Tag: Ballot
New state election panel member speaks out on Matos signature scandal
Randy Jackvony insists he’s confident that Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos gathered enough signatures to make the 1st Congressional District Democratic primary ballot.
But he wants...
Is it OK for local officials to decide for voters whether...
Voters in 31 Rhode Island communities will decide on Nov. 8 whether to allow the sale or cultivation of recreational marijuana in their communities.
Elected...
Voters deserve their say on local retail marijuana sales
It is likely most Rhode Island cities and towns will vote yes on Nov. 8 to allow the sale or cultivation of recreational marijuana...
Politics makes fundraising complex
It is standard fare for Rhode Island to have ballot measures that involve public expenditures for broad social goals, be it affordable housing, or...
Will 2018 be the year Rhode Island voters take a stand...
“Embarrassing,” is how R.I. Department of Education Commissioner Ken Wagner described the state of local public elementary, middle and high schools.
“When I visit a...
Bill is now due for decades of neglect of public school...
After decades of neglect, the bill is finally coming due for the most-urgent repairs and upgrades needed at the state’s aging primary- and secondary-education...
When opinions won’t solve the problem
Engineers are problem-solvers. But is there an engineering solution to long lines at the voting precincts? A professor of industrial and systems engineering at...
