Ken Block News

Rhode Island Moderate Party founder and chairman Ken Block of Barrington is making another run for governor.

In 2010 Block put the Moderate Party on the Rhode Island political map when he received 6.5% of the vote statewide.

The RI Taxpayers Organization and its president are calling on Rhode Island's General Assembly to show progress on economic issues.

In a release sent out this afternoon from the Rhode Island Moderate Party, Chairman Ken Block questioned Speaker of the House Gordon Fox on his calls for EDC reform, saying, "Speaker Fox should not lecture on what RI citizens want." "As Rhode Island's economic development efforts continue to sputter along, is it really necessary for Speaker Gordon ... (more)

The political field for 2014 is shaping up and already several candidates are declared.

Ken Block, who founded the Moderate Party of Rhode Island and finished fourth in the 2010 governor's race, sounds like he is poised to jump into the 2014 governor's race.

It's pretty easy to oppose giving tax credits to the owners of the so-called Superman Building - that iconic structure smack dab in the heart of Providence.

In a release sent out this morning from the Rhode Island Moderate Party, Ken Block wrote, "Hang on to your wallets! The Superman Building project has all the makings of another 38 Studios." "Here we go again.

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