Bart Police shooting in Oakland Ca

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Carcieri outlines plan to plug $357 million deficit

By Katherine Gregg and Cynthia Needham
Journal Staff Writers
Text of the Governor’s speech
PROVIDENCE – A cigarette tax hike, more than $74 million in municipal and education aid cuts and a rollback in pension benefits for state workers and teachers who wait until after April 1 to retire are key pieces in Governor Carcieri’s proposal for averting [...]