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Brown academics' study on R.I. voter ID law raises questions 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 6 1513

Rhode Island Officials: Proposed Offshore Wind Farm Could Benefit Ratepayers 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1466

Rhode Island quasi-state agencies critical of Raimondo budget 'scoops' 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1110

Bid to hike R.I.'s minimum wage pits advocates against businesses 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1167

Lincoln Chafee and family settling in Wyoming 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 2119

Raimondo pushing for 'Amazon tax' to plug gaps in Rhode Island budget 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1250

Social-workers union considers no-confidence vote in DCYF director 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1195

Critics Call For Change To Rhode Island Legislative Rules; Leadership-Backed Plan Moving Ahead 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1154

Interfaith vigil at Rhode Island State House lays out goals to fight poverty 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1176

Rhode Island leaders talk legislative session's priorities 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1232

With R.I. on brink of losing House seat, legislator plans to revisit paying people to move here 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 7 1611

Journal First Amendment fight: R.I. Superior Court agrees to release juror document 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1144

Rhode Island Lawmakers Plan To Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1352

Wide array of PACs helped finance Rhode Island campaigns 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1051

Former Providence Councilman Kevin Jackson faces sentencing on embezzlement charge 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1080

Tiny Rhode Island polling place saw 1 voter after all 7 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 2599

State senator sues city of Providence in federal court, alleging discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1389

Progressives, GOP could find common ground in State House 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1312

Bill would create office to investigate sexual harassment claims in General Assembly 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1175

URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1049

Rhode Island Gubernatorial Candidate Charged With Possession Of Nearly 50 Pounds Of Pot 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1608

Election Poll: Democrats Raimondo, Whitehouse Lead GOP Rivals By Double-Digit Margins 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1235

Rhode Island Republicans accuse D.C. Democrats of campaign finance offense 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1208

Flanders, Whitehouse trade jabs in televised debate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1181

Raimondo has spent over $5 million on reelection campaign 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1058

Tentative settlement reached in Providence school bus strike 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1042

Progressives capture more seats in Rhode Island General Assembly 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1246

Austrian company purchases rights to 38 Studios games 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1536

Rhode Island's aging gas lines: Leaks still a problem, despite repairs 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1104

Rhode Island congressional candidate fills Facebook page with conspiracy theories 7 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Sep 2018 1 1811

Rhode Island Continued...

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2 lawmakers vow to push -- again -- to raise R.I.'s limit on sex-abuse suits 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1449

Matt Brown ad brands Raimondo as 'Republican in disguise' 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1226

Details Of Worcester-PawSox Plan For 'Polar Park' Emerge In Live Announcement 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1311

Gov. Raimondo faces tough race for re-election 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1215

Former Pawtucket State Sen. Doyle Charged With Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1319

Hospital workers go on strike in Rhode Island 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1392

Firms Sued Over 38 Studios Still Doing Lucrative Work For Rhode Island Agency 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1358

Hospitals Hire Temp Workers In Anticipation of Strike 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1198

Rhode Island law aims to prevent suicides at public colleges 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1171

Providence City Council considers reimposing tax surcharge on unused properties 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1165

DOT says first month of Rhode Island truck tolling: $625,989 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1235

Another 'no' vote for proposed 46-story tower in Providence 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1275

Developer ramps up work on wind farms 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1299

Brown University Undergrads Launch The Little DIY Satellite That Could 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1944

Rhode Island governor to hold office hours at the beach 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1512

Progressive activists seek Providence City Council seats 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1454

Roman Catholic Bishop Of Providence, Hospital Operators Accused in Pension Lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1489

Rhode Island House passes bill mandating insurance coverage for mastectomies 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1268

Rhode Island Senate OKs life sentences in drug fatalities 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1257

Rhode Island House OKs reworked pay-equity bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1339

Rhode Island finance committee delays anticipated vote on PawSox deal 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1783

Raimondo pulls Medicaid co-pays proposal from Rhode Island state budget 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 2 1532

Line-item veto draws praise, criticism at Rhode Island legislative hearing 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1330

Largest Rhode Island State Employee Union Ratifies Three-Year Contract 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1322

Year-long Investigation Of Rhode Island Motorcyle Gangs Results In 49 Arrests 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1284

Rhode Island officials vow to enforce ban on driving with handheld phones 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1232

Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds public-employee pension settlement 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1348

Ex-Newport police union treasurer pleads guilty to wire fraud 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1204

Ex-Rhode Island governor considers run for old Senate seat 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 3 1682

R.I. GOP leader calls for Democratic House Speaker Mattiello to step down 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1369

Rhode Island Continued...

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Help wanted: Nudist campground searching for a lifeguard 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 2417

Lawmaker withdraws anti-porn bill, citing 'dubious origins' 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1718

Are you going to participate in a March For Our Lives event in Rhode Island on Saturday? 0 hlthe2b Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1267

After federal win, internet providers fight net neutrality effort in Rhode Island 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1479

Providence lawmaker accused of intimidating bill opponents 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1356

Rhode Island bill would tax violent video games to pay for mental-health counseling in schools 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1648

Rhode Island Supreme Court Catches Up With Cop, Firefighter Disability Claims 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1358

Rhode Island legislators, including Mattiello, introduce 'red flag' bill 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 6 1565

150 protest Trump agenda at Rhode Island State House rally 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 1422

Brown University Walks Back Plans For Performing Arts Center 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1397

Coventry senator resigns days after being charged with extorting sex from Senate page, video voyeur- 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 8 1705

Rhode Island lawmakers push to wipe out outdated abortion laws 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 12 1563

Rhode Island Attorney General: Offshore Drilling Puts Coastal Economies At Risk 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 3 1248

Raimondo Maintains Big Fundraising Lead In Q4; Survey Puts Approval At 40 Percent 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1186

Politicians cry foul over unions tying contributions to votes 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1383

Lawyer: Coventry senator being investigated by state police likely to resign 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1182

Raimondo touts economic success: More jobs than ever in Rhode Island history 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1141

PawSox bill passes the RI Senate, moves to a House vote 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1387

Dead, dried-up Christmas tree to be replaced at Statehouse 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 2321

Brown University Eliminates Loans From Its Financial Aid Offerings 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 8 1575

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