Justin Katz
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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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Tiverton High School’s Lagging Graduation for Boys
As in every city, town, and state, when disagreements about the school system's success arise in Tiverton, everybody breaks into…
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A Contrast in Ballots
I took it as evidence that double-checking work is very important when, while creating a sample ballot to hand out…
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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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Budget Committee Budget #1 Wins
Initial reports online are that Budget #1, the Budget Committee budget has won the 2018 FTR, 1,540 to 1,230.
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Vote for Budget #2 This Week
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Budget #2 to Match Portsmouth Tax Rate; Almost Back to Calm and Normal
Milestone: The projected tax rate for Budget #2 at Tiverton Financial Town Referendum (FTR) is $15.96 per $1,000 of house…
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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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Fiscal Year 2019 -2.9% (Reduction) Elector Petition
Rationale If voters choose this elector petition at the financial town referendum (FTR) on May 19, taxpayers will see a…
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Commentary
Tiverton Board of Canvassers Picks and Chooses What Goes on the Ballot
After 15 years or so of following Tiverton politics, I’ve seen elected and appointed officials and town employees do things…
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