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Here are some truths about the budget we are not hearing in RI: (from URI economist R. McIntyre) It is true that health care costs, pension costs, and education spending, especially on special ed, have risen in RI (and nationally). But the attention to these issues in the media is way out of line with their relative importance.

Yes, the problem with the RI budget problems and we do have those, are the pensioners and poor children. That's what Sen. Stephen Alves, Senate finance chair, URI Professor Maureen Moakley, and RI rich kid and corp. executive John Hazen White, Jr.

The RI Legislature closed the budget deficit. How did they do it? As reported in the Projo, ..."cutting health-care and welfare benefits for thousands of children, and reducing retirement benefits for all state workers who retire after Sept. 30, not to mention cutting benefits in other human services programs.

RI Governor and RI Democratic Legislature are pushing many RIslanders into a forced retirement. Young people who want to work are forced leave state government. They will then go back into the private sector creating more competition for jobs in RI and the vicious circle for the working class will continue.

Under the Republicans, Rhode Island is going down the tubes economically. Under the current Republican Governor, Don Carcieri, the state has lost more jobs under his stewardship than under any recent governor. Workers in RI are also in a panic over the Governor's fiscal policies, especially state employees.

Steve Kass, a former radio talk-show host and Gov. Carcieri's director of communications, is now the spokesman for the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency. The current director makes about $47,000 but Gov. Carcieri, making sure his "boys and cronies" get the big bucks is paying Kass $126,541.

Jury selection begins today in the trial of Wilmette businessman and influential political fund-raiser Tony Rezko. He has grabbed national headlines recently because of his ties to White House hopeful Barack Obama. Rezko has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges.

This is what the Carcieri government and the Rhode Island Republicans have given us. If you want more, unemployment and cuts in taxes for the rich, vote Republican whenever you can! R.I. unemployment rate highest in more than a decade February 29, 2008, PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Bill Clinton Rally's for Hillary in Rhode Island SMITHFIELD, R.I. Former President Bill Clinton told a crowd at Bryant University in Smithfield that his wife needs them to swing the vote in the presidential primary on Tuesday. Hillary is ahead of Barack according to recent RI polls.

As a gay man, I like this from Towleroad but I'm still for Hillary FIRST: Earlier today Advocate reported that the Obama campaign was doing targeted ad buys in Ohio and Texas in advance of the primaries there on March 4th.