Why master lever abolition should fail, for now

Why master lever abolition should fail, for now

About a month ago, Common Cause RI Executive Director John Marion wrote a great piece here on RI Future explaining exactly why the single party option (aka the “master lever” or SPO) on Rhode Island’s voting ballots is a bad idea, citing a 2006 study by researchers at the Universities of Maryland and Rochester that [...]

Cynicism warps view of Senate GOP’s SSM support

Cynicism warps view of Senate GOP’s SSM support

Last night a lengthy Twitter discussion erupted about the Senate Republican Caucus unanimously supporting marriage equality which is a first among legislative caucuses; according to the Human Rights Campaign. It was about as substantive as one can be with 140 characters, including people’s handles. Mainly, it sought to suss out the reason why the Senate [...]

Man Arrested After 27 Years of Solitude, Burglarly

Man Arrested After 27 Years of Solitude, Burglarly

This is incredible. Christopher Thomas Knight went into the Maine woods in about 1986, two years after graduating high school, and wasn’t seen for 27 years. In that time, he committed over 1000 burglaries, according to his and police estimates. Seems like all of it was basically to survive. In fact, a legend was built [...]

Chafeeshambles

Chafeeshambles

Gov. Lincoln Chafee finds himself in trouble with the media again, but this time it’s not for keeping vague documents a secret from them. It’s for suggesting that they might have something to do with his low approval rating (possibly by reporting on him). You can find the comments at the end of this part [...]