Rhode Island state government

Rhode Island state government

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  RI now 10th state to allow gay marriage

  Rhode Island has become the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, after a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in this ... 

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  Rhode Island becomes 10th state with gay marriage

  Rhode Island on Thursday became the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, as a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in this ... 

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  Coordinated strategy propelled gay marriage in RI

  Phone banks, an army of volunteers and alliances with organized labor, business leaders and religious clergy propelled gay marriage to victory in ... 

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  RI on way to be 10th state to allow gay marriage

  Rhode Island is on a path to becoming the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry after a landmark vote in the state's Senate on ... 

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  RI Senate leader plays key role in marriage debate

  If Rhode Island joins the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed, it will be because a formidable opponent, Senate President ... 

• RI Senate to vote on gay marriage

  The Rhode Island Senate is poised to hold a landmark vote Wednesday on gay marriage legislation, the culmination of years of efforts by supporters who ... 

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  Independent RI governor considers joining Dems

  The most well-worn political parlor game in Rhode Island these days surrounds Republican-turned-independent Gov. Lincoln Chafee and whether he intends ... 

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  Rhode Island struggles with highest unemployment

  Mark Simmons began dialing Rhode Island's unemployment call center at 8 a.m. on a recent Monday. He got a busy signal. He tried 67 more times before ...