Openly gay Providence, Rhode Island Mayor to run for Patrick Kennedy's seat
By GottaLaff I'm Laffy and I approve this announcement: Providence, R.I. Mayor David Cicilline, who is openly gay, announced today he will be a candidate for Congress. [...] Cicilline will face state...
View ArticleVideo- President Obama on Small Business and the Economy in Rhode Island
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View ArticleVIDEO: Board votes to dismiss all Providence teachers. “This is a back-door...
This is mind-boggling. Every teacher in Providence got a letter from the School Department letting them know they could very well be "terminated" at the end of the school year. This came as a...
View ArticleRhode Island Lawmakers Pass Bill to Allow Civil Unions for Gays
Via a New York Times email alert: Less than a week after same-sex marriage was legalized in New York, the Rhode Island State Senate approved on Wednesday evening a bill allowing not marriage, but...
View ArticleRhode Island GOP Lawmaker Turns Out To Be Wanted Fugitive
Of course, the assault and battery was on his girlfriend. Sure know how to pick 'em Republicans. Via Wonkette. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Rhode Island State Rep. Daniel Gordon has been in and out of...
View ArticleGOP lawmaker's Gulf War claims, records don't match
Wait, what? A Republican is being less than honest about [Insert lie here]? This time it's a Rhode Island State Representative named Daniel Gordon, and it seems he told a few little fibs about his...
View ArticleLive Streaming Video- Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney "Super Tuesday 4/24/12"...
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The post Live Streaming Video- Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney "Super Tuesday 4/24/12" Speeches 8:45p EST appeared first on The...
View ArticleGov. Lincoln Chafee: Rhode Island will recognize same-sex marriages performed...
WaPo: PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when...
View ArticleVideo- Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee Tells O'Reilly He's Too Angry & More
Chafee is so steadfast. Via. The post Video- Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee Tells O'Reilly He's Too Angry & More appeared first on The Political Carnival.
View ArticleLincoln Chafee is switching to Dem. Why? Something about worsening GOP...
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee is switching from "independent" and will join the Democratic party. He used to be a Republican. His spokesman, Christian Vareika, said he thought about it long and...
View ArticleGood things come in small packages. Take local gun safety laws, for example.
I cannot begin to count the number of times that I've posted about how important it is to support and elect Progressive candidates from the bottom up, meaning local school boards, city councils, you...
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