Government

R.I. lawmakers want to record votes online

Government 02/20/2010

PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers have introduced bills that would make more information about members’ voting records available to the public through the General Assembly’s...

PUBLIC RECORD: Campaign Manager John R. Pagliarini tweets about gubernatorial candidate Lincoln Chafee’s appearance at a Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce luncheon. /

From ‘tweets’ to YouTube, candidates plug in

Government 02/20/2010

The tools of social networking – Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Linked-In, MySpace, Flickr – have become a prominent part of the political equation in the...

GREEN TEAM: Gem Plumbing & Heating Co. President Larry Gemma speaks with Robbin Record, a logistical dispatcher, in the company's Lincoln warehouse last summer. /

Funds to spur state’s green economy urged

Government 02/20/2010

Larry Gemma sees the potential of a green industry in Rhode Island. The president of Gem Plumbing & Heating Co. said investments in green...

LaFazia nominated for chief district judge

Government 02/20/2010

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri nominated District Court Judge Jeanne E. LaFazia as chief judge of the Rhode Island District Court. LaFazia was...

Legislature to focus on aiding R.I. businesses

Government 02/20/2010

Legislative leaders insist they’re ready to give their full attention to helping the state’s struggling business community during this year’s General Assembly session. They...

LOCAL FLAVOR: Shopper Charlotte Graham looks over some jewelry at Craftland in Providence last week. Local artisans produce about half the merchandise for sale. /

Is R.I. heeding the ‘buy local’ call?

Government 02/20/2010

(Corrected, Feb. 22) The movement to “buy local” in Rhode Island seems to be gaining traction, despite a bad economic climate, said Deb Dormody, the...

PLANNING AHEAD: Tina Dolen, executive director of the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, says a 2005 West Side Master Plan is outdated and another study is needed. /

Navy land can transform Aquidneck neighborhoods

Government 02/20/2010

Tina Dolen is executive director of the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission, a group established by Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth to conduct various island-wide planning...

BROWN UNIVERSITY, above, and the University of Rhode Island received 90 percent of the nearly $100 million in stimulus funds awarded to local colleges last year. /

Stimulus a $100M boon for local colleges

Government 02/19/2010

PROVIDENCE – Colleges and universities in Rhode Island and Bristol County, Mass., were awarded $96.85 million from the economic stimulus law in its first...

Passengers give T.F. Green high marks

Government 02/19/2010

WARWICK – T.F. Green Airport received high marks from passengers in a customer satisfaction survey released Thursday by market researcher J.D. Power and Associates. Among...