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News
TTA-Endorsed Candidates Win Big
Congratulations to TTA candidates who won seats on the Town Council: Donna Cook Nancy Driggs Justin Katz Rob Coulter with…
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Tiverton Truth Flash
Ballot Question #11 Will Gut Both the Budget Committee and the Financial Town Referendum (FTR)
Watching the Town Council come up with the charter language that would change the way the financial town referendum (FTR)…
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Commentary
Getting the Word Out About the Charter Review Commission
Tiverton is rare among Rhode Island cities and towns in having an elected Charter Review Commission. Instead of being appointed…
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Commentary
Building and Zoning When the Town Council Doesn’t Act on Broad Agreement
The Budget Committee meetings in the early months of 2017 for current fiscal year were not exactly harmonious, but one…
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Original Reports
Council’s Illegal Off-Budget Spending Needs to Be Corrected, Not Expanded
One point of contention in the political wrangling over Tiverton's future gambling revenue is whether the Town Council can set…
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Commentary
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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Commentary
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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Commentary
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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