Articles by: Pat Ford

Attorney General Candidate Calenda Issues Statement On Neronha Hospital Merger Ban (Decision Included)

As the only other candidate seeking to be elected Rhode Island Attorney General in 2022, members of the community have reach out to me for a reaction to the Attorney General’s decision to block the Lifespan/CNE merger. The Attorney General’s staff and outside counsel have just released a 150 page[Read More…]

by February 17, 2022

In This Weeks Smith Hill Edition Of Deep Political Philosophy, We End The Mask Incarceration! Get The University Vision Thing! Plus? Go Cups!

This Week In The Rhode Island General Assembly Assembly approves bills to boost RI’s restaurant industry The General Assembly approved and sent to the governor two bills to assist the restaurant industry. Legislation (2022-S 2153aa, 2022-H 7209A) sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Hanna M. Gallo (D-Dist. 27, Cranston, West Warwick)[Read More…]

by February 13, 2022

Activist Southwell To Representative Charlene Lima: No Thanks!

  Join The Twitter Conversation Here & Respond Directly To Representative Lima!   With a Parent’s Community already seething about Rhode Island State Representative Charlene Lima’s grotesque pandering to “The Moms” (and the Truck Drivers?), activist Rich Southwell, the named plaintiff in the landmark case “Southwell v McKee Et Al”,[Read More…]

by February 12, 2022

Foster and Foster-Glocester Schools Superintendent To Parents: Uncle!

  The Coalition Radio Network has obtained a copy of an email sent to Parents in the wake of Governor McKee’s decision to pull back the State School Mask Mandate … instead delegating authority to local School Departments for a local focus. Read On! ———- Forwarded message ———From: Michael Barnes <info@fgschools.com>Date: Thu,[Read More…]

by February 10, 2022

Parents Union Reaches Out To Parents Statewide To Reinforce End Of Mask Requirements At Local School Board Level!

  This is the message that is being delivered directly to School Boards statewide. Don’t. Even. Think. About. Continuing. Masking. At The Local Level. Parents are being recruited to engage with The Parents Union to report the attitudes & activities of their local school committees. The Parents Union is the[Read More…]

by February 10, 2022

The Press Conference: RI House Minority Leader Blake Filippi Leads GOP Caucus Discussion of Landmark Silverstein Decision (Full Video Included)

Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Silverstein ruled Tuesday, that Rhode Island State Representative Blake Filippi, in his role as the Republican Minority Leader, has actionable claims for violations of his Federal Constitutional Rights due to the exclusion of Filippi from the operations and oversight of the Joint Committee on Legislative[Read More…]

by February 9, 2022

FLASH! NEARI’s Robert Walsh “Retires”!

by February 8, 2022

Children First: R.I. House Republicans to Submit Floor Amendment to End State School Mask Mandate

Rhode Island House Republicans will submit an amendment to the Joint Resolution on Emergency Powers to be debated on the House Floor Thursday. If passed, the amendment will effectively end the Governor’s school mask mandate on February 14, 2022.  The Caucus issued the following statement:   “The overwhelming testimony last[Read More…]

by February 8, 2022

Exodus! Just What Are Parents Saying!

  Rumour Has It: Parents across the State, from a broad swath of Public School Districts, are burning up the phone lines, discussing a mass exodus from Rhode Island Public Schools, in advance of the March Census Date. The enrolled student population at that moment impacts the State of Rhode[Read More…]

by February 8, 2022

Governor Lamont Announces Plan To Eliminate Statewide School Mask Requirement, Allow These Decisions To Be Determined at the Local Level

From The Office of Governor Ned Lamont (Connecticut) Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is endorsing a plan developed in consultation with Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani and Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker to eliminate the statewide requirement that is in effect[Read More…]

by February 8, 2022