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Common Cause: Let public see major rewrites of bills before votes
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- As the executive director of Common Cause of Rhode Island, John Marion is no stranger to how things work in the General Assembly, including the introduction -...
View ArticleState Sen. Ciccone introduces legislation to put same-sex marriage issue...
By Randal EdgarPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- While same-sex marriage supporters were cheering a vote by the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Sen. Frank A. Ciccone III, D-Providence, was adding his voice to...
View ArticleNarragansett Indian appeals 2003 smoke-shop raid convictions to high court
By Katie MulvaneyPROVIDENCE -- The trial of seven Narragansett Indians charged after a state police raid on a tribal smoke-shop took place five years ago. On Wednesday, the lone Narragansett convicted...
View ArticleReporter's query: Seeking opinions on combat from women who've served in the...
By News staffWe would like to speak to women who have served or are serving in the military about their views on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's decision to allow women to serve in combat. If you'd...
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Slideshows: All about cats and dogs
By News staff Providence Journal photos Kris Craig (left), Bob Thayer (right)The world is divided into two types of people: cat people and dog people. And so we've produced two different slideshows --...
View ArticleRI House to vote on same-sex marriage Thursday
By News staffPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on legislation that would allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. With a unanimous vote Tuesday,...
View ArticlePolice: Man jumps from 3rd story in New Bedford
By News staffNEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- New Bedford police say a man who jumped from a third-story window while apparently trying to evade officers has been hospitalized with a serious head injury. Lt....
View ArticleReporter's query: What are your schools doing to make them more safe?
By Linda BorgWhat are your schools doing to make them more safe? Contact reporter Linda Borg at lborg@providencejournal.com.
View ArticleR.I. contracts for a single system for health insurance, human services
By Felice FreyerPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island has awarded a three-year, $105-million contract to Deloitte Consulting to develop the computer system for the Health Benefits Exchange and modernize the...
View ArticleSen. Whitehouse creates climate task force
By Richard SalitWASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is leading an effort to create a joint House-Senate task force on climate change. Whitehouse joined U.S. Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA)...
View ArticleR.I. father, daughter claim $1-million winning lottery raffle
By Maria ArmentalCRANSTON, R.I. -- A father and daughter have claimed the $1million top prize in the Rhode Island Lottery Million Dollar Raffle Game, according to lottery officials. Anne Dimonti of...
View ArticleRI homeless shelters report overcrowding because of arctic cold
By Paul DavisCRANSTON, R.I. -- Fleeing a bitter cold wind, 114 men Wednesday slept at Harrington Hall, a homeless shelter that normally sleeps 88. The Cranston shelter will open two hours early, at 3...
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Providence's new planning director last led Puerto Rico's developments
By Alisha A. Pina City of Providence Rubén Flores-Marzán PROVIDENCE, R. I. -- Starting February 11, Rubén Flores-Marzán will be the city's planning and urban director. Thomas Deller, who last held the...
View ArticlePolice investigating robbery at Woonsocket Palace Pizza
By Tatiana PinaWOONSOCKET, R.I. - - The Woonsocket police are looking for a man who robbed Woonsocket Palace Pizza on Front Street just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The man entered the store wearing a...
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East Providence man, 68, dies in fire
By Maria Armental Journal photo/ Frieda SquiresEast Providence firefighters clean up after extinguishing a fire at 106 South Blossom, East Providence, that claimed the life of a man who lived in the...
View ArticleSouth Kingstown woman identified as victim who jumped from highway overpass
By Maria ArmentalWARWICK, R.I. -- A woman who leapt to her death from a Route 95 overpass Wednesday has been identified as Nicole Norman, 41, of South Kingstown. The authorities said Norman jumped onto...
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RI high court hears Pona's appeal in killing of witness, 15
By Katie Mulvaney Journal file photoPona PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A lawyer for Charles "Manny" Pona argued to the Supreme Court Thursday that his conviction for murdering 15-year-old Jennifer Rivera should...
View ArticleHearing set for Friday on emergency motion filed by The Legion of Christ to...
By Tracy BretonPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Superior Court Judge Michael A. Silverstein has scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on an emergency motion filed by The Legion of Christ to stay his decision...
View ArticleGay marriage supporters watching House vote firsthand express personal hopes
By Philip MarceloPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- From the House galleries to the chamber floor, Rhode Islanders observing firsthand the House of Representatives approve gay marriage legislation on Thursday told...
View ArticleToday in RI history: Young women killed in Warwick crash
By Thomas J. MorganA year ago today: The owner of the Arcade, America's oldest indoor mall, has big plans to reopen the Downtown Providence landmark building in the fall with a mix of retail and lofts....
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