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Tiverton Truth Flash
Tiverton’s Debt Is Not Like a High-Interest Credit Card Balance
Among the many promises for new gambling revenue being made by people who want control of that money is that…
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Tiverton Truth Flash
Ballot Question #10 Does Not Ensure Wise Use of Casino Money
Supporters of question #10 on Tiverton's ballot this November 6 are claiming that it will do all sorts of wonderful…
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Commentary
With Charter Commission Blockade, Town Council Wants Total Control
Much has happened since Marcia Pobzeznik wrote in the June 25 Newport Daily News that the Tiverton Town Council's "made quick work"…
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News
Sports Betting: And There’s Another $100,000
Anybody keeping score will have noticed that all of the supposedly reckless assumptions that Budget #2 made about revenue from…
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Word Around Town
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News
Twin River Affirms Early Opening
After all of the warnings about "gambling with casino revenue," this Providence Journal article would have been very relevant last week: Twin…
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State Increases Revenue Estimate for Twin River-Tiverton and Sports Gambling Enters the Picture
Another $60,000 in gambling revenue now estimated for Tiverton; sports betting may add hundreds of thousands more. Twin River Gambling…
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Commentary
Casino Tax Relief and FTR at Risk
Attention Taxpayers: The Town Council recently voted for the ultimate power grab, proposed by Town Council Vice President John Edwards…
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Commentary
Proposed Charter Changes to Benefit Taxpayers
Last week your Charter Review Commission (CRC) published the first draft charter language to address the anticipated $3 million (minimum)…
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News
New Details (and Questions) on Casino Construction
According to Marcia Pobzeznik's front-page article in today's Newport Daily News, difficulties and changes have nearly doubled the cost of the Twin…
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