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Mike Stenhouse

Mike Stenhouse

Mike Stenhouse is the chief executive officer of the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity, a conservative think tank. A Cranston, R.I., native, he is a former player for the Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins and Montreal Expos. Previously, he was executive director of the Ocean State Policy Research Institute. He has an economics degree from Harvard University, served as chairman for the 2010 Rhode Island Clean Slate campaign, and as vice president of the Board of Directors for Rhode Island Special Olympics.

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Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on November 14, 2014 a radio interview:
"According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."
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By Katie Mulvaney • December 14, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on April 2, 2014 a commentary in The Providence Journal:
"A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 13, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on January 27, 2014 a news release:
Of minimum wage workers in Rhode Island "only 14 percent serve as sole income earner for their family."  
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By John Hill • February 14, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on July 29, 2012 a commentary in The Providence Journal:
Rhode Island has "the most burdensome level of health-insurance mandates in the nation."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 12, 2012
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on June 13, 2011 an appearance on a talk show:
"It’s just crazy that the government will ... make it illegal to use the old [incandescent] bulbs."
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Salit • June 16, 2011
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