Former governor Donald Carcieri has finally broken his silence, agreeing to speak to someone worthy of his time, Matt Bai of The New York Times. Once again Rhode Island makes the national news for all the wrong reasons. Bai found few people willing to speak on the record for “Thrown for a curve in Rhode …
The next time someone suggests that a man will make a great governor (or president) because of his business background, just remind them of the “Reckoning” that Governor Donald Carcieri (Republican) has left behind for the taxpayers of Rhode Island. The news that Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios has missed a payment on the $75-million loan, …
According to today’s ProJo, the Economic Development Corporation heard the word “jobs” and voted 8-to1 to guarantee a $75-million loan to Curt Schilling’s gaming company ’38 Studios’, a company that has yet to actually bring anything to market. (Only one person had reservations?)* Like many New England fans I can vividly remember Schilling beating the …