Articles by: Pat Ford

Scroll Down For Story! Radical Website Claims Speaker’s Law Firm Was Torched … Breaking!

Scroll Up For Daily Programming! Scroll Down For Breaking News! A radical, revolutionary website purports to have received an email, claiming responsibility for the May 11th burning of Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Skekarchi’s Law Firm …. From: www.AMWEnglish.com From AMWEnglish.com, the sites intended purpose: “Abolition Media Worldwide is an[Read More…]

by May 31, 2021

This Week At The Rhode Island General Assembly: Week Ending May 28, 2021

Rhode Island Promise program permanently enacted The Assembly approved and the governor signed into law legislation (2021-H 5224A, 2021-H 0097A) sponsored by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) to eliminate the expiration date on the Rhode Island Promise program,[Read More…]

by May 29, 2021

First Amendment Fail: Bristol Warren School Board Shuts Down Public Comment To Activist Gould

Education Activist Daryl Gould had just begun to read a prepared statement, as part of the May Bristol Warren School Committee Meeting … during the Public Comment Segment … when the Legal Counsel for the Bristol Warren Regional District School Committee, Attorney Mary Ann Carroll interrupted. Mr. Gould had intended[Read More…]

by May 28, 2021

MSNBC Joy Reid: Rhode Island Congressman Cicilline Weighs In On Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene

U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) spoke with Joy Reid on MSNBC Click the following image to watch Cicilline’s interview in full. Excerpts of Cicilline’s remarks are embedded below.     “It’s disgraceful. Kevin McCarthy is the leader of the Republican Party in the House, or at least he’s supposed to[Read More…]

by May 28, 2021

Rhode Island Congressman Cicilline Appears On Wolf Blitzer-CNN On San Jose Mass Shooting

U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) spoke with Wolf Blitzer on CNN this evening. Click the following image to watch Cicilline’s interview in full. Excerpts of Cicilline’s remarks are embedded below.     “This was the 232nd mass shooting of this year. We have an epidemic of gun violence in[Read More…]

by May 27, 2021

Governor McKee Announces Choice For Department Of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, & Hospitals (BHDDH) Director

  Governor Dan McKee and Health and Human Services Secretary Womazetta Jones today announced Richard Charest as their choice to lead the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). The Governor has submitted Charest’s name to the Rhode Island Senate for their advice and consent. “As our administration begins to[Read More…]

by May 26, 2021

Trilateral Commission Launches The Trilateral Task Force On Global Capitalism In Transition

  Carl Bildt, Kelly Grier & Takeshi Niinami To Co-Chair An International Task Force On The Future Of Capitalism   Today, the Trilateral Commission launches The Trilateral Task Force on Global Capitalism in Transition to examine the future of capitalism in the context of major global trends, such as climate change, digitization,[Read More…]

by May 26, 2021

Rep Patricia Morgan: Are All Nationalities & Ethnicities Important? Democrats say NO. Democrats Reject Morgan Amendment Expanding Heritage Education

Teaching African American history is important, but so is an understanding of all nationalities that make Rhode Island their home. On Tuesday, May 25, Representative Patricia Morgan, Republican District 26 (West Warwick, Coventry and Warwick) submitted an amendment to H-5697 AFRICAN HERITAGE HISTORY EDUCATION, an act which requires implementation of[Read More…]

by May 26, 2021

Rhody Democratic Women’s Caucus Weighs In On Contentious Ward 15 Special Election

The Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus is pleased to announce its endorsement of Doris De Los Santos for city councilor of Providence’s Ward 15 in a special election on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.In considering this endorsement the Women’s Caucus recognized Ms. De Los Santos’s extensive experience in public service and[Read More…]

by May 26, 2021

McKee: State House Will Reopen On Limited Basis Beginning June 1

The offices of the Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Speaker of the House and Senate President today announced plans for a safe and responsible reopening of the Rhode Island State House, beginning with a limited reopening on Tuesday, June 1. All offices reached a consensus on operations and[Read More…]

by May 25, 2021