Tag: John Marion
Gaspee Project files lawsuit against R.I. BOE over donor-disclosure law
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island law that requires enhanced disclosure of donors making significant independent expenditures to nonpartisan, issue-advocacy groups is being challenged in...
Modems could be weakness in securing R.I. elections
A statewide elections technology that was considered an upgrade as recently as 2016 is now viewed as a potential security problem.
The modems added to...
Does IGT controversy miss the point?
The unfolding story over the no-bid contract extension with International Game Technology PLC for supplying technology and services to the state’s lottery system has...
Rhode Island could lose one of its two U.S. House seats...
The last time a U.S. census form arrived in the mail, Marcela Betancur helped her mother fill it out. As a 20-year-old, she had...
Lawmakers have returned to tackle a host of familiar issues
The General Assembly reopened Jan. 1 with a new configuration of legislators facing many of the same issues that have been circulating in the...
New documentary looks back at R.I. credit union crisis
SMITHFIELD – A new documentary about the Rhode Island credit union crisis in 1991 is slated to premier Nov. 13 at Bryant University.
The film,...
In a year of highly partisan politics, can independents boost political...
From his lofty perch atop the Statehouse, the Independent Man seems like a lonely soul, but he really isn’t.
With spear in hand, the statue...
How much travel is too much for Providence mayor?
During his first term, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza has taken at least 60 trips out of state. Is that excessive?
“Absolutely not,” said Elorza,...
‘The [political] system is coming up short’
Scan election results for the General Assembly through the years and you’ll find a lot of uncontested races. Observers blame it on the Democratic...
Candidates don’t need to spend a lot to win in R.I.,...
Gubernatorial candidates don’t necessarily need to spend a lot of money to win votes in the nation’s smallest state. But money matters in elections...
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