Glocester Municipal Sign Ordinance Ordinance 350-27 A. & C. Cited By Glocester Municipal Zoning Official/Building Inspector Ken Johnson Sign Gate! The Glocester RI Edition! Originally set up as a political sign, the sign ignores multiple town ordinances, at a particularly unsafe stretch of roadway. Irony? Town Council Members installed[Read More…]
Controversy abounds in Glocester, RI over questions about the legality of an electronic campaign sign placed on Rt. 44, which has seen multiple serious car accidents over the last few weeks, including one tragic fatality. The concern was first raised by Laurie Gaddis Barrett on the town Facebook group,[Read More…]
Editorial Note: When the principal City Council opponent, Councilman Clovis Gregor, announces publicly that he was not party to, or consulted in any “compromise”, one should question the veracity of the Mayor’s Statement. From The Office Of Mayor Don Grebien: On October 19, 2022, the Pawtucket City Council approved a[Read More…]
Senator Jessica De La Cruz, amplifying the new, assertive tone of the Senate Republican Caucus that has emerged since her election as Senator Minority Leader earlier this year, is again, in conjunction with the Senate Republican Caucus, demanding accountability, in this case, regarding the “Missing” RICAS Scores from The Rhode[Read More…]
Focusing on “State Wide Elections” the RICAGV met with reporters on October 11, at the Non Violence Institute in Providence, Rhode Island, to announce, and hear from, their endorsees … including Governor Dan McKee, Lt Governor Sabina Matos, Former Central Falls Mayor, and General Treasurer Endorsee James Diossa, Secretary of[Read More…]
Every race for a general officer position in Rhode Island will have some kind of debate this year—except one: the race for Attorney General. Some debates will be more robust than others, but at least the nominees will have the chance to challenge and respond to their opponents[Read More…]
Embattled Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt survives another day. An appeal to The Rhode Island Supreme Court (We await the RI Supreme Court written decision) postponed a formal City Council meeting to hear charges, and hold a subsequent vote for her removal. The charges levied by the Woonsocket City Council[Read More…]
A hearing will take place at The Rhode Island Public Utility Commission this Friday. While in person attendance is encouraged, there is a zoom link listed in the formal notice below. Please watch the video below, from a Rally held last week at The George Wiley Center, for perspective, and[Read More…]
Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics Rhode Island (COYOTE RI) filed an Amicus brief with the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today, supporting the Appellants who argue that the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) violates the First Amendment. The case, Woodhull Freedom Foundation v. United States,[Read More…]
Today, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza called for the state Board of Elections to remove the ExpressVote ballot marking device from polling places for the September 13th statewide primary. Common Cause Rhode Island and the ACLU of Rhode Island call on him to retract his comments. Removing the ExpressVote would[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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