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[Read More…]
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[Read More…]
The Coalition Radio Network has filed a formal Open Meetings Complaint (OMA) with the Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General, over the outrageous use of what CRN refers to as “Homeless Porn”, employing pictures of homeless “encampments” without proper notice in the published City Council Agenda … effectively[Read More…]
Don’t Stand for Taking Employed American’s Livings (Don’t STEAL) Act “Under this legislation, employers who willfully fail to pay their employees the wages they are owed, fail to compensate their employees for overtime work, or steal tips, will face a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the severity of the crime”[Read More…]
A Resolution acknowledging receipt and acceptance of the investigative report on the improper purchase of property on Mendon Road utilizing Federal HUD Home Program Funds This Report Was Loaded as a “PDF File”. Use the up/down arrows in the upper left hand corner to scroll. This is[Read More…]
Community Care Alliance spent over a year advocating with the State of RI to bring the Dignity Bus to Woonsocket as a means of providing emergency shelter to local residents. When the State discontinued its efforts, we worked with the Woonsocket City Council, the City’s Solicitor, Father Dan Sweet and the[Read More…]
Rhode Island State Archives to Display Declaration of Independence During Special Holiday Hours From The Rhode Island Secretary of State – Gregg Amore: Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore and the Rhode Island State Archives today announced that the State Archives will be open for special Independence Day hours on July 4 so that the public[Read More…]
Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) inmate population has been collateral damage in the war between R.I. Governor Dan McKee’s permanent pick to run the department, Director Wayne Salisbury, and Richard Ferruccio and his Brotherhood of Corrections Union (R.I.B.C.O.) and the inmates housed by RIDOC are casualties of this war.[Read More…]
There are few invasions of personal privacy more horrifying than the release of personal credit information. In their seemingly unbridled capacity for sheer incompetence, coupled with a blatant display of thorough contempt of the ordinary citizen, the Federal Department of Education effectively said to the State of Rhode Island: “Hold[Read More…]
Candidate Alert! Jenn Caputi-GOP Candidate Rhode Island State Senate District 26 (Cranston) Endorsements 
Rhode Island Department of Health Public Health Advisory – Woonsocket Sees Increased Drug Overdose Rate at Twice the Statewide Average 
Senator Cano Resigns! Letter of Resignation & Senate Explanation Included 
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[Read More…]
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[Read More…]
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