Mark Gray
RI Not As ‘Generous’ As GoLocal Report Indicates
GoLocalProv reported on Monday that Rhode Island owes the federal government $200 million for unemployment benefits. When the Great Recession hit, there wasn’t enough money in the state’s unemployment trust fund and we had to borrow to make up the difference. But about a third of the way through the article a subhead asks, “Is [...]
Don’t Push Jobless Rhode Islanders off Fiscal Cliff
Where’s the Work?, an organization of unemployed and underemployed workers in Rhode Island joined together at the netWORK RI office in Providence to call on Congress to extend unemployment insurance before the end of the year. Some 8,700 of Rhode Island’s jobless will lose their unemployment insurance on December 29 unless the program is reauthorized. [...]
Tonight: Sixth Annual Electoberfest at Hot Club
Join Clean Water Action tonight at Hot Club from 5:30 - 7:30 pm to get ready for the most important election in years. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will be there – how about you? Electoberfest is your chance to support Clean Water Action, meet other clean water activists, and get ready to make a difference for our environment and [...]
Linc Chafee Was MIA at Netroots Conference
Oh man wasn’t Netroots Nation AWESOME? So EPIC! And what a great job our elected officials did, coming out to meet and greet all those folks in attendance! Not just at the conference itself, but also at the many fundraisers and after parties and happy hours, going all the way back to Wednesday. Let me [...]
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