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Raimondo signs the Protect Rhode Island Families Act into law
[caption id="attachment_97" align="alignright" width="401"] Jennifer Boylan and Teresa Tanzi[/caption] "At last, victims of domestic abuse in Rhode Island will not have the constant fear of knowing that the person who abused them still h...
Dorcas to provide resettlement services to evacuees from Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
Kathleen CloutierDorcas International Institute of Rhode Island is inviting evacuees from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands who feel they can no longer survive post-hurricane conditions to relocate to Rhode Island, says the organizat...
Is the Energy Facilities Siting Board prepared to disentangle issues of tribal governance?
Is the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB), a quasi-judicial permitting authority for all licenses required for siting, construction or alteration of a major energy facility in Rhode Island, the right place to be deciding upon issues o...
Fall River City Council wants answers in power plant water sale deal with Invenergy
The Fall River City Council had a robust discussion about the city’s agreement to sell water to cool the turbines of Invenergy’s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the forests of Burrillville. Tho...
Providence Student Union calls for removal of Assistant Principal after incident at Central High School
Update: Assistant Principal Tom Bacon has resigned. “As of this morning, Mr. Bacon has resigned from his position with the Providence Public School Department effective immediately. While the Providence Police will continue their investi...
Residents from Mass and RI speak out against Fall River water sale in City Council meeting
The Fall River City Council allowed visitors from Rhode Island to offer public comment on the water deal the city entered into with Benn Water to supply Invenergy with water to cool the turbines of their $1 billion fracked gas and diesel...
Altercation between student and vice principal at Central High school sparks police investigation
A video of an altercation between a student and an assistant principal at Central High School in Providence, Rhode Island was posted on social media and has sparked an investigation by the Providence Police Department."We at Providence P...
UHIP disaster continues
The ACLU of Rhode Island issued the following statement in response to the State's acknowledgement today about thousands of unprocessed applications submitted through the UHIP program: “In February of this year, a court order was entered...
EFSB has posted its hearing schedule for Invenergy's power plant application
The Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) will conduct final hearings regarding Invenergy's $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the heart of the forests of northwestern Rhode Island starting on Friday, Decemb...
ACLU Press Release: SOUTH KINGSTOWN ENACTS COMPREHENSIVE ORDINANCE TO PROTECT IMMIGRANTS IN THE COMMUNITY
The South Kingstown Town Council voted last night to adopt a strong and comprehensive ordinance protecting immigrants in their community from inappropriate and sometimes constitutionally dubious federal immigration actions and requests....