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Taxpayers Don’t Have “Grubby Little Hands”
I've been reading newspaper articles, attending Casino Sub-Committee meetings and reading various minutes regarding the debate of what to do…
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Edwards V Puts Democracy in the Cross Hairs
Tiverton's red-hot taxes didn't stop increasing much faster than inflation because of climate change. Empowering residents to vote for their…
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Leverage in the Casino Deal
Sometimes residents watching their government should play a game of "Wait, Hold On." A Newport Daily News article by Marcia…
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Can Taxpayers Trust This Town Council?
In March 2017 when the Tiverton Town Council was faced with two prior candidates seeking appointment to the Budget Committee,…
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Scenarios for Tax Relief with Casino Revenue
Tiverton taxpayers should take note of this paragraph from Marcia Pobzeznik's Newport Daily News report from Monday's special Town Council…
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Email Intrigue Comes to the Tiverton Budget Committee
Followers of Tiverton politics don’t have to look to national politics for email intrigue. The day before our Charter Review…
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Vote For Proven Candidates You Can Trust on July 18th
The July 18th election in Tiverton for the Charter Review Commission will be here soon. Please watch what the candidates…
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Charter Review Campaign Is About Different Visions
A few years ago, Mike DeCotis and I worked together to persuade Tiverton’s school committee to start all-day kindergarten, and…
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When Taxes “Only” Go Up, but Property Values “Only” Go Down
After the Tiverton Budget Committee put forward its recommendation for a 0.5% increase in local taxes, which was significantly less…
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TTA Denounces Actions of School Officials
On Friday afternoon, a Facebook page known to be allied with members of the Tiverton School Committee reported that the…
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