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Human Rights Watch & The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Sudan-One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach (Video-UNHCR: 1 Year Since War Has Broken Out)
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, War Crimes Needed As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s brutal conflict between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), they should make clear that those responsible for ongoing atrocities and other[Read More…]
Civil Liberties
Infante Green Weighs In on RISE Academy Charter Change! Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Adds RISE Academy Question to Agenda
In a scheduling move that has even the most cynical Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) observer shaking their head, the Agenda for the influential Council on Elementary & Secondary Education was posted on 5:20 this evening (Friday) to include a review of the controversial application to transition Woonsocket based RISE Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. The Hearing will[Read More…]
Politics
John Ward Releases Letter of Objection to RISE Prep Mayoral Academy Conversion Request
He’s baaaack! Although, truth be told, did he ever really go away? Now Former Woonsocket City Council Chair John Ward made good on his promise to stay involved in Woonsocket affairs … albeit as a private citizen, today, with the release of his formal objection to the “reclassification” of Woonsocket’s RISE Academy from Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. Citing,[Read More…]
Business
John Ward Releases Letter of Objection to RISE Prep Mayoral Academy Conversion Request
He’s baaaack! Although, truth be told, did he ever really go away? Now Former Woonsocket City Council Chair John Ward made good on his promise to stay involved in Woonsocket affairs … albeit as a private citizen, today, with the release of his formal objection to the “reclassification” of Woonsocket’s RISE Academy from Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. Citing,[Read More…]
United States Congress
Rhode Island Congressman Magaziner Applauds Proposed Rule to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Magaziner Applauds Proposed Rule to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports From the Office of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner: Representative Seth Magaziner released the following statement following the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule to ban medical bills from credit reports: “For months, Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and I have been meeting with the Biden administration to advocate for[Read More…]
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John Ward Releases Letter of Objection to RISE Prep Mayoral Academy Conversion Request
He’s baaaack! Although, truth be told, did he ever really go away? Now Former Woonsocket City Council Chair John Ward made good on his promise to stay involved in Woonsocket affairs … albeit as a private citizen, today, with the release of his formal objection to the “reclassification” of Woonsocket’s RISE Academy from Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. Citing,[Read More…]
This Week in Your! Woonsocket City Council. Audits .. Homelessness Committee .. The No Diggity Bus, Oh My!
After weeks of being pilloried by a horrified public, Woonsocket’s Beauchamp Administration appears to be coming to the stark realization that, in fact, Winter happens … and with that, the recurring nightmare that is the level of homelessness in Woonsocket demands some form of humanitarian solution while longer term, permanent solutions to the Housing Crisis are crafted. The[Read More…]
Infante Green Weighs In on RISE Academy Charter Change! Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Adds RISE Academy Question to Agenda
In a scheduling move that has even the most cynical Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) observer shaking their head, the Agenda for the influential Council on Elementary & Secondary Education was posted on 5:20 this evening (Friday) to include a review of the controversial application to transition Woonsocket based RISE Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. The Hearing will[Read More…]
Candidate Alert! Jenn Caputi-GOP Candidate Rhode Island State Senate District 26 (Cranston) Endorsements
It’s Endorsement Season, and Republican RI Senate Candidate (District 26-Cranston) Jenn Caputi announced two significant endorsements in the last 24 hours … From the Jenn Caputi Campaign: Jenn Caputi Announces RI Right to Life Committee Endorsement Jenn Caputi, candidate for State Senate in District 26, is proud to announce her endorsement by Rhode Island Right to Life, an[Read More…]
Rhode Island Department of Health Public Health Advisory – Woonsocket Sees Increased Drug Overdose Rate at Twice the Statewide Average
Woonsocket Overdose Rate More than Double the State Rate Over Six Month Period In a continuing, disturbing trend, the City of Woonsocket continues to outpace the State of Rhode Island in reported drug overdoses. And while these numbers, as in the case of many government statistics, may reflect a number of intangibles … influences that in some communities[Read More…]
Senator Cano Resigns! Letter of Resignation & Senate Explanation Included
In a shock to many, just days after the Rhode Island Primary Election, Rhode Island State Senator Sandra Cano WILL NOT run for re-election. As of now, the consequences of this decision, politically, are unknown. We wish Senator Cano the best in her new endeavor. In a release from the Rhode Island Senate, a “new opportunity” was cited: Senator[Read More…]
Providence Mayor Smiley Announces $870k Investment in Overdose Prevention From 2021 National Opioids Settlement
City also to receive new $2.3M federal grant to continue prevention efforts From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley As part of National Recovery Month, Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Chief of Policy and Resiliency Sheila Dormody and Providence Director of Housing and Human Services Emily Freedman today announced major investments to support the ongoing implementation[Read More…]
Rhode Island ACLU: Letter To Department Of Education Calls For Immediate Action To Address Providence School Bus Transportation Fiasco
From the Rhode Island Chapter of the ACLU: Responding to a “catastrophic” failure of school transportation services in Providence that left many students with disabilities stranded in getting to or from school last week, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, joined by the R.I. Center for Justice, today sent a letter to state Department of Education officials, demanding[Read More…]
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