Tag: Lincoln D. Chafee
Some candidates see edge in forming teams
Brown University political science professor Wendy Schiller can’t ever remember candidates for Rhode Island governor and lieutenant governor teaming up as though they were...
Where is Commerce headed? McKee may give R.I. agency new direction...
Amid the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic last June, Daniel J. McKee appeared frustrated.
McKee, then Rhode Island’s lieutenant governor, took the unusual step of...
Commerce RI well-positioned to help state weather a recession
In her more than five years in office, Gov. Gina. M. Raimondo has transformed how the state approaches economic development, largely through a revamped...
Lincoln Chafee files to run for president as Libertarian
Former Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln D. Chafee has filed to run for president as a Libertarian.
The former governor of Rhode Island on Sunday registered...
Marijuana debate will signal health of Rhode Island’s legislative process
The General Assembly reconvenes on Jan. 7 with a host of potentially contentious issues to address, including a budget deficit, the state lottery contract...
Development of I-195 land satisfies some, not others
The grumbling is getting louder.
Why is the commission charged with overseeing the I-195 Redevelopment District’s buildout allowing so much housing?
Why is the Wexford Science...
Despite false start, transformation of Jewelry District taking shape
On a recent gray, autumn afternoon, early rush-hour traffic was backing up along Point Street in the old Jewelry District in downtown Providence. Most...
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...
Has your company added employees in the last three-and-a-half years?
Since Gov. Gina M. Raimondo took office in January 2015, the unemployment rate in Rhode Island has gone from 6.6 percent to 4 percent...
Can a onetime garbageman who served on the state’s highest court...
A onetime garbageman who became an attorney and member of Rhode Island’s highest court, Robert G. Flanders Jr. has called himself the “embodiment of...
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