That Wacky Woonsocket Town Council is at it again … this time, in a “Very Special Episode of Woonsocket Town Council Meetings” (I know, it sounds like one of those after school specials, or where Facts of Life discussed errrr … those challenging issues). The subject matter? A redevelopment of [Read More…]
From: RI Transit Riders RI Transit Riders is not yet able to endorse the Dorrance Street Transit Center plan presented at the public meeting last night (February 24) while it remains so uncertain, and we are not yet willing to take Kennedy Plaza off the table. Although bus riders, on[Read More…]
The Magaziner Campaign has launched a salvo against the competing Congressional Campaigns of Robert Lancia & Alan Fung … reaching back to campaign contributions from convicted Fraudster/Rhody District 1 Congressional Candidate H. Russel Taub. From The Seth Magaziner Campaign: Congressional candidate Seth Magaziner today issued a statement calling[Read More…]
As the only other candidate seeking to be elected Rhode Island Attorney General in 2022, members of the community have reach out to me for a reaction to the Attorney General’s decision to block the Lifespan/CNE merger. The Attorney General’s staff and outside counsel have just released a 150 page[Read More…]
This Week In The Rhode Island General Assembly Assembly approves bills to boost RI’s restaurant industry The General Assembly approved and sent to the governor two bills to assist the restaurant industry. Legislation (2022-S 2153aa, 2022-H 7209A) sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore Hanna M. Gallo (D-Dist. 27, Cranston, West Warwick)[Read More…]
Rhode Island House Republicans will submit an amendment to the Joint Resolution on Emergency Powers to be debated on the House Floor Thursday. If passed, the amendment will effectively end the Governor’s school mask mandate on February 14, 2022. The Caucus issued the following statement: “The overwhelming testimony last[Read More…]
From The Office of Governor Ned Lamont (Connecticut) Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is endorsing a plan developed in consultation with Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Manisha Juthani and Connecticut State Department of Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker to eliminate the statewide requirement that is in effect[Read More…]
That’s right … Let it go Bankrupt. The “Superman Building”, yes, the building that managed to render the word “iconic”, ummm Not Iconic? … Named not for its use as a set for the Superman television series, but merely because of its passing resemblance, has no value whatsoever. We’ve known[Read More…]
This Week In The Rhode Island General Assembly Speaker Shekarchi, Senate President Ruggerio help launch RIght Start agenda Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick), Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio (D-Dist. 4, North Providence, Providence) and other legislative leaders, advocates and families came together to launch the[Read More…]
Highlights Factors that Contribute to Continuing HIV Disparities in the U.S. From The Federal Centers For Disease Control & Prevention: Despite overall progress in reducing HIV transmission in the United States, HIV continues to affect some groups more than others due to longstanding and ingrained barriers. Black or African American (hereafter referred[Read More…]
Woonsocket Representative Brien Files Open Meetings Act Complaint Against “Surprise Meeting” by Rhode Island Department of Ed …. RISE Academy Chaos Continues 
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 
Did Mayor-Elect, Then Mayor & RISE Chairman Beauchamp, Spike Notice of the Hearing to Avoid Pre-Election Controversy? Woonsocket School Committee Given Just Days to Prepare for Hearing Coincidentally? RIDE Hearing Conflicted with Months Ago Prior Noticed School Committee Meeting Today, November 21, District 49 State Representative/Long Time Woonsocket[Read More…]
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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