Read more Rhode Island stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12303/rhode-island.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:07:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74647/zip-it-on-communion-ban-bishop-to-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe bishop who had the nerve to tell a Kennedy not to take communion—because he supports abortion rights—is steamed that he blabbed about it. “I am disappointed that the congressman would make public my pastoral and confidential request,” says Bishop Thomas Tobin of Patrick Kennedy. He also says...http://www.newser.com/story/74647/zip-it-on-communion-ban-bishop-to-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:21:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia has by no means cornered the market on enormous financial problems at the state level, with a report out today saying Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are also at tremendous risk. The Pew Center sees widespread unemployment, huge budget deficits, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:14:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70411/independents-threaten-dems-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndependent candidates figure to play a major role in at least six states next year, threatening Democrats in an election where they already must defend 21 of their 28 governorships. In New Jersey, for example, independent Chris Daggett is trailing well behind Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican Tom Kean,...http://www.newser.com/story/70411/independents-threaten-dems-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 8:30:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67467/jobless-rates-jump-in-26-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJobless rates climbed in 26 states last month, suggesting employment recovery will be slow and governors may face worsening budget woes, Bloomberg reports. Unemployment in California, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Nevada was at its highest since record-keeping started in 1976. While California’s rate rose from 11.6% to 11.9%,...http://www.newser.com/story/67467/jobless-rates-jump-in-26-states.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 14:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67452/rumor-mill-palins-moving-to-rhode-island.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWord on the street is that Sarah Palin is planning a move to Rhode Island—but so far, it’s just one rumor among many. Seems a bit of an odd choice: It’s a left-leaning state whose former senator has called Palin a “cocky wacko,” notes Randal Edgar in the Providence...http://www.newser.com/story/67452/rumor-mill-palins-moving-to-rhode-island.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 10:43:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66644/for-10-seats-fans-ignore-the-p-in-pawtucket-red-sox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe people of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, are perfectly happy with their AAA Red Sox farm team, and others from across Red Sox Nation are tagging along, NPR reports. Box seats cost $10 at McCoy stadium, and a hot dog can be had for less than an arm and a leg....http://www.newser.com/story/66644/for-10-seats-fans-ignore-the-p-in-pawtucket-red-sox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 17:17:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63573/ri-should-honor-its-plantations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou probably didn't know that the nation's smallest state bears the unlikely official moniker of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, much less that that onerous title is causing a bit of hooplah. But while the word "plantation" stirs uneasy images of slavery, Rhode Island would be mistaken to drop "and...http://www.newser.com/story/63573/ri-should-honor-its-plantations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Jul 2009 14:13:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62160/ri-legalizes-medical-marijuana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRhode Island has become the third state to legalize the sale of marijuana for medicinal use, the Providence Journal reports. The state House and Senate overrode the governor's veto of the bill, which will allow the opening of three "compassion centers" where critically ill patients can buy the drug.http://www.newser.com/story/62160/ri-legalizes-medical-marijuana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 1:45:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59772/ri-lawmaker-lets-waterboard-bush-for-charity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Democratic state lawmaker in Rhode Island thinks George W. Bush and some of his top cronies should be waterboarded for charity, reports the Westerly Sun . State Rep. Rod Driver sent letters via certified mail to Bush, Dick Cheney, and Condoleezza Rice offering to donate $100 for every second they...http://www.newser.com/story/59772/ri-lawmaker-lets-waterboard-bush-for-charity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 21:23:39 CDT