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Tiverton Truth Flash
Voter Participation Rates Don’t Make the FTR “Rule by a Few”
One argument that we've heard since elector petitions began winning the vote at the annual financial town referendums (FTRs) is…
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Original Reports
School Enrollment Down, Budgets and Surpluses Up
Although some as-yet unturned rock might reveal the exception that proves the rule, it is safe to say that nobody…
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Original Reports
The 0.0% and 0.9% Elector Petitions Did Not Lower Moody’s Bond Rating
Question: Did the 0.0% and 0.9% elector petitions reduce Tiverton’s bond rating from Moody’s Investor Services? Here we go again…
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Vote Totals That Change Tiverton
The grumblings have begun, belittling the significance of the 1,535 Tiverton residents who voted for Budget #2. Here’s Tiverton 1st coordinator…
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Tiverton Politicians Are Wrong or Lying on Bond Rating
The majority of Tiverton residents pay little to no attention to the town’s rating on the bonds that it sells…
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Nancy Driggs: Facts Are Facts. Let’s Keep Them Straight.
Louise Durfee, newly appointed Budget Committee member, while in the process of suggesting to the Town Treasurer the possibility of…
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Commentary
The 0% Budget’s Effect on Tiverton’s Bond Rating
There is only a sliver of truth to Tiverton officials’ comments about the town’s recent credit rating from Standard &…
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