Love has made New England complete! Today the Rhode Island Senate passed the marriage equality bill (S 38 sub A), making Rhode Island the 10th state nationally and the last in New England to allow all couples the freedom to marry. The … [Read more...]
Schilling update: 38 Studios lays off all employees
Things went from bad to worse for employees of Curt Schilling's 38 Studios today - after the company failed to make payroll earlier this month, they were all issued pink slips today. From WPRI: PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - 38 Studios laid off … [Read more...]
Marriage Equality in Rhode Island
Sorry if this has already been discussed, but I couldn't find any mention of this using the search tool. Marriage Equality Rhode Island and MassEquality are teaming up for a fundraiser this evening in Newport, RI, and I just wanted … [Read more...]
Tim Cahill on Slots: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
In my comment on the listserv, I said that despite the financial collapse, the supporters of predatory gambling in Massachusetts would probably argue that the bankruptcy of slots actually strengthens the need for slots in Massachusetts. I … [Read more...]
Department of Bad Timing (Rhode Island Division)
And third, we should remember that the investor behind this disaster, Sol Kerzner, is the same "tycoon" who built Sun City, a huge casino complex in South Africa, with the eager support and backing of the apartheid government back in the … [Read more...]
Those Loose-Lipped Clergy
Tune into the ongoing debates over same-sex marriage and you'll hear the same concepts. Both in civil-union states kicking the SSM can around and in others with no accommodation for homosexual couples, you see the same effect. Legislators … [Read more...]
URGENT Action Needed! Migrant Died in Federal Custody
Cross posted at Immigration Orange(Picture from the Boston Globe)A Brazilian national, Edmar Alvez Araujo, died in federal custody after he couldn't get access to mediction for his epilepsy. According the Boston Globe, Araujo was … [Read more...]
RI Dems introduce DOMA bill
Something is seriously wrong with RI Dems. Five Dem Representatives, William San Bento (N. Prov/Pawtucket), Arthur Corvese (N. Prov), Peter Palumbo (Cranston), Jon Brien (Woonsocket), and Helio Melo (E. Prov) introduced HB 6159 … [Read more...]