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Gregory Smith

Gregory Smith

Reporter

Gregory Smith is a veteran reporter for the Providence Journal, most recently having covered  public safety in Providence. Since he began work at The Journal in 1972, he has been a reporter in suburban bureaus and at Providence City Hall, managed the Journal’s former news bureaus in Woonsocket and Greenville, and served as deputy business editor and as a copy editor. Smith has a bachelor of science degree in journalism and political science from Syracuse University.

gsmith@providencejournal.com

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Jennifer Parrish
Jennifer Parrish
stated on September 5, 2013 a newspaper commentary
"Six years after unionization, 20,000 fewer children in Illinois were being served by the Child Care and Development Fund program."
Mostly False
By Gregory Smith • October 13, 2013
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on September 22, 2013 a television interview
Forty-six states have a line-item veto for the governor.
Mostly True
By Gregory Smith • October 6, 2013
Deadspin
Deadspin
stated on August 13, 2013 a website
The highest paid employee of the State of Rhode Island is a basketball coach.
True
By Gregory Smith • September 29, 2013
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on August 31, 2013 a website
Under Mayor Angel Taveras "Providence’s bond rating was downgraded from A to BBB, two steps above junk-bond status."  
Half-True
By Gregory Smith • September 15, 2013
Frank Annunziato
Frank Annunziato
stated on August 6, 2013 a newspaper interview
Salaries for URI faculty are second to last among New England land grant universities and in lowest 20 percent of major U.S. research institutions
Half-True
By Gregory Smith • September 7, 2013
Jeffrey Grybowski
Jeffrey Grybowski
stated on August 4, 2013 a television interview
Offshore wind power is "significantly less expensive than solar energy."
Mostly True
By Gregory Smith • August 31, 2013
Helio Melo
Helio Melo
stated on July 12, 2013 a newspaper interview
"Rhode Island has the highest percentage of lawyers per capita in the country."
False
By Gregory Smith • July 28, 2013
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 5, 2013 a newspaper story
Farming is "one of the fastest growing areas of our economy."
Mostly False
By Gregory Smith • July 18, 2013
Bernard Jackvony
Bernard Jackvony
stated on May 31, 2013 a television interview
"There hasn’t been a Republican in the legislature or the City Council in Providence in over 30 years."
Mostly False
By Gregory Smith • June 14, 2013
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