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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1966
Page
2
Rhode Island’s sixteenth month Constitutional Convention is close to finishing. Home Rule and Executive proposals inch toward submission while 222 initial proposals shrink to under one quarter needing action. Final passage hinges on committee style work, debates, and a public election after sixty days of hearings.
The piece argues for nationwide reapportionment of state legislatures to restore local accountability and for returning a share of federal revenues to states. It cites bipartisan gubernatorial and expert support, including a Taft Jr. and Winthrop Rockefeller task force, as a feasible, nonpartisan reform strategy.
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