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Census officials want to make sure everyone is counted in 2010, including illegal immigrants.           ]]></description>
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Gov. Don Carcieri vetoes a bill that would increase the number of dog racing days at Twin River.           ]]></description>
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Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts will seek re-election next year instead of running for governor.           ]]></description>
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A lawyer for Providence Mayor David Cicilline is asking a judge to hold a new hearing on the partial pension awarded to a former city official convicted of corruption.           ]]></description>
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Legislation forcing a bankrupt slot parlor in Lincoln to offer more greyhound racing is headed to Gov. Don Carcieri, who has promised to veto it.           ]]></description>
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Gov. Don Carcieri signs a $7.8 billion budget meant to bridge a big deficit despite earlier criticizing the plan.           ]]></description>
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An effort to change Rhode Island&#8217;s formal name appaers to have stalled in the State House.           ]]></description>
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New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang says he&#8217;ll seek re-election.           ]]></description>
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Rhode Island&#8217;s highest court rules that legislators can&#8217;t be prosecuted for their votes.           ]]></description>
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Rhode Island&#8217;s $7.8 billion budget goes to the governor.           ]]></description>
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Rep. Patrick Kennedy returns to the House to cast a vote on a major global warming bill.           ]]></description>
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The daughter of the retiring presiding justice in Rhode Island has been confirmed as a judge.           ]]></description>
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Should Rhode Island drop the word &#8216;Plantation&#8217; from the state&#8217;s official name?           ]]></description>
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          <title>Nonexistent lottery money put in Mass. budget</title>
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The budget counts on money from Powerball, but the state was rejected from joining.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Carcieri set to sign green energy bill</title>
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Gov. Don Carcieri is scheduled to sign legislation for Rhode Island&#8217;s emerging renewable energy industry that he says will make the state a &#8220;national leader&#8221; in the field.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Patrick signs transportation reform bill</title>
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The new law eliminates the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority.           ]]></description>
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Read Bill Rappleye&#8217;s latest blog entry.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lawmakers force dog racing at bankrupt track</title>
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Lawmakers approve a bill forcing Twin River to conduct at least 200 days of greyhound racing.           ]]></description>
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A Senate committee has approved a $7.8 billion budget plan that attempts to close a massive deficit opened by a deep recession.           ]]></description>
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Paul Suttell has been confirmed as Rhode Island&#8217;s next Supreme Court chief justice.           ]]></description>
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What&#8217;s in a name? A lot according to some lawmakers.           ]]></description>
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A bill allowing adult adoptees to access birth information is held for further study.           ]]></description>
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The new state budget would increase gasoline taxes but cut local aid.           ]]></description>
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A coalition of communities is crying foul over the proposed state budget.           ]]></description>
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Mayor David Cicilline tries to sell lawmakers on his Fair Share plan.           ]]></description>
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A Lincoln lawmaker and greyhound owners oppose Twin River&#8217;s proposed reorganization.           ]]></description>
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Gov. Deval Patrick threatens to veto the budget passed by state lawmakers.           ]]></description>
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Rhode Island lawmakers reverse the governor on the sale of medical marijuana.           ]]></description>
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Democratic lawmakers in Rhode Island are expected to unveil a state budget plan on Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente will leave office June 26.           ]]></description>
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving says a state lawmaker accused of DUI should remove himself from debate on related legislation.           ]]></description>
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Gov. Don Carcieri vetoes legislation allowing stores to sell marijuana to medical patients.
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U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy says he&#8217;s entered a medical facility for treatment.           ]]></description>
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Civil libertarians and a women&#8217;s advocacy group want lawmakers to reject a bill banning indoor prostitution in Rhode Island because they fear it will hurt victims of human trafficking.           ]]></description>
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A crowd gathers at the State House demand fiscal responsibility.           ]]></description>
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Nonprofit stores in Rhode Island would be able to sell marijuana to patients under a bill approved by the state Senate.           ]]></description>
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Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and three associates have pleaded not guilty to public corruption charges.           ]]></description>
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Mayor David Cicilline blames the city&#8217;s firefighters union for disrupting a national mayors conference.           ]]></description>
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State lawmakers could consider raising the minimum retirement age for Rhode Island workers to reduce pension costs.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Labor dispute will keep Biden from mayor&#8217;s conference</title>
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The White House says administration officials will not cross the firefighters&#8217; picket line.           ]]></description>
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Gay marriage advocates in Rhode Island are appealing to legislators to pass a law before the end of the legislative session.
