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Tiverton Truth Flash
The Problem with the Board of Canvassers Power Grab
It's been somewhat surprising to see people who clearly consider themselves to be supporters of civil rights and fairness respond…
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Tiverton Truth Flash
Twin River Revenue Still on Track (and Then Some)
Here and there around social media and other communication channels in Tiverton, folks have been speculating that Twin River Tiverton…
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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
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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Tiverton Truth Flash
Charter Change #11 Would Undermine the FTR’s Key Feature: Elector Petitions
Yesterday's Daily Tiverton Truth Flash explained how ballot question #11, if it passes, would grab power away from the Budget…
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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
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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Tiverton Litigation… Where Our Money’s Going
The town's litigation budget was one point of contention during this year's financial town referendum (FTR) campaign. At the financial…
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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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