BLM RI PAC Statements Following The Decision of Jeann Lugo’s LEOBoR Hearing Today, Jeann Lugo, a Providence Police officer and former candidate for RI Senate District 29, received a 10-day suspension following his LEOBoR hearing concerning an altercation at an abortion rights rally at the State House on June[Read More…]
From The City of Providence: Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Colonel Oscar L. Perez today announced the implementation of a Providence Police Community Response Team to combat illegal ATV and dirt bike riding throughout the City. Under his administration, Mayor Smiley has made it a priority to address quality-of-life[Read More…]
The ACLU of Rhode Island today announced the favorable settlement of a seven-year-old federal lawsuit against the Providence Police Department, resulting in the award of $13,000 each to two plaintiffs who alleged their free speech rights were violated during a protest outside a fundraiser being held for then-Gubernatorial candidate Gina Raimondo.[Read More…]
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[Read More…]
Woonsocket Representative Brien Files Open Meetings Act Complaint Against “Surprise Meeting” by Rhode Island Department of Ed …. RISE Academy Chaos Continues 
Candidate Alert! Jenn Caputi-GOP Candidate Rhode Island State Senate District 26 (Cranston) Endorsements 
Rhode Island Department of Health Public Health Advisory – Woonsocket Sees Increased Drug Overdose Rate at Twice the Statewide Average 
Did Mayor-Elect, Then Mayor & RISE Chairman Beauchamp, Spike Notice of the Hearing to Avoid Pre-Election Controversy? Woonsocket School Committee Given Just Days to Prepare for Hearing Coincidentally? RIDE Hearing Conflicted with Months Ago Prior Noticed School Committee Meeting Today, November 21, District 49 State Representative/Long Time Woonsocket[Read More…]
City also to receive new $2.3M federal grant to continue prevention efforts From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley As part of National Recovery Month, Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Chief of Policy and Resiliency Sheila Dormody and Providence Director of Housing and Human Services Emily[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[Read More…]
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