Carcieri Failed to Pay Property Tax on FLA Condo

Carcieri Front Group Exposed

Senate Health Care Bill Passes Key 60 Vote Hurdle
After a historic 60-39 vote in the US Senate to begin consideration of the Protect Patients and Affordable Care Act of 2009, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement:“Tonight the Senate voted to move one step closer to enacting the most significant health reform that this country has seen since 1965. Ultimately, our success will not be measured in procedural votes, but by President Obama signing a bill into law that creates a more affordable and accessible health care system.“These are difficult economic times and we are doing everything we

RI Eliminates Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentencing
Advocates for more effective sentencing are celebrating a victory that has been four years in the making as S0039aa and its companion bill H5007aa became law this month, effective without the Governor’s signature, after passage with overwhelming support in the General Assembly on October 29th.This step is an indication of a message filtering up from the People to the Statehouse:  We are tired of paying precious funds to incarcerate our citizens... ES

Fixing banks -- will it work?
I'm not really sure anyone remembers this, but we had a bit of a financial crisis last fall. Remember that? Banks too big to fail, but they failed anyway? Financial armageddon avoided via all-weekend meetings in New York and DC. Sunday evening announcements about who'd get billion-dollar bailouts the next day? Good times, those.What's funny about it is that though we bailed out the banks, we didn't create any way to prevent banks and hedge fund operators from doing the exact same thing all over again. We added some conditions to some of the bailout money. Some of these have been honored in the breach, with executives at several bailed-out banks and investment companies awar

Subverting the Property Tax Paradigm
I was great to see how much of a twist caused by my last post.  Let's see what more fun we can have with Property Tax facts, at least as presented by the Tax Foundation. So, here is an interesting facet of the debate that never gets mentioned.  Property taxes are calculated as a percentage of a homes value, right? Yes indeed* Well, according to TF, for 2008, the median home value in the United State was $197,600.  What was it in Rhode Island?

Drinking Liberally with Frank Caprio
On Wednesday, November 25 starting at 7pm at The Wild Colonial, Drinking Liberally will host the second part of its three-part countdown to Election 2010 with special guest host General Treasurer Frank Caprio.  The event is FREE.PLEASE NOTE: This event will start at 7pm in light of the Thanksgiving holiday.  The speaking program will begin at 8pm.  Arrive early because space is limited. Drinki