R.I. jobless rate dips, but 73,000 are still out of work

By Cynthia Needham, The Providence Journal

For the first time in nearly three years, Rhode Island's unemployment rate dropped, to 12.9 percent in October, offering a faint but reassuring sign that the state's economy may be on the road to improvement.
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Veto of domestic partners funeral bill sparks protest at R.I. State House

By Donita Naylor, The Providence Journal

About 150 protesters lit candles in the dark Thursday night and followed a black casket up the walk to the State House steps.
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In Providence, a crescent of green business sprouts

By Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal

When Alteris Renewables decided to add another office in either Rhode Island or Southeastern Massachusetts, it considered Fall River, New Bedford and Bristol. Read More

Gov. Don Carcieri (R)
Elected: November 2002, 2006
Term expires: January 2011

	State capital: Providence
	State nickname: The Ocean State
	Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts (D)
	Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis (D)
	Attorney General Patrick Lynch (D)
	Senate President: M. Teresa Paiva-Weed (D)
	House Speaker: William J. Murphy (D)

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R.I. jobless rate dips, but 73,000 are still out of work

Veto of domestic partners funeral bill sparks protest at R.I. State House