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TGIF: 10 things to know about RI politics + media
Everything pales in comparison to the horrific news today from Newtown, Connecticut, where a gunman killed more than two-dozen people, including 20 children. Governor Lincoln Chafee says state...
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In switch, Raimondo backs disclosing contributors to EngageRI
After a week in which the Wall Street Journal reported on a six-figure contribution to EngageRI by a Houston billionaire, state Treasurer Gina Raimondo is now supporting disclosure about contributors...
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Raimondo hires new chief investment officer for state
State Treasurer Gina Raimondo has hired Anne-Marie Fink as the state’s chief investment officer, replacing Kenneth Goodreau, who, Raimondo says, is leaving after four years for a CIO job with TIG...
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Taft-Carter orders mediation in the pension lawsuit
Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft-Carter this morning told the two sides in the legal challenge to last year’s landmark overhaul of the pension system to try to settle their differences through...
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Raimondo pledges “good faith” effort on pension mediation; Chafee “pleased”
State Treasurer Gina Raimondo, a leading advocate for litigating the pension case in court, is out with a statement responding to the mediation ordered this morning by Judge Sarah Taft-Carter: “I have...
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Raimondo won’t rule out changing parties; says she’s not thinking about it
State Treasurer Gina Raimondo doesn’t want to completely close the door on the possibility of changing her party affiliation. During an interview today, I asked the the treasurer whether there’s a...
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TGIF: 15 things to know about RI politics + media
A lot of news in the run-up to Christmas; debate over how to reduce school shootings; mediation ordered in the pension case; and the march is on toward our next RI campaign season. Happy holidays to...
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Chafee says approving a pension settlement is mostly up to him and the...
As the two sides in Rhode Island’s pension lawsuit prepare for court-ordered mediation next month, Governor Lincoln Chafee says the authority to approve a settlement rests largely with him and the...
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TGIF: 12 answers to RI’s top political questions of 2012
We’re offering a slight break from TGIF’s usual format this week with a look back at how 12 of the big questions of Rhode Island politics played out in 2012. As always, feel free to share your thoughts...
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Mediating the pension overhaul — and what it means for 2014
The court-ordered pension mediation set to begin this month will take place against an intensifying political backdrop: the early stage of the 2014 gubernatorial race. State Treasurer Gina Raimondo...
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