The ACLU of RI and the RI Center for Justice have sent a letter to RIDOC Director Patricia Coyne-Fague over plans for a multi-day lockdown of ACI prisoners so that correctional officers can partake in “National Correctional Officers’ Week” events, including a cookout with golf and volleyball elsewhere in Cranston and[Read More…]
The ACLU of Rhode Island today called on the city councils in Cranston, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket to direct their respective police departments to halt the use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology leased from the company Flock Safety. In a letter sent to the city council and mayor[Read More…]
In the immediate aftermath of the Governor McKee COVID Press Conference, University of Rhode Island Assistant Director Of Communications Dave Lavallee explained the methodology underlying the religious exemption for the Covid vaccine. See the mentioned forms below.
Gubernatorial Hopeful Paul Rianna Jr. Delivers Petition To McKee Staffer Protestors Refused Access To Rhode Island Department of Health Staff And Building For the third time in as many weeks, licensed medical personnel of virtually any stripe descended on The Rhode Island State House today. Armed with a boisterous[Read More…]
Rhode Island Leaders reacted vigorously to the impending eviction threat in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling. See: Supreme Court Overturns CDC/Biden Eviction Ban Interestingly, Rhode Island Housing, the State of Rhode Island Agency tasked with distributing Federal Rent Relief, has so far refused comment, or more importantly,[Read More…]
The Supreme Court has ruled, in the Case of Alabama Association of Realtors, Et A. v. Department of Health and Human Services, Et Al., that the Centers For Disease Control lacked the necessary authority to invoke a moratorium against evictions. From The Order: “The District Court produced a comprehensive[Read More…]
Mandate Has Been Extended Through January 18, 2022 The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is advising passengers that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended the federal mandate requiring face masks to be worn when using public transportation – including trains and buses. The mandate, which has been in[Read More…]
As the G-7 leading industrial nations prepare to hold an emergency virtual summit to address the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, the Committee to Protect Journalists today joined more than 50 civil society organizations in calling on G-7 leaders to prioritize and take immediate action to guarantee safe harbor to Afghan[Read More…]
Yesterday, America First Legal (AFL) took a stand for the Second Amendment and against the Biden Administration’s radical attempt to undermine the rule of law. To advance its radical, anti-Constitutional agenda, the Biden Administration has proposed vague and complex new regulations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives[Read More…]
“The installation of surveillance tools that directly impact the privacy of Rhode Island residents and others driving through the communities where they are installed is disturbing in itself. But the clandestine nature by which the cameras were placed, and the failure of the three cities in which the trial[Read More…]
FLASH! Providence Mayor Smiley Announces Tax Amnesty Program for Motor Vehicles & Tangible Taxes 
Boardroom Videos & Termination Letter: The Sad Final Day of RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian’s Tenure 
Human Rights Watch & The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Sudan-One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach (Video-UNHCR: 1 Year Since War Has Broken Out) 
Rhode Island Democratic Socialists Celebrate Formal Designation of Rhody Democratic Convention Delegate As “Uncommitted” 
Breaking! Smiley Administration: City of Providence, Providence Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 Reach Tentative Five-Year Agreement 
Sixty-Day Amnesty Program Waives Interest for Eligible Taxpayers Residents of La Prov! An opportunity to “get right” with those fine folks at Providence City Hall. And yes, we’ve got questions. We’ll be reaching out to Mayor Smiley’s Office to get additional details …. From The Office of[Read More…]
On March 26, members of RIBLIA: The Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Caucus met in the Rhode Island Senate “Lounge”, to announce priorities surrounding the “reformation” of the Law Enforcements Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBOR) and set forth an Agenda for the[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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