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Rhode Island Congressmen Gabe Amo& Seth Magaziner issued the following statements in observance of the 51rst Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Decision: Congressman Amo’s Statement on the 51st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) released the following statement: “Today marks the 51st Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, a landmark decision that affirmed reproductive freedom[Read More…]
On Friday, December 10, America First Legal issued the following statements: This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered emphatic victories to AFL in two cases involving SB8, the Texas Heartbeat Act. In the first decision, the Supreme Court rejected abortion providers’ attempt to immunize themselves from private civil lawsuits authorized by SB8. The Court held that judges, court[Read More…]
The ACLU of Rhode Island today filed a court brief seeking to beat back an effort to overturn a state law that protects an individual’s right to an abortion. The filing comes amidst an organized campaign across the country by opponents of reproductive freedom to restrict access to the procedure and overturn Roe v. Wade. In 2019, the R.I. General[Read More…]
The Rhode Island Democratic Women’s Caucus Executive Committee is calling for more women legislators in top leadership positions throughout the state legislature. Rhode Island is one of only nine states in the US where no female legislators serve in leadership positions. With the Rhode Island Senate poised to become a majority-women chamber, this imbalance of power must be fixed.[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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