Tribe gambles on ballot - 2004-02-05
The Narragansett Indians and the community of West Warwick have been shot down before in their efforts to put a casino election on a statewide ballot, but this time, Rep. Timothy Williamson says, "The stars are in alignment and the planets are, too."
Williamson and his West Warwick colleague, Sen. Stephen Alves, joined Narragansett Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas and Jan Jones, to launch a measure to build a half-billion-dollar resort-style casino in what currently represents one of Rhode Island's five distressed communities.
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