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BLM RI PAC Statement on Buffalo Massacre On the afternoon of May 14, 2022, 18-year-old white supremacist Payton Gendron carried out a racially motivated attack at Tops Market in Buffalo, New York, killing ten people and injuring three others. Of the victims, eleven of them were Black. The suspect detailed his white supremacist ideologies in a 180-page-manifesto often referencing the[Read More…]
With the release of a WPRI Channel 12/Roger Williams University Poll indicating a virtual tie among “Decided” Democratic Primary Voters … just a two point differential between Governor McKee & Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea … reactions from across the political spectrum have begun to roll in. Nellie Gorbea for Governor Campaign Manager Dana Walton issued the[Read More…]
From The US Federal Food & Drug Administration (FDA.Gov) Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19[Read More…]
Connecticut Governor signs into law codifying prior year Executive Order. Increasingly, the “Torture State” of Rhode Island is becoming an outlier on fundamental human rights. In a “quick response” from StopTortureRI.com, activists noted that the legislation will have the immediate impact: 1) Creates a Correctional Advisory Committee (and specifies who is on that committee) that regularly meets to review[Read More…]
House Bill 7536, which will create/enable an Office of the Ombudsman, with full oversight over the Rhode Island Department of Education’s (RIDE) implementation of IEP’s (Individualized Education Program), is being heard tomorrow night by the all powerful Rhode Island House Finance Committee. (May 10 At The Rise of The House 4:30) Representatives of The ARC Rhode Island, supporters of the[Read More…]
Statement From RI Transit Riders RI Transit Riders opposes H7983 and H8006, which impose a moratorium on the payment of the fuel tax until December 31, 2022, and June 30, 2023, respectively. As written, it would cripple RI transit service since the RI Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) depends on gas tax revenue to maintain its operations, and of course RIDOT depends on[Read More…]
Cherie Cruz, a leading criminal legal reform advocate, announced today her plans to run for Rhode Island State Representative in District 58, currently held by Rep. Carlos Tobon. The district includes the Woodlawn and Fairlawn communities. “I love this community. I was born in Pawtucket, grew up in low income public housing and went to public schools in this community.[Read More…]
From The Rhode Island Chapter of The American Civil Liberties Union: ACLU of RI executive director Steven Brown today issued the following statement in response to the RI Supreme Court’s decision in Benson v. Raimondo, a lawsuit filed in 2019 which challenged the constitutionality of RI’s Reproductive Privacy Act: Today’s decision from the Rhode Island Supreme Court upholding the General[Read More…]
Former Cranston Mayor/Rhode Island Congressional District 2 Primary Candidate Allan Fung on the controversy circling the current Supreme Court debate on Roe V. Wade: “My views are in line with the majority of Rhode Islanders. As your next Congressman, I would not vote for legislation that allowed late term or partial birth abortion, and I would be against taxpayer funding[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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