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BURRILLVILLE — Town leaders are vowing to fight the Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority’s preliminary proposal to eliminate a segment of the No. 9 bus route that services Burrillville, Glocester and Smithfield.
Rhode Islanders made a mistake when they decided, starting with the 1994 elections, to switch to four-year terms for governor. I liked the idea that someone who fell down on the job could be booted out after two years.
Dana Peloso, a Warren resident who turned in nomination papers to run for the District 67 seat in the House of Representatives, sat at a desk in front of the Rhode Island Board of Elections on Monday morning, July 21, and withdrew his objection against the Barrington Board of Canvassers' decision to certify only four of the 28 signatures he said he collected in town.
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Republican Party plans to go back to the state Supreme Court today, looking to get five candidates on the November ballot, including challengers in Senate districts in Pawtucket and West Warwick.
Five of Rhode Island’s 18 Republican lawmakers will not seek re-election, a move likely to strengthen Democrats in the state Assembly.
Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed says he's not interested in being the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has submitted more than 2,000 signatures in his bid for a place on the ballot in Rhode Island.
Associated Press - July 14, 2008 12:13 PM ET EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed says he's not interested in being the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate...
Michelle A. Carrier-Migliozzi This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it WEST WARWICK — West Warwick School Committee candidate Vincent Bradley says he has filed an appeal with the Rhode Island Board of Elections regarding action taken by the West Warwick Board of Canvassers in nullifying the first set of candidate declarations for the school ...
A United Airlines jet made an emergency landing at the Rochester airport Wednesday morning. The plane was en route to Providence, Rhode Island from Chicago when the smell and sight of smoke inside the plane caused the pilot to make an emergency landing.
Local police will ask the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office today how to prosecute acting Town Council President James M. Mageau, after he took a swipe at a resident’s handheld video camera Monday night.
