Rep. Stephen Casey (D-Dist.50) says constituents asked him to vote against the bill.
In a 51-19 vote, the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved a bill allowing same-sex marriage Thursday afternoon, without Woonsocket's support. Representatives Stephen M. Casey (D – Dist. 50, Woonsocket), Lisa Baldelli Hunt (D – Dist. 49, Woonsocket) and Robert D. Phillips (D – Dist. 51, Woonsocket) all voted against the measure. For Casey, the vote, heralded as an historic step toward equity for same-sex couples, was his first as a freshman member of the House. He said his vote against the bill was what the majority of his constituents asked him to do during his campaign, in person, in e-mails and during phone calls. "It came up quite a bit," Casey said. Casey said he learned during discussions with Hunt and Phillips on the …
Stalemate between Woonsocket delegation and Governor unresolved at session's end.
Woonsocket's supplemental tax bill won't be happening after Gov. Lincoln Chafee rejected city representatives' last minute compromises. Chafee and Woonsocket's House delegation disagreed on whether changes to the bill, proposed in the final hours of the General Assembly's session after weeks of talks on the issue, were reasonable. The bill would've authorized the city to issuse new tax bills on a 13 percent tax increase to raise $6.6 million toward the city's $10 millon deficit. The bill would have led to an extra $3.15 for every $1,000 of assessed residential property value. For the owner of a home worth $150,000, that would mean a $472.50 bill. The supplemental tax would also tack on $4.51 for commercial property, and $5.81 for motor …
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Silence Dogood
7:05 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
All 3 are cowards. Can you imagine they would feel the need to vote against giving the chance to make someone happy. I will do everything within my power to make sure that my rep, Lisa Baldelli Hunt, who I have known my whole life, does not get elected EVER again. I am so hurt that she feels so entitled as to say no to the happiness of another human being. Enough is enough. Lets get real … more ›