Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The final results are expected this afternoon.
[update Wed 4:00 p.m.: The Board of Elections has announced results from the absentee ballots will not be made available until Thursday afternoon] As the Board of Elections tallies the absentee ballots today, incumbent State House of Representatives candidate Dan Reilly, District 72 (Middletown, Portsmouth), remains optimistic about the race. “At this point, I am anxiously awaiting the results of the mail ballots, which I do believe will make this race even closer, if not successful for me,” said Reilly. Although challenger Linda Finn of Middletown leads by 87 votes, the absentee ballots are still outstanding. Between the two towns, over 1700 voters requested a mail-in ballot. The Board of Elections said an official count will be available…
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The House Judiciary Committee will hear a bill today which, if approved, would require an ultrasound and revealing the fetus' sex before any abortion procedure.
The House Judiciary Committee will review today pending legislation that, if passed into law, would require an ultrasound before a woman undergoes an abortion procedure, reports WRNI. Several state legislatures, including State Rep. Daniel Reilly (Republican- District 72, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth), want to pass new requirements for women undergoing abortions. The new requirements would include mandating medical technicians perform an ultrasound and announce the fetus' sex before the procedure. The bill, legislation H-7205, requires a complete description of the ultrasound, including revealing the fetus' sex or "external members and internal organs if present and viewable." There is no requirement for the woman to view the …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The House of Representatives passed legislation last week that would grant the Federal Government full jurisdiction over Middletown land that is within the borders of Naval Station Newport
Last week, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed legislation (H7766), put forward by Representative Daniel P. Reilly (R-Dist. 72 Portsmouth, Middletown, Newport), that would grant the federal government full jurisdiction on lands within the security perimeter at Naval Station Newport. For years, although the land was used exclusively by the US Navy, local police were required to respond to any emergency calls concerning the land, which exists within both Middletown and Newport borders. This added unnecessary strain on these municipal budgets, said the Office of the Minority House. “This problem recently became worse with the opening of the new commercial vehicle inspection facility off of Fleet Access Road,” said Reilly. “…
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8:28 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
Now that the absentee votes have been counted, it's official-Linda Finn is the winner! Time for the little boy to move down to Florida with his tax cheat parents-good riddance! more ›