Speaking to the Speaker
Winners in political races have it easy. They thank everyone and move forward. The Silver Medalists analyze what went wrong and fade into the shadows. Is it possible to write a post-election column as the loser and not sound self-serving, shrill or sour? I’m going to do my best. From the beginning, this race was about [...]
Reforming the Legislature
Ask 100 people about Rhode Island’s government and 105 will say it’s broken, and probably not fixable. Phase 1: Attack the Assumptions From day one, my campaign for House District 4 has been about challenging that truism. It was clear to me at the start that the Speaker of the House used his power to [...]
Valencia Bill Shows Momentum for Tax Equity
Long before the Occupy movement and Warren Buffett made the idea of taxing the rich politically popular, Rep Larry Valencia, a progressive Democrat from Charlestown, introduced just such a bill in the previous legislative session. This year, although it hasn’t received the media attention the Miller-Cimini proposal has, he introduced the same bill again. And, [...]
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