Articles by: Pat Ford
Governor McKee to Propose More Than $150 Million To Combat Climate Change in FY2023 Budget
Governor McKee Heralds The Creation Of An “Environmental Justice Committee” In addition, the Governor is directing the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) to create an environmental justice committee which will solely focus on the issues that have impacted the most vulnerable residents for decades. This comes as the Governor has charged the EC4 to expand its membership and meet[Read More…]
RIGOP TO NERONHA: HOLD THE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION ACCOUNTABLE
Today, Sue Cienki, Chairwoman of the R.I. Republican party, filed an open meetings complaint against the Reapportionment Commission for their flagrant disregard of the Open Meeting law. There is no doubt that the Reapportionment Commission failed to follow the law. The only question left is whether Attorney General Peter Neronha will actually enforce the law by holding the Commission accountable.[Read More…]
A STATEMENT FROM THE KENNEDY PLAZA RESILIENCY COALITION ON PUBLIC HEARINGS
The Kennedy Plaza Resilience Coalition, formed by community stakeholders Conservation Law Foundation, Providence Preservation Society, Rhode Island Transit Riders, and SPNA: The South Providence Neighborhood Association, issued the following letter to Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee: Dear Governor McKee, Director Alviti, Mayor Elorza, and Scott Avedisian, As changes are being proposed to the transit hub in Kennedy Plaza, we write[Read More…]
Human Rights Watch World Report 2022: The Future for Autocrats is Darker Than It Seems
But Democratic Leaders Need to Do Better to Meet Global Challenges Autocratic leaders faced significant backlash in 2021, but democracy will flourish in the contest with autocracy only if democratic leaders do a better job of addressing global problems, Kenneth Roth, executive director at Human Rights Watch, said today in releasing the Human Rights Watch World Report 2022. From Cuba to Hong[Read More…]
Updates From Human Rights Watch! 01/15/22 Syria: Conviction For State Torture In Syria
From Human Rights Watch: Germany: Conviction for State Torture in Syria Former Syrian Intelligence Officer Found Guilty The conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for crimes against humanity by a German court is a ground-breaking step toward justice for serious crimes in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. The judgment is a meaningful moment for civilians who survived torture[Read More…]
Did The RI Redistricting Co Chair Sen Stephen Archambault Just Gerrymander His New Home Into His Current District?
Map Version D of House Senate Districts See that tiny, oh so little incursion of Rhode Island Senate District 22 into Lincoln Rhode Island? The approved version (Version D) of the 2020 US Census driven Rhode Island Redistricting moves a slice of Senate District 17, represented by Senator Thomas Paolino, (which represents most of Lincoln and most of North[Read More…]
ACLU SUES DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OVER UNLAWFUL INCARCERATION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS
ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys filed two petitions in R.I. Superior Court today, claiming that the R.I. Department of Corrections (DOC) is unlawfully keeping in prison individuals who were convicted of crimes committed when they were juveniles or very young adults. The legal action claims that the DOC is violating a law enacted by the General Assembly last year[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Elorza Regarding Providence City Council Emergency Meeting
“Vaccines are safe, effective and the best tool to ending this pandemic. All City employees, especially public safety personnel, interact frequently with the public. We have a responsibility to do all we can to keep one another safe. As the Council President is aware – but choosing to ignore – every policy implemented by the City sets a process[Read More…]
Mayor Elorza, Members of Providence City Council, Community Partners Announce Next Steps In City’s Anti-Violence Initiatives
Providence residents can sign up for nonviolence training, apply for youth jobs; local organizations can apply for mentorship program assistance Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Councilperson Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3), Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh Clements, Executive Director of the Nonviolence Institute Cedric Huntley, President and CEO of Mentor Rhode Island Jo-Ann Schofield, Executive Director of the Refugee Dream Center Omar[Read More…]
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