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The offices of the Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, Speaker of the House and Senate President today announced plans for a safe and responsible reopening of the Rhode Island State House, beginning with a limited reopening on Tuesday, June 1. All offices reached a consensus on operations and policy for reopening following a joint planning meeting convened by[Read More…]
Originally Broadcast 5/11/21
Just months off of a bitter dispute with Management and Laborers Local Union 711 – LIUNA, Twin River Card Dealers have filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board to formally sever ties with the embattled Labor Union. Allegations of improper pension fund accounting … cancelled health benefits … alleged discrepancies in pension payments that in some cases have spanned[Read More…]
U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) announced today that, as a result of the American Rescue Plan, which Congress passed last month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is providing new resources for Rhode Islanders who have incurred a COVID-19-related funeral expense since January 20, 2020. Eligible Rhode Islanders may apply for a maximum reimbursement of up to $9,000 per[Read More…]
On a Friday where among the holiest of Jewish & Christian Religious Observances overlap .. Passover & Good Friday … and the onset of The Holy Month of Ramadan just days away, Peace Activists in Boston and Providence conducted solemn observances of the carnage resulting from both the Covid Crisis and the impact of American Foreign Policy In Rhode Island,[Read More…]
Including Virtual Learning, Ongoing COVID-19 concerns, Providence Public School Turnaround, Expanding and Charter Schools. The Latino Policy Institute (LPI) has released the results from a recent poll which surveyed 261 Providence Latino parents conducted in February 2021 by Change Research regarding the experiences and views of local parents on issues around virtual learning, COVID-19 concerns, as well as the 2019 Providence[Read More…]
Rhode Island State Senator Gordon Rogers (R 21) Joined Pat Ford on The Coalition Talk Radio! Everything was on the table .. a discussion of his families long record of community service .. pending Second Amendment / Gun Rights legislation .. The Climate Bill .. The very conduct, by Senate Leadership, of The Senate itself! Support The Coalition Radio[Read More…]
Watch The Video Here: RICEWP Highlight on Vimeo The Rhode Island Coalition of Wedding & Event Professionals (RICWEP) has released a new training video to help event professionals operate their businesses more safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The video, sponsored in part by Rhode Island Commerce, was filmed and produced by Montage Media Productions and photographed by Sara Zarrella Photography. This training video is available in[Read More…]
Dave Levesque, Proprietor Extraordinaire of Brewed Awakenings, joined The Coalition Focus On Business for the second part of the evenings proceedings. Brewed’s history, their evolution from Coffee House to a full Dining Experience. And of course, the Covid Era Challenges facing any Food/Entertainment Business. We talk supply chains, employees, fixed costs and a provocative discussion of Rhode Island’s response to[Read More…]
What: A car rally to demand immediate action from the Governor’s office, DOC, DOH and the AG on the COVID outbreak in the ACI. When: Friday, December 18th at 12:30 pm, during the Governor’s press conference Where: Circling Rhode Island State House Formerly incarcerated people, families of incarcerated people, and accomplices are rallying in cars circling the Rhode Island State[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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