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Congressional Leaders Cicilline, Klobuchar, Kennedy, Buck, Durbin, & Nadler Release Updated Bipartisan Journalism Bill

Congressional Leaders Cicilline, Klobuchar, Kennedy, Buck, Durbin, & Nadler Release Updated Bipartisan Journalism Bill

  The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would allow news organizations to jointly negotiate fair terms for access to their content by Google, Facebook, and other dominant platforms.   Representative David Cicilline (D-RI); Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Senator John Kennedy (R-LA); Representative Ken Buck (R-CO); and Senate and House Judiciary Committee Chairs Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released[Read More…]

by — August 23, 2022 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Providence Municipal Reparations Commission Appointed by Mayor Elorza & Providence City Council Submits Report to City of Providence

Providence Municipal Reparations Commission Appointed by Mayor Elorza & Providence City Council Submits Report to City of Providence

Report follows four months of public meetings and community town halls to engage Providence residents in recommendations to advance reparations From The Office Of Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza: Mayor Jorge Elorza and the Providence City Council today received a detailed report from the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission outlining the Commission’s findings, including a series of recommendations to advance reparations, defined[Read More…]

by — August 23, 2022 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Former U.S. Secretary Of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson Endorses Sarah Morgenthau To Replace Cyber Congressman Langevin

Former U.S. Secretary Of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson Endorses Sarah Morgenthau To Replace Cyber Congressman Langevin

Endorsement Brings Added Emphasis To Candidate Morgenthau’s Security & Defense “Cred” – Not So Subtly Shifting Focus Away From Domestic Social Issues In a move that highlights a tightening race for the Democratic nomination for an open 2nd District Rhode Island Congressional Seat, the Sarah Morgenthau Campaign announced the endorsement today of a formidable “Player” in the DC International Relations/Defense/Security[Read More…]

by — August 22, 2022 — 0 comments — Politics
Dr. Luis Daniel Munoz: Why Is Nextar WPRI Channel 12 Intent On Excluding Him From Electoral Politics?

Dr. Luis Daniel Munoz: Why Is Nextar WPRI Channel 12 Intent On Excluding Him From Electoral Politics?

The Coalition’s Pat Ford met up with Dr. Luis Daniel Munoz, at Pawtucket’s newest political hotspot, Notes Coffee, on Armistice Boulevard. The discussion centered around a subject, near & dear to The Coalition … Debate exclusion. Despite being included in, and some would argue, nearly dominating every forum, Candidate Munoz continues to receive the cold shoulder from Nextar-WPRI. Central to[Read More…]

by — August 17, 2022 — 0 comments — Politics
Councilwoman/Mayoral Candidate Nirva LaFortune On Vote Sustaining Mayor Elorza’s Charter Amendment Veto & The Actions Of The City Council President

Councilwoman/Mayoral Candidate Nirva LaFortune On Vote Sustaining Mayor Elorza’s Charter Amendment Veto & The Actions Of The City Council President

From The Office of Nirva LaFortune: “Today, at a special meeting of the City Council, I voted to sustain the Mayor’s veto of the proposed charter amendments, one of which was a proposal to put the question of a hybrid-model school board to the voters in November.   I am required to share my thoughts via statement because a joint[Read More…]

by — August 10, 2022 — 0 comments — Politics
Pawtucket Senator/Economic Development Flack Ties $10 Million Dollar Stadium Shortfall To Taxes!

Pawtucket Senator/Economic Development Flack Ties $10 Million Dollar Stadium Shortfall To Taxes!

  Rhode Island State Senator Sandra Cano, who in a clear conflict of interest to any sentient human being, serves as Economic Development Chief for the City of Pawtucket finally addressed, in a manner, the 10$ Million Dollar contribution by the City to the troubled Tidewater Landing Soccer Stadium. In a letter to the Pawtucket City Council, Incredibly, Ms. Cano[Read More…]

by — August 6, 2022 — 0 comments — Business, Politics
Governor McKee, State Officials Announce $2.9 Million in Placemaking Grants to Support Outdoor & Public Space Capital Improvement, Event Programming

Governor McKee, State Officials Announce $2.9 Million in Placemaking Grants to Support Outdoor & Public Space Capital Improvement, Event Programming

Gov Dan McKee, and assembled dignitaries announced the recipients of nearly 3Million dollars of grants dedicated to tourism related public spaces, Friday morning, in picturesque DePasquale Square, in the heart of Providence Rhode Island’s Federal Hill District From the Office of Governor Dan McKee: Placemaking grants will bring needed support to the hospitality, tourism, and events industries in Rhode Island[Read More…]

by — August 5, 2022 — 0 comments — Business, Politics
House Passes Cicilline’s Assault Weapons Ban In First Vote on Measure in Nearly 30 Years

House Passes Cicilline’s Assault Weapons Ban In First Vote on Measure in Nearly 30 Years

  Today, in a bipartisan vote of 217-213, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) has introduced the measure since the 114th Congress. This is the first vote the full House has taken on an assault weapons ban since 1994. H.R. 1808 was approved by the House Judiciary Committee by a vote of[Read More…]

by — July 30, 2022 — 1 comment — Civil Liberties
Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) Calls For Immediate Release Of Guatemala Journalist José Rubén Zamora

Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) Calls For Immediate Release Of Guatemala Journalist José Rubén Zamora

  From The Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ): In response to news reports about the arrest of Guatemalan journalist and president of the elPeriódico newspaper José Rubén Zamora, CPJ released the following statement on Saturday: “Guatemalan authorities should immediately release and drop any criminal charges against journalist José Rubén Zamora, president of elPeriódico,” said CPJ Advocacy Director Gypsy Guillén Kaiser in New York. “Judicial persecution against journalists[Read More…]

by — July 30, 2022 — 0 comments — Human Rights - The World
Soccer Stadium Not A Done Deal? About That 10 Million $ From The City of Pawtucket ….

Soccer Stadium Not A Done Deal? About That 10 Million $ From The City of Pawtucket ….

The Coalition Radio Network is a somewhat “Frequent Flyer” at Pawtucket City Council Meetings. (We live quite the life here … ) So imagine our confusion, when all the hootin’ and hollering was done the other night, when we started to reflect on the 10 Million Dollars promised by Mayor Grebien, (And foundational to the deal) to help finance the[Read More…]

by — July 27, 2022 — 1 comment — Politics
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