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Whip Kazarian’s bill that would ban gender discrimination in health insurance premiums passes the House

Whip Kazarian’s bill that would ban gender discrimination in health insurance premiums passes the House

  House Majority Whip Katherine S. Kazarian’s (D-Dist. 63, East Providence) legislation (2021-H 5763) that would ban health insurers from utilizing the discriminatory practice known as gender rating, or routinely charging women and men different premiums for individual insurance, passed the House of Representatives tonight. “The discrimination that women have faced when it comes to the costs of health insurance[Read More…]

by May 6, 2021 0 comments Politics
ACLU OF RI SUES ON BEHALF OF BLACK RECRUIT DRUMMED OUT OF THE PROVIDENCE POLICE ACADEMY

ACLU OF RI SUES ON BEHALF OF BLACK RECRUIT DRUMMED OUT OF THE PROVIDENCE POLICE ACADEMY

  The ACLU of Rhode Island has today filed a federal lawsuit charging the Providence Police Department with race discrimination and other violations of the rights of a Black recruit who was involuntarily dismissed last year from the Police Academy just a few weeks before graduation and after enduring months of harassment from trainers at the Academy.   The lawsuit, filed on behalf[Read More…]

by August 18, 2020 0 comments Civil Liberties