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活动：2024 年民主卫士庆典将于 10 月 10 日星期四举行
此次活动是该州最大的民主庆祝活动之一，将有众多演讲者、领导人和获奖者参加。
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Political donations by strip-club industry made in lobbying firm’s name
Donors to Gov. Gina Raimondo and House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello listed Goldberg Law Offices as employer instead of the Foxy Lady and other clubs. Mysterious errors in campaign finance records concealed the source of thousands of dollars in political donations from the Providence strip-club industry to Gov. Gina Raimondo and House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello.
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State Senate bill would consolidate power in president’s hands
Amid an uptick in member dissent, Senate leaders are proposing changes to its rules that would enshrine longstanding customs, consolidate power in the hands of the Senate president and prevent a filibuster from ever happening in Rhode Island again.
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State Senate bill would consolidate power in president’s hands
At least one senator denounced the proposed changes, and Common Cause called them ‘disappointing.’ Amid an uptick in member dissent, Senate leaders are proposing changes to its rules that would enshrine longstanding customs, consolidate power in the hands of the Senate president and prevent a filibuster from ever happening in Rhode Island again.
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Editorial: Put the veto on the ballot
It’s time for the cynicism and the games to end. Gov. Gina Raimondo and the General Assembly should use their clout this year to make sure a strong line-item veto appears on the 2020 ballot. As we have long noted, this reform currently benefits 44 states. Rhode Island is one of only six that refuses to provide this check on corruption. A 2016 poll by Common Cause Rhode Island found that 66 percent of voters support the line-item veto.
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Legislative Jobs For District 15 Voters Have Multiplied During Mattiello’s Time As RI Speaker
The number of patronage jobs from House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s Cranston district has almost tripled during Mattiello’s time as speaker. Patronage jobs are one of the tools that a legislative leader like Mattiello can use to reinforce his own political power at the Statehouse.
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Nesi’s Notes: Feb. 2
Congressman Cicilline is holding out hope that the 2020 Census will turn up enough Rhode Islanders to hold onto one of the state's two U.S. House seats. "I actually don't think it's settled," Cicilline said on this week's Newsmakers. While that's true -- and a famously aggressive effort by Massachusetts in 2000 helped the Bay State keep a 10th House seat -- it's safe to say most other observers sound far more pessimistic.
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All The Reasons The 2020 Census Is Shaping Up To Be A Disaster
John Marion says Rhode Island represents the “ghost of Christmas future.” Last spring, the Ocean State was home to the first and only trial run for the 2020 census, which was conducted in 637,000-strong, immigrant-heavy Providence County.
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TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Politics/Media Roundup For February 1
The early phase of Rhode Island’s legislative session remains busy, with scores of people coming to the Statehouse to sound off on one of the nation’s most divisive issues. That’s part of what we’re looking at, so thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Here we go.
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Amid controversy, Senate confirms 3 to lifetime judgeships
At issue is the governor’s and Senate’s refusal to make public key documents in the nomination packages the Senate received for each of the three candidates, Richard Merola, Keith Cardoza and Susan Pepin Fay
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Why States Should Be Watching Rhode Island’s Election Audit Pilots
Rhode Island is on pace to become the second state to use risk-limiting election audits, beginning with the presidential primary in 2020, having conducted three trial runs earlier this month. These audits—essentially a check to ensure votes are being counted correctly—limit the risk a wrong election result is certified, and Colorado performed the first in November 2017.
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‘This is going to determine who represents you’: Experts discuss 2020 census’ effect on redistricting
Redistricting and the census are typically not in the same conversation, but census experts showed how the two go hand in hand at a conference Friday.
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Russia Wants to Undermine Trust in Elections. Here’s How Rhode Island Is Fighting Back
When a group of Rhode Island’s top officials gathered in a chilly warehouse in Providence in mid-January to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections, the mood was festive.
