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  • Portsmouth Democrats host Clamboil Sept 12
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Portsmouth budget referendum Oct 5!

Supporters collected about 1,800 signatures, 500 more than required, on the petition to hold a budget referendum to restore school funding.

Save the date for the referendum: Tuesday, October 5.

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RI Funding Formula

Collection of recent coverage of the state education funding formula.

  • Statement by Comm. Gist on the funding formula, translated
  • Funding formula may be *slightly* less bad for Portsmouth
  • School funding formula passes legislature
  • GoLocalProv cites Portsmouth blogger on funding formula
  • Senate committee takes up RIDE bill
  • Portsmouth considers funding formulas
  • RI is Ready in Portsmouth tonight
  • House Finance hears from Portsmouth on ed funding
  • RI is Ready comes to Portsmouth May 17
  • RIDE funding formula bill introduced [Update]
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PCCWatch

On June 5, 2007, I was barred from a meeting of the PCC. After waiting 64 days, I was rejected by a secret ballot. Could it have been something I said?

“I don’t recall us ever claiming to represent all the taxpayers of the town.” — Larry Fitzmorris, ProJo 9/28/07

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

New! What happens when a civic-minded high-school student tries to attend a PCC meeting? Tax watchdogs bounce an Eagle Scout

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Upcoming Portsmouth meetings

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