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Party-Switching Prior To The CD1 Primary Election

A suspicious number of Republicans have switched parties in the run-up to September’s special election primary for Congressional District 1. From the ProJo: In the 60 days leading up to the Aug. 6 deadline for potential primary voters to switch their party affiliations, nearly 500 voters in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District switched from Republican …

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Infrastructure Bond — City Council Slush Fund?

[Update October 13: From Councilman Yurdin, “Providence voters should vote ‘NO’ on the proposed $40M bond unless the public is provided with meaningful disclosure and removal of council slush funds. I am glad to stand with four of my colleagues on this important issue.” Also see Dan McGowan’s report on WPRI — “5 members of …

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Bread And Circuses In The Statehouse Budget

The Bread? Tax cuts for retirees. This will make them say happy things on the talk radio shows. The Circus? Slash beach fees in half! Get out of town. No really, everybody get out of town, and stop bothering your elected officials with complaints about the constitutionality of the grant system. Everybody just go to …

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