Democratic Gov. Lincoln Chafee, citing a tradition of separating church and state, on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have authorized the issuance of license plates that say “Choose Life” to raise money for a Christian crisis pregnancy center that opposes abortion.
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State-appointed receiver leaving Central Falls, RI
The state-appointed receiver who has run the troubled Rhode Island city of Central Falls for years is set to depart and hand control to local officials.
A spokeswoman for Gov. Lincoln Chafee said the receivership is set to end Monday.
The receiver took over in 2010 to address Central Falls‘ shaky finances. Rhode Island‘s smallest city went through a bankruptcy that officially ended last fall when a federal judge signed off on the receiver’s five-year recovery plan.
A newly hired finance officer will oversee the city’s budget and make sure it sticks to the plan.
City Council President William Benson Jr. says he’s glad the receivership is ending but criticized its price tag of an estimated $4 million. The city will have to reimburse to the state for the cost.
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GOP Lawmakers Who Voted Against Iraq War Stand Their Ground 10 Years Later
By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON — When Congress voted to authorize the Iraq War in October 2002, only seven Republicans voted against it — and they took heat for bucking their party. Looking back now, on the 10-year anniversary of the invasion, many of those Republicans maintained they were right all along and believe the war wasn’t worth the costs, both financially and in human lives.
In interviews with The Huffington Post, five of those seven Republicans explained why they broke ranks and opposed the war resolution, which authorized President George W. Bush to “use any means necessary” against Iraq. Two of those Republicans — Rep. John Duncan (Tenn.) and former Rep. John Hostettler (Ind.) — did not respond to interview requests.
“To me, it was about growing up in the Vietnam era and not wanting to go through that again,” said Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, who, in 2002, was the only GOP senator to vote against invading Iraq. “I remember the difficulty the soldiers had coming back here after Vietnam. They had the same issues: PTSD, re-immersion, alcoholism. You have to be prepared to take all that on.”