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We caught up with Mayor Don Grebien, at a groundbreaking for a new fire station to replace the now closed Station 1. Afterwards, we spoke with him about the environmental hazards that are completely unguarded at a green space with full public access ….. From Emily Rizzo/The City of Pawtucket: “Please see the following information you had requested regarding[Read More…]
Morley Field – Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Poisoned, yet played on. A generation of questions … Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons … Just what did Pawtucket City Government know …. and when? From The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management-In Response To Inquiries By The Coalition Radio Network DEM received an application for an Expedited Policy for Remediation of Environmental Simple Sites for[Read More…]
The Arc Rhode Island and families in its special education group, SPEAR, applaud the Rhode Island State Senate for unanimously voting to pass Senate Bill 2573 last night. This bill creates an impartial state agency: an Ombudsman for Special Education and is charged with ensuring compliance by RI schools and school districts with a child’s special education services and supports. The office[Read More…]
Neronha decided to punt. Although he agrees that the Reapportionment Commission did not follow the Open Meetings Act, and he could not comprehend why the General Assembly would flip-flop on making the Reapportionment Commission subject to the Open Meetings Act, he won’t do anything about it. He criticizes us for filing this Complaint in January, but in January is when[Read More…]
Flash! From The Parents Union: Under threat of litigation, the Rhode Island Department of Education has stipulated the following: The Mask Mandate inflicted upon the children of Providence Schools is dropped immediately. The Providence School Committee has been “encouraged” to conduct expedited hearings, including Public Comment In Open Forum, for parents to speak BEFORE decisions are rendered on how[Read More…]
The scene? An October 2021 Barrington School Committee administrative hearing on the Barrington 3 … Teachers fired for simply demanding to maintain their body autonomy and continued respect for their religious freedoms … Watch as Attorney Gregory Piccirilli fends off a hostile Union Attorney, points out court precedent from a case, ironically, lost by the School Department Attorney … and[Read More…]
Richard Southwell is a member of the Parents Union, and the lead plaintiff in Southwell v. McKee, a lawsuit brought against the State of Rhode Island for their execution of a Student Mask Mandate. Mr. Southwell contributes to The Coalition Radio Network on both Covid related issues, as well as video content dedicated to improving math understanding in Middle School[Read More…]
A Rhode Island Superior Court found today in favor today, of the Barrington 3, Barrington School Department Teachers fired for their refusal to comply with a local, Barrington only vaccination mandate. More to come! justice.” Check Out Our Tee Shirt Fundraiser For Doctors Without Borders In The Ukraine! Join The Coalition Radio Network In Supporting The People[Read More…]
Yesterday marked 30 days from June 18, 2022, when the Poor People’s Campaign, a National Call for Moral Revival, will be holding its Mass Poor People and Low Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls. Following in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King, the campaign has identified five interlocking injustices: Systemic racism; Poverty[Read More…]
John Marion of Common Cause gloated … The Rhode Island Republican Party cried foul. In other words, it was a typical week in Lil Rhody, as the Democratic Party, and their supporting cast (Common Cause) reveled in their dirty tricks, ’cause, well, if you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying hard enough. Where have you gone Phil West? Rhode Island cries[Read More…]
He’s baaaack! Although, truth be told, did he ever really go away? Now Former Woonsocket City Council Chair John Ward made good on his promise to stay involved in Woonsocket affairs … albeit as a private citizen, today, with the release of his formal objection to the “reclassification” of Woonsocket’s RISE Academy from Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. Citing,[Read More…]
In a scheduling move that has even the most cynical Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) observer shaking their head, the Agenda for the influential Council on Elementary & Secondary Education was posted on 5:20 this evening (Friday) to include a review of the controversial application to transition Woonsocket based RISE Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. The Hearing will[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 make clear that those responsible for ongoing atrocities and other[Read More…]
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