RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island on way to be 10th state to allow gay marriage 
Rhode Island senators put their state on the path Wednesday to becoming the 10th state to allow same-sex couples to marry, passing legislation by a comfortable 26-12 margin after nearly two decades of attempts to legalize gay marriage.
By David Klepper , April 24, 2013
RI man sets record with 1-ton pumpkin
Organizers of a fair in northeastern Massachusetts say a Rhode Island man has set a new world record with the first pumpkin ever to weigh more than a ton.
By Associated Press , September 30, 2012
Unclaimed $336 million Powerball jackpot won in Rhode Island
Lottery officials say someone who played the Powerball in Rhode Island has won the $336.4 million jackpot. The new multimillionaire has not stepped forward and the lottery has not said where the winning ticket was sold. To win, the player had to match all of Saturday's five numbers, 1-10-37-52-57, and Powerball number 11.
By Associated Press , February 12, 2012
Eliot Glassheim, Grand Forks, column: Ideology, not math, drives GOP calls for cuts
Reform in Rhode Island was not an ideological agenda masquerading as fiscal necessity, as in Wisconsin and Ohio.
By Eliot Glassheim , January 08, 2012
OUR OPINION: How Time magazine missed its chance
America needs wide majorities to solve the problems it faces. And Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo has shown how elected officials can deliver.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , December 15, 2011
1st 'Survivor' winner Hatch released from Rhode Island prison
Reality television star Richard Hatch has been released from a Rhode Island prison after serving a nine-month sentence for failing to pay back taxes.
By Associated Press , December 12, 2011
Rhode Island 'holiday tree': A new 'war on Christmas'?
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee unwrapped a Christmas conundrum when he erected a "holiday" tree in the Statehouse, incensing the Roman Catholic Church, many residents and even the tree farmer who donated the 17-foot-tall spruce.
By David Klepper , December 06, 2011
OUR OPINION: R.I. makes pension reforms
Watch Rhode Island, a Herald editorial suggested last month (“Learn from Little Rhody’s big mistakes,” Page A4, Oct. 3). If you’re interested in public-sector pensions — and these days, every taxpayer should be — then Rhode Island deserves your attention. That’s because, as the Chicago Tribune put it, “the nation’s smallest state may have the largest problem in the land.”
By Tom Dennis , November 27, 2011
Power restoration in snowy East could take days; more than 2 million homes, businesses still powerless
VIDEO: Bottom of articleThe early nor'easter had utility companies struggling to restore electricity to more than 3 million homes and businesses. By early today, the number of customers without power was still above 2 million but falling. But officials in some states warned it could be days or even a week before residents have power again, even though crews have been brought in from as far away as Michigan and Canada.
By Dave Collins , October 31, 2011
OUR OPINION: Learn from Little Rhody’s big mistakes
North Dakota’s special legislative session in November will be exciting enough. There’ll be lots of drama as the Fighting Sioux nickname law, redistricting and state flood assistance for the Minot and Bismarck areas come up for review.
By Tom Dennis , October 02, 2011
Strongest quake since 1944 jars East Coast
VIDEOS: Several reports, including Washington Monument cracks; scroll to bottom of article.Tens of millions of people from Georgia to Canada were jolted by the strongest earthquake to strike the East Coast since World War II. Three weeks before the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, office workers poured out of New York skyscrapers and the Pentagon, relieved it was nothing more sinister than an act of nature.
By Bob Lewis , August 23, 2011
Gay-relationship debates hit a crucial turn
A flurry of activity in efforts to legally recognize gay relationships or ban same-sex marriage is reminding advocates that even though polls indicate growing acceptance, the debate is far from settled.
By David Klepper , May 28, 2011
Heitkamp denies 'pay to play' claims
Former North Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp’s connection with a federal judicial nominee was used by Republicans this week to oppose his nomination.
By Teri Finneman , May 05, 2011
R.I. diocese urges civil unions rejection
fter playing a key role in defeating a push for gay marriage, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has urged Rhode Island lawmakers to reject an alternative establishing civil unions for gay couples, calling them a "stepping stone" to gay marriage.
By Associated Press , April 30, 2011
Mass. hockey team sickened by fumes at RI rink
Nearly two dozen members of a Massachusetts college hockey team have fallen ill after a suspected case of nitrous dioxide poisoning at a Rhode Island rink.
By Associated Press , February 19, 2011
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