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Rhode Island Based “Legal Insurrection Foundation” Files Complaint With US Department Of Education RE: Educator of Color Loan Forgiveness Program

Rhode Island Based “Legal Insurrection Foundation” Files Complaint With US Department Of Education RE: Educator of Color Loan Forgiveness Program

Legal Insurrection Foundation, a Rhode Island based Non-Profit organized “to educate and inform the public on legal, historical, economic, academic, and cultural issues related to the Constitution, liberty, and world events  has filed a Federal Civil Rights Complaint with the United States Department of Education’s Office For Civil Rights related to the Providence Public School Department’s “Educator of Color Loan[Read More…]

by — November 16, 2022 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Providence Public Schools Hosts Annual School Choice Fair November 17 (Spanish Translation Inside)

Providence Public Schools Hosts Annual School Choice Fair November 17 (Spanish Translation Inside)

  Opportunity for families of current Pre-K, 5th Grade, and 8th grade students   From The Providence Public School District (PPSD): This week, the Providence Public School District (PPSD) will host its annual School Choice Fair for rising kindergartners, rising sixth graders, and rising ninth graders, to provide all families a chance to learn about the different schools in PPSD.[Read More…]

by — November 15, 2022 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
RIPTA to Detour Twenty-One Routes in Providence To Accommodate The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk On Sunday, October 16, 2022

RIPTA to Detour Twenty-One Routes in Providence To Accommodate The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk On Sunday, October 16, 2022

    The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will detour twenty-one bus routes in the downtown Providence area on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in order to accommodate the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. Routes 1, 3, 4, 17, 19, 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 50, 55, 78, and 92 will be detoured from 8:15AM to 1:30PM. Routes 27,[Read More…]

by — October 12, 2022 — 0 comments — Business
Taste Of Thayer! Food! Music! Thayer Street Merchants!

Taste Of Thayer! Food! Music! Thayer Street Merchants!

Taste of Thayer is Back! The Thayer Street District Management Authority (TSDMA) is thrilled to announce the return of the Taste of Thayer for its second year on October 12 from 4:30P to 8:30P! Providence, RI:  Wednesday, October 12 from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thayer Street will be closed to traffic for its signature event, the TASTE OF THAYER.[Read More…]

by — October 8, 2022 — 0 comments — Business
Councilwoman/Mayoral Candidate Nirva LaFortune On Vote Sustaining Mayor Elorza’s Charter Amendment Veto & The Actions Of The City Council President

Councilwoman/Mayoral Candidate Nirva LaFortune On Vote Sustaining Mayor Elorza’s Charter Amendment Veto & The Actions Of The City Council President

From The Office of Nirva LaFortune: “Today, at a special meeting of the City Council, I voted to sustain the Mayor’s veto of the proposed charter amendments, one of which was a proposal to put the question of a hybrid-model school board to the voters in November.   I am required to share my thoughts via statement because a joint[Read More…]

by — August 10, 2022 — 0 comments — Politics
Providence Extends Water Park and Pool Hours, Coordinates Emergency Cooling Centers During Heat Advisory

Providence Extends Water Park and Pool Hours, Coordinates Emergency Cooling Centers During Heat Advisory

Officials Urge Residents to Exercise Caution During Extreme Heat Conditions   Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the Providence Recreation Department today announced updates due to the anticipated heat advisory. With dangerously high temperatures expected in the city, Providence’s water parks and pools will be operating with extended hours and cooling centers will be activated.[Read More…]

by — July 19, 2022 — 0 comments — Urban
April Brown Kicks Off Her Providence City Council Ward 9 Campaign In Her Childhood Playground

April Brown Kicks Off Her Providence City Council Ward 9 Campaign In Her Childhood Playground

From The April Brown 4 Ward 9 Campaign – The Coalition hopes to interview Miss Brown in the coming weeks ….. In a neighborhood park where she shattered her ankle from an improperly attached swing at age 10, Providence City Council candidate April Brown officially kicked off her bid late last week for the Ward 9 seat.   More than[Read More…]

by — July 12, 2022 — 0 comments — Politics
ACLU Sues Providence For Refusing to Release Documents Over Decision To Bar Rap Artist 22Gz From Performing

ACLU Sues Providence For Refusing to Release Documents Over Decision To Bar Rap Artist 22Gz From Performing

From The Rhode Island ACLU: Is a New York Times article a confidential document that the City of Providence can withhold from disclosure under the Access to Public Records Act (APRA) on the grounds that it would violate copyright law to release it? That is one of the issues – along with free speech concerns raised by the City’s denial of an[Read More…]

by — March 29, 2022 — 0 comments — Uncategorized
Providence Pension Working Group Co-Chaired by Providence Foundation, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, RIPEC Submits Report to City of Providence

Providence Pension Working Group Co-Chaired by Providence Foundation, Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, RIPEC Submits Report to City of Providence

Report follows six months of public meetings and presentations hosted by the Pension Working Group From The City of Providence: Mayor Jorge Elorza and the Providence City Council today received a detailed report from the Providence Pension Working Group, outlining the group’s findings, including a series of recommendations for how to most effectively address the City’s unfunded pension liability. The[Read More…]

by — January 31, 2022 — 0 comments — Politics
Statement from Mayor Elorza Regarding Providence City Council Emergency Meeting

Statement from Mayor Elorza Regarding Providence City Council Emergency Meeting

  “Vaccines are safe, effective and the best tool to ending this pandemic. All City employees, especially public safety personnel, interact frequently with the public. We have a responsibility to do all we can to keep one another safe. As the Council President is aware – but choosing to ignore – every policy implemented by the City sets a process[Read More…]

by — January 13, 2022 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
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