slides: Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not - June 17, 2016
Friday, June 17, 2016
Russ Moore, GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™
Every Friday, GoLocalProv's Russ Moore breaks down who is rising and who is falling in RI politics, business, and sports. Moore has worked on both sides of the desk in Rhode Island media, both for newspapers and on political campaigns. Send him email at
[email protected] and follow him on Twitter @russmoore713.
Related Slideshow: Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not - June 17, 2016
View Larger +
Prev
Next
HOT
Patricia Morgan
It’s probably not a big surprise given her reputation for staunch good government advocacy, but one of the heroes of Wednesday night’s budget debate was the Morgan, the Republican who represents portions of Coventry, Warwick, and West Warwick, particularly due to her comments supporting charter schools and mayoral academies. Morgan questioned why the state needed to strip innovative charter schools of vital funding when the bloated state budget funds plenty of questionable spending.
View Larger +
Prev
Next
HOT
James Diossa
The Central Falls Mayor signed a budget into law last week that spends less (1 percent) than the previous year’s budget and reduces the tax rate by roughly 5-percent. Central Falls has emerged from bankruptcy much stronger, thanks to some tough financial decisions, and is showing other communities throughout the state what can be accomplished with strong, responsible leadership. Is this the future model for Providence?
View Larger +
Prev
Next
HOT
Operation Stand Down
The Home Depot donated roughly $22,000 so that the Rhode Island chapter of Operation Stand Down and local community volunteers could get together and beautify the Holly Charette Home for female veterans in Johnston and also make some renovations and repairs there this week. The Holly Charette home was named after the first female from Rhode Island to die in Iraq. On June 23, 23 of 2005, a suicide bomber attacked her convoy in the Fallujah province of the country and she was killed by the blast. The house was dedicated in her honor in 2010, and it has roughly 10 female veterans living there as a form of transitional housing at any given time.
View Larger +
Prev
Next
HOT
Nicholas Zammarelli
The superstar baseball player from Rhode Island, who graduated from Lincoln High School and attended Elon University, was selected in the eighth round by the Seattle Mariners last week. Zammarelli, a great hitter, is as talented as he is hardworking (no small feat given his talent level) and rates a good chance of making the major leagues someday soon.
View Larger +
Prev
Next
NOT
John Carnevale
The state representative who represents portions of Providence and Johnston has come under fire after a WPRI investigation was released, which claims he has been seen spending far more time at his property in Johnston, which is outside of his district, than at the property he owns inside of district 13, which he represents. To make matters worse, Carnevale was taped hiding his face with a shirt when reporters tried to question him on this issue and has refused to talk about the issue. Not a good week in the news for the state representative.
View Larger +
Prev
Next
NOT
Gun Violence
The Orlando massacre, perpetrated by a deranged madman, illustrates the fact that it’s become far too easy for madmen to get guns. The time has come for Congress to pass an assault weapons ban. It’s also way past time for the FBI to heighten surveillance on people who show radical tendencies.
View Larger +
Prev
Next
NOT
Minimum Wage
The state legislature decided against raising the state’s minimum wage, which will be stuck at $9.60 per hour instead of the $10.10 per hour rate that Governor Gina Raimondo proposed. For many Rhode Island workers, there only chance of getting a pay hike, the state legislature, turned down the chance to boost their wages this year out of fear it could cripple some of the state’s small businesses.
Related Articles
Enjoy this post? Share it with others.
