dan mckee http://ripr.org en RI Mayors Urge Passage of Same-Sex Marriage Bill http://ripr.org/post/ri-mayors-urge-passage-same-sex-marriage-bill <p>A group of mayors from around Rhode Island called Monday for the state Senate to legalize same-sex marriage. It remains unclear when the Senate will take up two competing same-sex marriage bills.</p><p>The advocacy group Rhode Islanders United for Marriage says the mayors of six communities support same-sex marriage: Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket, North Providence, Central Falls and Cumberland. Providence Mayor Angel Taveras calls same-sex marriage a matter of equality and something that will give Rhode Island an economic boost.</p> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:47:37 +0000 Ian Donnis 12507 at http://ripr.org RI Mayors Urge Passage of Same-Sex Marriage Bill McKee says he's "certainly interested" in running for LG in 2014 http://ripr.org/post/mckee-says-hes-certainly-interested-running-lg-2014 <p>Cumberland Mayor <a href="http://www.cumberlandri.org/mayor.htm"><u><font color="#810081">Dan McKee </font></u></a>appears headed toward a run for lieutenant governor in 2014.</p> Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:04:53 +0000 Ian Donnis 4498 at http://ripr.org