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Buddy Cianci says Jorge Elorza wants to impose a municipal income tax for Providence

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. , Karen Lee Ziner

September 12, 2014

Jorge Elorza "wants to impose a municipal income tax."

Clay Pell says his campaign has created more R.I. jobs than the revival of Narragansett Beer

By Karen Lee Ziner

August 28, 2014

"My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer."

Gina Raimondo says her former company helped create more than 1,000 jobs

By Karen Lee Ziner

August 21, 2014

"Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs."

A. Ralph Mollis says per-pupil costs at Blackstone Valley charter school exceed Cumberland’s

By Karen Lee Ziner

August 7, 2014

"The per-pupil cost in the [Blackstone Valley Prep] Mayoral Academy far outweighs the per-pupil cost in Cumberland public schools."

Ken Block says Cranston Mayor Allan Fung increased the garbage tax by as much as $200

By Karen Lee Ziner

July 27, 2014

"The increase in the garbage tax that [Mayor Allan Fung] imposed in Cranston for some people has been as much as $200."

Providence mayoral candidate Brett Smiley says there are roughly 20,000 guns sold yearly in R.I.

By Karen Lee Ziner

July 20, 2014

There are "approximately 20,000 annual gun purchases in Rhode Island."

Mayor Angel Taveras says high school graduation rates are up in Providence

By Karen Lee Ziner

July 16, 2014

"Providence graduation rates are up."

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says there are more U.S. jobs in solar industry than coal mining

By Karen Lee Ziner

July 6, 2014

"There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining."

Clay Pell says Rhode Island has highest dropout rate in New England, at 23 percent

By Karen Lee Ziner

June 1, 2014

"Rhode Island has the highest dropout rate in New England at twenty-three percent."

R.I. anti-poverty activist says fifty percent of Americans will go hungry at some time in their lives

By Karen Lee Ziner

May 18, 2014

"Fifty percent of Americans will go hungry at some time in their lives."

Healey says many states are discussing eliminating the lieutenant governor position

By Karen Lee Ziner , Cynthia Needham

October 30, 2010

"Of the states that have a lieutenant governor, many are currently discussing the need for such an obsolete office."

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Buddy Cianci says Jorge Elorza wants to impose a municipal income tax for Providence

Clay Pell says his campaign has created more R.I. jobs than the revival of Narragansett Beer

Gina Raimondo says her former company helped create more than 1,000 jobs

A. Ralph Mollis says per-pupil costs at Blackstone Valley charter school exceed Cumberland’s

Ken Block says Cranston Mayor Allan Fung increased the garbage tax by as much as $200

Providence mayoral candidate Brett Smiley says there are roughly 20,000 guns sold yearly in R.I.

Mayor Angel Taveras says high school graduation rates are up in Providence

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse says there are more U.S. jobs in solar industry than coal mining

Clay Pell says Rhode Island has highest dropout rate in New England, at 23 percent

R.I. anti-poverty activist says fifty percent of Americans will go hungry at some time in their lives

Healey says many states are discussing eliminating the lieutenant governor position