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Open Government Coalition Calls on East Greenwich Town Council to Cancel Meeting
From a press release: Today the open government coalition ACCESS/RI wrote a letter to Town Council President Suzanne McGee Cienki asking her to cancel tonight’s meeting. ACCESS/RI believes the agenda for tonight’s meeting, specifically t...
ISO New England CEO to headline invite-only fossil fuel industry event
Gordon van Welie, the CEO of ISO New England, will be the keynote speaker at a “Special Invitation Only” event organized by two front groups for oil and natural gas interests. The Energy and Policy Institute obtained a copy of an email i...
Community members label National Grid's Port of Providence plans environmental racism at CRMC meeting
[caption id="attachment_2887" align="alignright" width="400"] Justice Gaines[/caption] Accusations of environmental racism and white supremacy seemed to agitate the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) and representat...
Senators ask for answers amid reports of immigration arrests at hospitals, schools and churches
[caption id="attachment_2848" align="alignright" width="400"] Sheldon Whitehouse[/caption] “If these reports are accurate, these actions are not only horrifying—they are also an egregious violation of established Department policy,” wrot...
Invenergy moves to block EFSB access to documents and the time to review them
Despite Invenergy’s claims to the contrary, the company’s application to build a $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant in the pristine forests of northwest Rhode Island has significantly changed, say lawyers from Cons...
Many questions remain unanswered in police shooting, says ACLU
Saying that many questions remain unanswered, the ACLU of Rhode Island today issued a five page commentary on the Thursday shooting of Joseph Santos by Providence and Rhode Island State Police after a high speed chase, precipitated by th...
In wake of police shooting, #JusticeForJoey marches through Providence
Around forty people gathered in front of the Providence Place Mall near CVS to protest the police shooting of Joseph Santos and Christine Demers on Thursday. Santos was killed, Demers is in the hospital in critical condition. Santos and...
Highway police shooting exposes the limits of body cameras
[caption id="attachment_401" align="alignright" width="350"] Hugh Clements[/caption] For what seems to be the first time, the Providence Police Department (PPD) release video footage from an officer's body camera to the public. The video...
Boston rallies to free Siham Byah from ICE detention
The movement to #FreeSiham is heating up. Well over 100 people crowded onto the lawn outside the John F Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts to demand the release of Siham Byah from United States Immigration and Customs Enfo...
Jobs With Justice responds to Trump's end of Temporary Protected Status for Nicaraguans
In response to President Donald Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nicaraguans, Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta issued the following statement: The Trump administration continues to demonstrate...