Sequestration’s cuts should scare all Rhode Islanders

When the recent blizzard dumped more than two dozen inches of snow in parts of Rhode Island, it wasn’t just local municipalities and the state government that sprang into action to help with the cleanup. Just as they did after Tropical Storm Irene, Superstorm Sandy, and now Winter Storm Nemo, the Rhode Island National Guard was called in to help provide essential services, such as transportation, snowplowing and debris removal to help state agencies and local power companies. More

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