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Massachusetts data is missing
"In New England, Rhode Island has the second highest number of police officers being assaulted."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, February 14th, 2016
Owen, better off in Boston
"Owen in MA vs. Owen in RI … Advantage:Rhode Island."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, February 7th, 2016
Standing by Petraeus
"It is rare that a retirement grade determination is conducted for an officer previously retired from the U.S. armed forces."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, January 31st, 2016
Short term vs. long term
"In reality, gas produced by fracking is worse for the climate than coal."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, January 24th, 2016
The cranes have landed, in Boston
Boston is just 60 minutes away and it’s offering subsidies to developers who can charge higher rent than you can get in Providence while construction costs are more or less equal. As a result, the Boston skyline "is completely dominated by the cranes."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, January 17th, 2016
A sound premise
"Let’s start with the premise that Rhode Island already has one of the 10 strictest [gun laws] amongst all the states."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, January 10th, 2016
On a hot seat
"Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent"
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, January 3rd, 2016
An imperfect count
"On a single night in January 2015, state and local planning agencies in Rhode Island reported the following estimates of homelessness … 107 veterans were homeless."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, December 13th, 2015
Pigs and cows and shellfish too
"Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, December 6th, 2015
But is it safe?
"@Jorge_Elorza still think your plan is safe? Rescue Captain Kenyon just worked 96 hours straight. 96 hours."
— PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, November 22nd, 2015