.
By: Adrienne Langlois If Rhode Island political issues move you, then by all means cast your vote here — it’s a great way to get involved in the state that serves as our residence for eight months out of the year. But if you feel your vote would be better spent in ...
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties. Bishop Thomas Tobin on Sunday said he made the request because of the Democratic lawmaker’s support ...
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed...
A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile their faith with their public duties.
Bishop Thomas Tobin appearing on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews is just the latest example of the Bishop's dispute with RI Congressman Patrick Kennedy over health care reform going national. ABC6 Anchor Andrew Gobeil has more...
Rhode Island Bishop Denies Rep. Patrick Kennedy Communion over Views on Abortion
The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman's public stance on moral issues.