Steve Laffey
Steve Laffey
StephenLaffey /ˈlæfiː/ is an American politician, businessman, author and filmmaker. He is the former Republican mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island from 2003 to 2007 and lost a bid for the United States Senate in 2006. He is a former executive of Morgan Keegan & Company, a Tennessee-based financial company where he served as President and COO until his departure in 2001. He is the author of the book Primary Mistake and in 2012, he released a documentary entitled Fixing America...
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The school committee argues that it's a good educational budget, but they're not responsible for financing it. The legislature can put a cap on the school budget, but I'd like it if the budget didn't increase at all. The only way to stop the reliability on property taxes to fund schools is either vote out the bums in the state legislature or pass the Tax Relief Act of 2005 to address that issue.
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Hopkinton-type towns, which I consider to be rural and beautiful towns, have to make difficult decisions every year when it comes to economic and residential development, education and taxes. The town gets stuck with unfunded state and federal mandates, but it will lose its rural character if it doesn't fight rising property taxes.
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It was about $7,000. My tax bill was higher in Hopkinton than it was in Cranston.
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It's disappointing but not at all surprising. On key votes, Senator Chafee sides with the liberal special interests.
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There are 1,600 to 1,700 trains a day passing through the six counties. They are primarily along Metra lines, which have 700 trains on a daily basis.