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Cape Official Asks If Homosexual Politicians Are ‘Too Self-Absorbed and Self-Centered’ To Represent All Constituents

Matthew McDonald

Ron Beaty, a Barnstable County commissioner, asked a rhetorical question on Twitter that has offended several public officials, including one fellow Republican who called on him to resign:

https://twitter.com/ronbeatyjr/status/1098073251274784768

Around New England

Strip Clubs Own Rhode Island

Matthew McDonald

Donations to well-connected Rhode Island pols from strip clubs were obscured in official records hat said they came from a law firm that used to lobby for the businesses, according to an investigation by the Providence Journal.

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, both Democrats, are among the beneficiaries.

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