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Pending a ruling on the merits of the lawsuit filed against the Town on Friday, Portsmouth officials have agreed not to issue a summons to Michael DiPaola to enforce its sign ordinance for his display of signs on his property on Bristol Ferry Road. The agreement was made at a chambers conference held late yesterday before U.S. District Judge[Read More…]
Joining with groups that span the ideological spectrum, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case raising significant issues concerning the scope of Fourth Amendment protections and police warrantless searches of the home. The brief argues that an unfavorable ruling in the case could “give police free[Read More…]
In a surprise move, Democratic Governor In Waiting Dan McKee’s recently announced transition team included only 1 representative of organized labor. And that representative? Armand Sabatoni, General Secretary – Treasurer of LIUNA. The embattled Union representing dealers at Twin River Casinos The situation at Twin River appears to be dire: Dealers are bitterly complaining about the elimination of health insurance,[Read More…]
On Monday January 25, Massachusetts residents will join our brothers and sisters in 17 countries around the world to lend our voices to the world’s cry for an end to the war on Yemen. We will demand that U.S. military contractors stop providing Saudi Arabia with bombs and other sophisticated machines of death that are wreaking havoc on Yemen’s[Read More…]
A Mock Wedding will be held at Ocean Cliff on Tuesday, January 26. Organized by the Rhode Island Coalition of Wedding & Event Professionals, this is a great partnership with Rhode Island Commerce as well as the Department of Health, Department of Business Regulation and the Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau to put together a training video on[Read More…]
A federal lawsuit filed by ACLU of RI cooperating attorney Richard A. Sinapi challenges a Portsmouth town ordinance that bans the posting of political signs on residential property. The lawsuit is on behalf of town resident Michael DiPaola, who recently erected a series of signs on his property that express “his opinions criticizing perceived selective and corrupt code enforcement by[Read More…]
Citing repeated instances of police failing to activate their body cameras in high profile encounters with the public, the ACLU of Rhode Island has called on Providence Commissioner of Public Safety Steven Paré and Police Chief Hugh Clements, Jr. to take stronger steps, including establishing a more vigorous audit process, to hold officers responsible for violating the department’s body[Read More…]
Today the RCC Chair again spoke out on the aftermath of the tragic event. Ms. Holmes-Brackett took note of legislation being filed in the US House and Senate to officially designate any MAGA themed organized action as Domestic Terrorism. “According to DC Journalist, Paul Sperry, Senator Durbin and Representative Schneider will introduce legislation to direct the Department of Justice to regard all[Read More…]
The Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus Executive Committee is writing to encourage future Governor McKee to appoint a woman to be the next Lieutenant Governor. In Rhode Island, women make up over 51% of the population, yet upon Governor Raimondo’s departure, only 1 in 9 –a mere 11%– of top federal and state elected officials will be women. COVID-19 makes it[Read More…]
Coup? Insurrection? A Reflection Of Today’s Political Realities? It was an “Open Mic” kind of night, as Host Pat Ford is joined by 3 Libertarians O’ Note: John Phillips: Libertarian National Committee Regional Representative … Someone who can be described as a Conscience of The Liberty Movement Conner Drigotas: Director of Communications at a national law firm, & an Adjunct[Read More…]
He’s baaaack! Although, truth be told, did he ever really go away? Now Former Woonsocket City Council Chair John Ward made good on his promise to stay involved in Woonsocket affairs … albeit as a private citizen, today, with the release of his formal objection to the “reclassification” of Woonsocket’s RISE Academy from Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. Citing,[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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