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Will Rhode Islander’s Continue To Accept A State Of Emergency That Limits Civil Liberties, Diminishes The General Assembly, & Allows For An Arbitrary & Capricious Executive Branch? Representatives Shekarchi Blazejewski Ackerman et al Seem To Think So.

Legislation has been filed, to be heard tomorrow evening, to extend the Executive Order employed by Governors Raimondo & Governor McKee to use Executive Orders to enforce arbitrary & capricious orders regulating nearly every aspect of everyday life, all under the guise of safety, during the Pandemic. Most states are[Read More…]

by January 31, 2022

“Jungle Primaries” Is This The Solution To Rhode Island’s Political Woes? “Doc” Corvese Thinks So. GOP Chair Cienki Reacts

  Are “Jungle Primaries” the answer to reform the calcified Rhode Island Electoral System? State Representative Arthur “Doc” Corvese (D-55) thinks so.  Rhode Island Republican State Chair Sue Cienki begs to differ. In a “Jungle Primary”, primary elections effectively create a runoff between the two candidates who receive the most[Read More…]

by January 31, 2022

Hey Rhode Island! This Week At Halitosis Hall! (Credit Rudy Cheeks)

Recycling Meds. .. Penalties On Plastic Bags?.. No Sales Tax On Masks? Legalizing Brackets? It’s All Here! Rep. McNamara bill would create program to redistribute unused medications Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that would create a way to redistribute unused medication to aid people[Read More…]

by January 30, 2022

Longstanding Conditions Of Toxic Neglect & Abuse: DARE (Direct Action For Rights & Equality) Protest At Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute

    From DARE-Direct Action For Rights & Equality On Monday the 27th, concerned community members will be calling for action to be taken around the longstanding conditions of toxic neglect and abuse at the ACI, as well as the current 23+ hour COVID lockdown. Formerly incarcerated people – one[Read More…]

by January 29, 2022

In Preparation for Travel Ban, RIPTA to Suspend All Service, Including RIde Paratransit Service, Beginning Tomorrow, Saturday, January 29, 2022

   

by January 28, 2022

Peter Principle Alive & Well In Rhode Island: McDonald In As Interim Director As McKee Announces Health Dept Transition Team

“Dr. McDonald will assume the day-to-day responsibilities of RIDOH Director while the search for a permanent candidate continues.” In a move that can only be seen as a nightmare scenario for regular Rhode Islanders, Dr. James McDonald has been appointed as a sort of interim Director of the Rhode Island[Read More…]

by January 27, 2022

RHODE ISLAND SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTS IN CASE CHALLENGING RI’S REPRODUCTIVE PRIVACY ACT

  From The Rhode Island ACLU: WHAT: The R.I. Supreme Court is hearing oral argument tomorrow, Thursday, January 27, in a case challenging the state’s Reproductive Privacy Act, the 2019 statute that codified the principles of Roe v.Wade into state law. The law was promoted for years by pro-choice advocacy[Read More…]

by January 26, 2022

The Rhode Island 2023 Fiscal Year Budget (Video Analysis Forthcoming)

by January 20, 2022

Governor McKee to Propose More Than $150 Million To Combat Climate Change in FY2023 Budget

Governor McKee Heralds The Creation Of An “Environmental Justice Committee” In addition, the Governor is directing the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) to create an environmental justice committee which will solely focus on the issues that have impacted the most vulnerable residents for decades. This comes as the Governor[Read More…]

by January 20, 2022

RIGOP TO NERONHA: HOLD THE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION ACCOUNTABLE

Today, Sue Cienki, Chairwoman of the R.I. Republican party, filed an open meetings complaint against the Reapportionment Commission for their flagrant disregard of the Open Meeting law. There is no doubt that the Reapportionment Commission failed to follow the law. The only question left is whether Attorney General Peter Neronha[Read More…]

by January 19, 2022