A raucous, but determined group of medical professionals, harm reductionists, activists & a Rhode Island State Legislator gathered in Providence’s Kennedy Plaza to protest the behavior of a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Supervisor, as yet unidentified, who apparently takes the distribution of NARCAN (Generic Name: Naloxone) as[Read More…]
The letter seems straight forward enough … The standard “get the stakeholders involved” “let’s document the process” … although involving the general public thing? Given the track record of the Grebien Administration, and his quislings in the Pawtucket City Council? Transparency is a pretty foreign concept in Pawtucket. See: APRA[Read More…]
From The United States Center For Disease Control: CDC is announcing today that it will implement a requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery for air passengers boarding flights to the United States originating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Special Administrative Regions[Read More…]
Today, Rhode Island home childcare providers who are members of SEIU 1199 New England, together with representatives from the RI Department of Human Services, announced they reached an important new contract settlement agreement on December 3, 2022, after nearly a year of bargaining. The new contract agreement represents important[Read More…]
It was another difficult day for the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island School District. Hard on the heels that the influential New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) had issued a formal accreditation warning for apparently dangerous operating conditions at Shea High School, the Rhode Island Department of[Read More…]
Twitter should immediately reinstate the journalists whose accounts it suspended without notice and explicitly commit to practices that defend a free and independent media, Jodie Ginsberg, president of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said in a statement Friday. Responding to news reports that Twitter had suspended the accounts of at least six[Read More…]
Dramatic rise in arrests makes Iran world’s worst jailer of journalists in 2022 From CPJ-The Committee To Protect Journalists The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide is the highest ever recorded in the 30 years that the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has produced its prison census, the organization said[Read More…]
Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island and the R.I. Center for Justice have today filed a complaint on behalf of two dozen homeless individuals to allow them to continue camping at the State House to protest the lack of adequate housing[Read More…]
Providence Public School District Spokesperson Nicholas Domings spoke out this weekend about the growing controversy generated by Tweets from The Providence Public Teachers Union …. From The Desk of Nicholas Domings, Spokesperson for Providence Public Schools: Maribeth Calabro and Jeremy Sencer have once again shown their true colors by running to[Read More…]
Post Hearing Q&A Mayor Jorge O. Elorza joined partners Jennifer L. Wood, Executive Director, R.I. Center for Justice, Nick Horton, Co-Executive Director, OpenDoors, Elsy Santana, Care Coordinator, OpenDoors & Bret Jacob, Providence Director of Recovery Programs and LGBTQIA+ Liaison from the Providence Driver’s License Restoration Program at a[Read More…]
Providence Public Schools: Facilities Assessment To Guide Investments In 21st Century Learning Environments 
Rhode Island’s Economic Growth Stalls In Quarter 4, Continues To Lag Region & Nation 
RI Democratic Women’s Caucus Elects Dr. Donnie Anderson & New Executive Leadership 
Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at Eighth Ukraine Defense Contact Group / Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin & General Mark Milley Press Conference Following Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 
A Conversation: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken & The University of Chicago Institute of Politics Director David Axelrod 
This was provided by the Providence Public School District. The Coalition will be using this report as for conversations within the community, moving forward. Are you a City of Providence “Stakeholder”? The Coalition is interested in your thoughts/reactions/experiences/suggestions! Leave comments here, or write us @ pford@coalitionradio.us From The Providence[Read More…]
A raucous, but determined group of medical professionals, harm reductionists, activists & a Rhode Island State Legislator gathered in Providence’s Kennedy Plaza to protest the behavior of a Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) Supervisor, as yet unidentified, who apparently takes the distribution of NARCAN (Generic Name: Naloxone) as[Read More…]
Transcript Good morning, everyone. It’s great to see you all at our eighth meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Together, we’re starting a new year with renewed resolve to support the brave defenders of Ukraine. And I know that this meeting will only strengthen our unity and our[Read More…]
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