BREAKING NEWS: Kilmartin Names Two to Top Posts
Attorney General-elect Peter Kilmartin has named Brett Broesder Director of Policy and Legislation and Tammy Miller Head
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Gist by the Numbers: Achievement Gap Failing to Improve
Test scores are up. So are graduation rates. But the gap between white students and those who are minorities, have disabilities, or are not native English speakers has either stagnated or worsened in the four years that Deborah Gist has been at the helm of the Rhode Island Education Department.
BREAKING NEWS: Jerzyk to City Hall
Providence Mayor-elect Angel Taveras has appointed GoLocal MINDSETTER™ Matthew Jerzyk Director of Government Relations and
Read MoreNew Reps call for Constitutional Amendment
Two state representatives-elect are calling for a constitutional amendment that would require run-off elections for
Read MoreAmerica’s Cup: $1.1 Billion for RI
A new study commissioned by the Newport County Chamber of Commerce says that bringing America’s Cup to Rhode Island would
Read More11 to Watch in 2011: Lincoln Chafee
Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee was elected with just over a third of the vote. He is Rhode Island's first independent
Read More11 to Watch in 2011: Keith Stokes
Plucked from his longtime post heading the Newport Country Chamber of Commerce last January to head the Rhode Island
Read MoreDa Ponte Challenges Shelter Closings
State Senator (D-14: East Providence, Pawtucket) Daniel Da Ponte has called on the state to halt its plans to close three
Read More11 to Watch in 2011
It's time for a New Year, and GoLocal's got the 11 who are set to make the biggest impact on the state in the year to
Read MoreCity Councils Across the State See Change
Beyond the budget, pension and education issues many local municipalities will be facing in the coming year, some city and
Read MoreWhat’s Up In Ski Country?
The prayers of skiers and ski operators were finally answered this week. That massive, intense storm dumped several inches
Read MoreChafee Names Hospital Director
Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee announced yesterday that he is retaining Craig Stenning, the current director of the
Read MoreBlizzard of 2010: Municipal Budget Buster
The inconvenience Rhode Islanders experienced following a blizzard that blanketed the state with over a foot of snow pales
Read MoreRetailers Lose Two of Their Biggest Days to Blizzard
Shoppers normally flock the stores in the days following Christmas, but the Borders in Providence Place was as quiet as
Read MoreRI Favorites – Providence Budget Crisis
Our report that there was “no question” the city of Providence would “run out of money,” rocked the political world mere
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