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Mollis: Assembly mostly followed meetings law
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly complied with the state Open Meetings law 96 percent of the time last year, according to Secretary of State’s A. Ralph Mollis’ office. more
2/11/13
State still working with firms implicated in suit
The fraud and misconduct alleged in Rhode Island’s lawsuit against the architects of the 38 Studios LLC loan guarantee haven’t stopped the state from doing business with some of the firms implicated. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/11/13

White House: Sequestration projected to cost R.I. $39M
Rhode Island programs and payrolls are expected to lose more than $39 million to the automatic sequestration cuts threatening to take place on March 1, according to a report released by the White House on Sunday detailing how the deep spending cuts will affect every state in the country. more
| 2/25/13
Common Cause looks to close ethics loophole
PROVIDENCE – Government watchdog group Common Cause Rhode Island is working to close a loophole in state ethics rules that makes lawmakers immune to ethics complaints, The Associated Press reported last week. more
2/25/13
Med.-marijuana advocates get new union ally
Medical-marijuana advocates lobbying Congress got powerful new allies last week to help them make the case for getting federal prosecutors to back off: labor leaders. more
Bloomberg News | 3/4/13
I-195 Commission sets schedule for development plan pitches
Two groups interested in building on the former Interstate-195 land will pitch their ideas to the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission this month. more
U.S. stock futures advance amid Obama optimism on budget talks
U.S. stock futures advanced, indicating that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will gain for a second straight day, as President Barack Obama expressed confidence that he will reach a budget agreement with Congress. more
Emerging stocks gain most in 3 weeks on Obama election win
Emerging-market stocks rose, driving the benchmark index to its biggest gain in three weeks, and currencies strengthened after U.S. President Barack Obama won re-election. more
Consumer optimism rising with stocks lifts Obama’s odds
Improving consumer moods bolster President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects in a campaign that has been largely fought on economic issues, said Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center in Washington. more
This isn’t 2008: Housing AWOL from trail
Call it the political elephant in the room: 1.2 million families across the country are now at some stage of foreclosure, 3.8 million homeowners have been foreclosed upon since September 2008, 11.4 million are underwater on their mortgages, $6.5 trillion in home equity has been lost by owners since 2005, home building and sales are intimately linked with job creation, yet the subject of housing policy was virtually a no-show in either the Democratic or Republican conventions or in the party platforms. more
10/1/12
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