Rhode Island NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.The push for a popular vote for president- July 11, 2008 This month, the Massachusetts Legislature can help nudge the nation into the modern age by taking a stand in favor of a national popular vote for president -- and against that most antiquated of arrangements, ...http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/the-push-for-a-popular-vote-for-president?fromrss=1 Rhode Island Children Can't Live Without Lead In Homes- July 10, 2008 The RI Department of Health is deeply disappointed by the Rhode Island's Supreme Court ruling today, which denies the best opportunity for more RI children to live in safe homes free from lead.http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/rhode-island-children-cant-live-without-lead-in-home... DEM: No West Nile or EEE in Rhode Island- July 9, 2008 The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced this afternoon that tests for the West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis have both come back negative.http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/dem-no-west-nile-or-eee-in-rhode-island?fromrss=1 Rhode Islanders don't find immigration a top issue- July 8, 2008 In this summer of $4-a-gallon discontent, a Rhode Island economy hemorrhaging jobs at an alarming rate, and the housing slide eating away at homeowners' accumulated wealth, you might think our political leaders ...http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/rhode-islanders-dont-find-immigration-a-top-issue?fr... Rhode Islanders unhappy with state- July 7, 2008 A stunning 83 percent of Rhode Islanders surveyed in a Rhode Island College poll say the state is on the wrong track, with only 11 percent believing it is headed in the right direction.http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/rhode-islanders-unhappy-with-state?fromrss=1 Poll: Rhode Islanders' top worry is economy- July 5, 2008 Worries about the economy overwhelmingly topped the list of Rhode Islanders' concerns in a recent poll conducted for Rhode Island College's Bureau of Government Research and Services.http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/poll-rhode-islanders-top-worry-is-economy?fromrss=1 Rhode Island group linked to controversial foes of illegal immigration- July 4, 2008 In early 2006, the national Federation for American Immigration Reform sent an emissary to Rhode Island as part of a national grassroots organizing effort against illegal and mass immigration.http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/rhode-island-group-linked-to-controversial-foes-of-i... Chaplain Attacked By Rabid Fox- July 3, 2008 Health officials said a fox that attacked a university chaplain in her South Kingstown backyard has tested positive for rabies.http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/chaplain-attacked-by-rabid-fox?fromrss=1 R.I. lead paint ruling ends hope of costly cleanup- July 3, 2008 Health advocates and Rhode Island officials say it will be much harder to eliminate childhood lead poisoning after the state Supreme Court overturned a landmark jury verdict that could have led to a ...http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/r-i-lead-paint-ruling-ends-hope-of-costly-cleanup?fr... Rhode Island high court overturns lead-paint verdict- July 2, 2008 The Rhode Island Supreme Court yesterday brought an abrupt end to the state's nine-year campaign to force some of the nation's major corporations to clean up the lead-based paints that the state believes ...http://www.topix.net/state/ri/2008/07/rhode-island-high-court-overturns-lead-paint-verdict... |