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Roos joining Raimondo team as chief of staff
PROVIDENCE – General Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo last week announced Andrew Roos will join her office as chief of staff. Additionally, Ashley Gingerella O’Shea will come on board as associate director of communications. more
3/4/13
Med.-marijuana advocates get new union ally
Medical-marijuana advocates lobbying Congress got powerful new allies last week to help them make the case for getting federal prosecutors to back off: labor leaders. more
Bloomberg News | 3/4/13
The surprise cost of the interest tax deduction
In the contentious debate over whether to reduce or eliminate the home-mortgage interest tax deduction – or leave it alone – one fact has been virtually unchallenged: The popular write-off used by millions of American owners costs the government massive amounts of revenue, somewhere in the range of $100 billion a year. more
3/4/13
RIF melds marketing, planning departments
A story only gets heard if someone’s telling it. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

Reliance on natural gas worries grid operators
The shale-gas bonanza on New England’s western doorstep has dramatically reduced the price of energy, but hasn’t ended fuel-supply constraints for the region’s electricity generators. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/4/13

White House: Sequestration projected to cost R.I. $39M
Rhode Island programs and payrolls are expected to lose more than $39 million to the automatic sequestration cuts threatening to take place on March 1, according to a report released by the White House on Sunday detailing how the deep spending cuts will affect every state in the country. more
| 2/25/13
Plastic-bag ban is a major step toward cleaner environment
To the Editor: Recently Rhode Island saw a promising step for Narragansett Bay when Rep. Maria Cimini introduced a bill in the R.I. House of Representatives to ban disposable plastic shopping bags in the state. more
2/25/13
First step to rational fiscal policy is enactment of R.I. ‘Hatch Act’
To the Editor: Thanks to the Rhode Island Taxpayers’ Organization, word is getting out about the amount of special-interest legislation that long has been the source of the fiscal predicament that much of state and local government finds itself in at this time. more
2/25/13
Signs of hope in mental-health care
Chaz Gross has a theory on improving mental-health services that involves more than just spending additional money. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 2/25/13

FHA fee increases may shift its customer base
If you want to buy a house with minimal cash by using an FHA-insured mortgage, here’s some sobering news: Thanks to an ongoing series of fee increases and underwriting tweaks – the most recent of which were announced Jan. 31 – FHA is getting steadily more expensive, and may not work for you. more
2/25/13
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