http://cranstongop.com The Cranston Republican City Committee (Cranston GOP) is a volunteer organization actively engaged in the process of ensuring that the City of Cranston’s government operates ethically, effectively and efficiently. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:06:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “The Cranston City Council’s tabling of the recently negotiated police contract with the City’s police officers is yet another example of the do nothing leadership that has been the mantra of the Democratically controlled Council for years,” according to Jim Quinlan, chairman of the Cranston GOP.  The contract, negotiated by ... http://cranstongop.com/?p=23 CRANSTON, RI - On behalf of Cranston taxpayers, the Cranston Republican City Committee would like to thank Mayor Michael T. Napolitano for his decision not to seek re-election as Mayor of Cranston. Following in the footsteps of his mentor, former Mayor John O’Leary, Mayor Napolitano is shying away from a re-election ... http://cranstongop.com/?p=22 Cranston, RI – The taxpayers of Cranston should brace themselves for some upcoming financial turmoil. The City of Cranston’s August 2007 monthly fiscal reports contain some warning signs concerning the City’s fiscal future. On the first page of the report, it indicates that the Cranston School Department is projecting ... http://cranstongop.com/?p=21 Join the Cranston Republican City Committee today! Volunteer to share our commitment of fiscal responsibility and good government! Contribute to help us get our message out to everyone! OUR MISSION The Cranston Republican City Committee (The Committee) is a volunteer organization actively engaged in the process of ensuring that the City of Cranston's government ... http://cranstongop.com/?p=16 In the Providence Journal of July 20, Mayor Michael T. Napolitano broke another promise. His administration originally promised to fix the Natick Avenue bridge within two weeks of the April storm. Three months later the bridge is still closed, and the city does not have the $1 million to fix ... http://cranstongop.com/?p=14 Is it just me, or are the Cranston Democrats very quiet now that they have taken control of the local government? Where are all those angry letters from Democrat City Committee Chairman Michael Sepe? For example, it was so funny when Mr. Sepe was full of outrage over the cost of ... http://cranstongop.com/?p=13 Read our ad and get involved! For more information email us - info@cranstongop.com http://cranstongop.com/?p=11 Another victory for tyrannical despots. Another defeat for democracy.What am I referring to? On March 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill cleverly misnamed the “Employee Free Choice Act of 2007.” The act boils down to this: All that is needed to “unionize” is to present a petition signed ... http://cranstongop.com/?p=10 I was extremely disappointed to learn that Democratic Mayor Michael T. Napolitano has fired the city’s longtime labor lawyer, Vincent F. Ragosta Jr., under the guise of a financial saving. Mr. Ragosta is the preeminent management side labor lawyer in the state and has negotiated labor contracts and litigated ... http://cranstongop.com/?p=12 Mayor Michael T. Napolitano’s claim that former Mayor [Stephen P.] Laffey left him a “political budget” is his attempt to avoid responsibility for the possibility of having to raise taxes with his first budget. The budget proposed by the [Stephen P. Laffey] Laffey administration that Mayor Napolitano finds troubling was approved ... http://cranstongop.com/?p=6