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Central Falls teachers had their first planning session with district officials since they learned that all High School teachers would have to reapply for their jobs. Teachers' Union President Jane Sessums says the meeting yesterday was productive.
This week on Political Roundtable, Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri talks about the budget, renewable energy, and his biggest regret in his seven years in office. Here's WRNI's political reporter, Ian Donnis.
Amid word from the state police that further arrests are expected in the probe related to alleged drug-dealing by three Providence police officers, Mayor David Cicilline maintains the department is vastly improved from the time when he took office in 2003.
The political problems of New York Governor David Patterson led seven Newseek staffers to make their respective cases for which state is most corrupt. Former WRNI staffer Nancy Cook writes about Rhode Island:
Violence Spurs Calls To Rein In The Repo Man
If you don't make your car payments, someone can be hired to repossess it. They might tow it from your driveway or a parking lot. But sometimes repo men go further, breaking into people's garages or homes. Fights can break out. People get hurt, and some have even been killed, prompting some groups to call for greater regulation.
