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Rhode Island Gubernatorial Candidate Ashley Kalus defended her stand on reproductive rights today, with the release of an advertisement targeting, using her words, “So why is he lying”? The entire statement is below. What is striking? Kalus’ ability to refocus the campaign on core issues: Corporate Welfare, the much reviled State Executive Salary Hikes, & Utility Rate Hikes. We[Read More…]
From The James Lathrop For Treasurer Campaign: Bringing back COLA’s (Cost of Living Adjustments) How would you feel if your loan application was denied because your neighbor had bad credit? This is what is happening with the pensions under the control of the State Treasurer and something when elected I will change. The 2021 Audit of the State[Read More…]
Rhode Island Selected to Host National Young Republican Deployment The Young Republican National Federation has chosen Rhode Island for a national deployment of their members from September 16 to 18. The Rhode Island Young Republicans will host members from across the country for three consecutive days of action across the state. Ken Naylor, chairman of the Rhode Island Young Republicans,[Read More…]
From The Libertarian Party of Rhode Island: Libertarian candidate for governor Elijah Gizzarelli will appear on the general election ballot this November. After the Rhode Island Secretary of State’s office determined Gizzarelli did not collect enough verified signatures to qualify for ballot placement, Libertarian Party of Rhode Island (LPRI) chair William Hunt, acting in his private capacity, brought a[Read More…]
Gov Dan McKee, and assembled dignitaries announced the recipients of nearly 3Million dollars of grants dedicated to tourism related public spaces, Friday morning, in picturesque DePasquale Square, in the heart of Providence Rhode Island’s Federal Hill District From the Office of Governor Dan McKee: Placemaking grants will bring needed support to the hospitality, tourism, and events industries in Rhode Island[Read More…]
The fact that the governor had to sit in at the Commerce Corp meeting to break the tie is in and of itself concerning. The project is already reaching $50 million in cost overruns – which I can all but guarantee will continue to rise and require Legislative approval of more funding. When this project was sold to the[Read More…]
The Libertarian Party of Rhode Island, in concert with Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Elijah Gizzarelli, has filed a formal challenge to the Rhode Island Secretary of State ballot access determination denying Gizzareilli access to the November 2022 Rhode Island Ballot. The LP of RI/Gizzarelli joins a growing list of candidates, including “Freedom Fighter” Candidate Paul Rianna, Jr., to have[Read More…]
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.7 percent in June, matching the lowest rate on record*, the Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday. The June rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point from the May rate of 2.9 percent. Last year the rate was 6.2 percent in June. The U.S. unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in June,[Read More…]
Due to the anticipated high heat for the coming days, Mayor Donald R. Grebien has announced that Pawtucket’s Cooling Centers will be open to the public. The Cooling Centers will consist of the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center, the Leon Mathieu Senior Center, the Pawtucket Police Department Headquarters lobby, and The Pawtucket Public Library. In addition to these locations, the[Read More…]
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…]
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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