Former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios video game company not only went bankrupt, but is now also threatening to damage Rhode Island’s credit rating. Rhode Island gave the company a $100-million loan guarantee to get the business
“Everyone has a right to be stupid,” Trotsky said of the literary critic Dwight MacDonald. “But comrade MacDonald abuses the privilege.” A viewer of the Chris Matthews MSNBC program “Hardball” might be forgiven for feeling the same way. Matthews interviewed
(AP) – Independent Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is joining the Democratic Party ahead of his bid for a second term, two Democratic officials said Wednesday, confirming a move that Chafee has been talking about for months. Chafee served in
Rhode Island Democratic Rep. Robert Phillips is urging a $1 per pack cut to the state’s cigarette tax. Meanwhile, the Ocean State’s Independent governor, former Republican U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee, is pushing for a 4-cent tobacco tax increase. Phillips’ move
