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"Rhode Island already has the highest per capita income from gambling, more than any other state in the union. Enough should be enough"

Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: News House Delays 24-Hour Gambling Vote According to The Providence Journal, wary of the impending backlash, House Democrats chose, at the last minute, to pull a vote on 24-hour ... via The Cowl

Governor Carcieri will host a public celebration of Rhode Island Independence Day at Camp Fogarty in East Greenwich on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All units of the Rhode Island Militia - Gloucester ... via Providence Journal

Plans to reorganize Newport's five public schools were officially scrapped last week. via Westport Shorelines

"I think this legislation is good because it's part of a bigger conversation."

A bottle bill, a divisive issue that legislators battled over for years without ever approving, is once again on the General Assembly's agenda. via Providence Journal

The state Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission will present 11 preservation awards as part of its annual Historic Preservation Conference Saturday at 9 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. via Providence Journal

M. Teresa Paiva-Weed and Sen. June Gibbs co-sponsored legislation that would direct the Department of Human Services to seek additional federal funds through the food stamp employment and training program to ... via Westport Shorelines

"Travelers have a lot of choices and destination locations are wide open these days. People no longer automatically choose Paris or Rome. Now Cuba and even Vietnam are popular."

The 3 million recorded travelers that visited Newport last year yielded 680 million tourism dollars for Newport County's economy, according to Evan Smith, CEO of the Newport County Convention and Visitors ... via Westport Shorelines

"It took me about three hours to download [the offers] to the Web site of the bank"

In the spring 2008 real estate market, it's unusual for a seller to have 26 eager potential buyers suddenly competing to buy a property that had been sitting on the market for months. via The Providence Journal

"On one hand, we warn people that mercury is harmful and they should avoid environmental exposures to mercury through things like broken thermometers and fish. On the other hand, we say that influenza vaccines containing thimerosal are safe."

Joining a wave of concern over the use of mercury-based preservatives in vaccines, Rep. via Westport Shorelines

"Their work is difficult enough without them having to load and unload in unacceptable conditions."

The state Department of Environmental Management began reconstruction of Newport's main working fishing pier last week. via Westport Shorelines

"I am not suggesting that seniors are rowdy and require a lot of service, but we have the second highest number of seniors per capita in the state of Rhode Island"

The city has the most employees, the highest population and the largest payroll costs in the East Bay region. via Providence Journal

"It looks like they completely remodeled it"

Though still concentrated in inner-city neighborhoods and less prosperous suburban areas, the foreclosure problem is no longer confined there. via The Providence Journal

"Thank the Lord for 24-hour gambling."

It's 3 a.m. Do you know where your husband is? "Sure do. He's up at Twin River playin' that Copper Dropper video slot. via Providence Journal

"I don't like retroactivity. It's not something that we like to do. But we made a lot of promises that we're going to have to rescind."

Rhode Island taxpayers contributed $1.1 million to help renovate the Wrentham House, an 1891 mansion on Newport's Ocean Avenue, now available through Christie's Great Estates for $14.5 million. via Providence Journal

Rhode Island residents last year for the first time spent more money at gambling facilities in their home state than they did in Connecticut. via WJAR-TV

"For the (fiscal year) 2008, the legislature authorized itself for 298 full-time employees"

Rep. Steven Coaty might just put himself out of a job if legislation he recently submitted is passed. via Westport Shorelines

"There is always a constant wind. There is no dust."

Go fly a kite. 'Tis the season: spring. "The weather's nice," says Kyle Lemieux, owner of Jamestown Kites. via Providence Journal

"The Rhode Island GOP cannot afford the money we're spending on a weekly basis"

With the General Assembly elections less than nine months away, the Republican State Central Committee has one-tenth of the cash reserves of its Democratic counterpart and has undergone a heated internal debate ... via Providence Journal

"This important achievement is further recognition of the excellent care patients of Rhode Island have access to while remaining close to home."

Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital today were honored by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island with designation as Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers. via Providence Business News

"Unfortunately, Rhode Island's roads and bridges are aging and deteriorating"

After reexamining the condition of Rhode Island's bridges, the state Department of Transportation has identified the need for "approximately $600 million in bridge repair and replacement projects" over the next ... via Providence Journal