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A state senator says Twin River could benefit from more live racing. The slot parlor disagrees.           ]]></description>
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Twin River says it will oppose legislation to increase the number of greyhound racing dates.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Whitehouse meets with Sotomayor in DC</title>
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse talks with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in Washington.           ]]></description>
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Gay men and women in Rhode Island would have the legal right to make funeral arrangements for their partners under a bill unanimously backed by the state Senate.           ]]></description>
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Former House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and three associates are indicted on federal corruption charges.           ]]></description>
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Rhode Island will not fight a federal court ruling ruling rendering as unconstitutional making upstart party leaders wait until January of an election year to begin the process of becoming a recognized political party.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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The bill&#8217;s sponsor said the formula would take the politics out of the minimum wage debate.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 17:59:02 EDT</pubDate>
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Should Internet purchases be subject to sales tax?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:51:16 EDT</pubDate>
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House lawmakers have approved legislation that could make Rhode Island the ninth state to require voters to show a photo ID at the polls.
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Gov. Don Carcieri nominates state Supreme Court Justice Paul Suttell as the court&#8217;s chief justice.           ]]></description>
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Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a measure that would tax Internet sales.           ]]></description>
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Lawmakers are talking about increasing the beer tax by a nickel a six pack.           ]]></description>
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Environmentalists line up against a waste-to-energy company.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President nominates Sotomayor for Supreme Court</title>
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U.S. President Barack Obama taps U.S. Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.           ]]></description>
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The president of the Regional Government of the Azores is spending Memorial Day in Rhode Island.           ]]></description>
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Should Rhode Island cut income and corporate taxes at this time?           ]]></description>
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The attorney general tells WPRO he has every intention of running for governor.           ]]></description>
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Read Bill Rappleye&#8217;s latest blog entry.           ]]></description>
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Gov. Don Carcieri says Rhode Island has to cut taxes to boost the economy.           ]]></description>
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Republican lawmakers have a series of proposals they say could save $1 billion.           ]]></description>
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Efforts to crack down on child pornography bump head-on into privacy concerns.           ]]></description>
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By ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press Writer           ]]></description>
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The Massachusetts Senate votes to increase the state sales tax by 25 percent.           ]]></description>
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Critics say it&#8217;s time to change the law that gives school committees the right to sue.           ]]></description>
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House lawmakers delay a vote on a bill forcing resident to show an identity card before voting.           ]]></description>
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Town workers in cash strapped North Providence could be in for a pay disappointment.           ]]></description>
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State workers in Rhode Island will lose a day of pay on June 12.           ]]></description>
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Voters who cast ballots for Rhode Island&#8217;s next governor may need to bring identification to the polls.           ]]></description>
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Should the Senate continue to investigate the Bush administration&#8217;s justification for torturing Al-Qaeda captives?           ]]></description>
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The bill stems from the death of an 8-year-old boy at a gun show.           ]]></description>
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The head of the Rhode Island Democrats mulls a bid for state attorney general.           ]]></description>
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Same-sex marriage leaps ahead in Maine and New Hampshire.           ]]></description>
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Lawmakers debate a bill to allow full-scale casino gambling in Rhode Island.           ]]></description>
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Rhode Island lawmakers tend to give the same answer when asked what spending cuts they&#8217;ll make to close the state&#8217;s massive budget deficit: Wait until May.           ]]></description>
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A House committee approves a bill to make indoor prostitution illegal in Rhode Island.           ]]></description>
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Saying he will run as an independent, former Sen. Lincoln Chafee announces his candidacy for governor.           ]]></description>
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