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Rhode Island State House Monday, April 26, 2021
Full video: Equality in Abortion Coverage Act and a property tax break for LaSalle Academy on the agenda
Passing the Restrictive Housing Act would greatly reduce solitary confinement in Rhode Island
“This is out of line with modern correctional practices. Rhode Island is so behind. Solitary confinement harms the mental and physical health of those in it.” -Representative Grace Diaz (Democrat, District 11, Providence) testified during a March hearing for House Bill 5740
Activists want LEOBoR abolished and Justice in Policing Act passed as Sgt Hanley begins his appeal
"We believe that LEOBoR is no longer okay with Rhode Islanders. We want it abolished and we want police officers to be able to be disciplined by their chiefs of police."
Justice for Ma'Khia Bryant Protest in Providence
"The first thing I want to say is Rest In Peace Ma'Khia Bryant," said Kinverly Dicupe. "We've lost another angel at the hands of the police. Chauvin was convicted, and yet injustice remains unbound. Each time a Black girl or woman is murdered by police I feel a unique pain, because I know just how much Black girls and women have to struggle in America, just to make ends meet."
Preventing violence and arrest in sex work in Rhode Island
On Wednesday, the Manhattan District Attorney announced it will no longer prosecute prostitution charges, and just last month the Queens District Attorney requested that 700 prostitution cases be dimissed. This begs the question--in Rhod...
Reclaim RI's 420 rally for racial and economic justice in cannabis legalization law
"We can't talk about weed legalization if we don't mention policing, police violence and mass incarceration," said Ariel Tavares, who emceed the event. "That is the foundation and fire behind our demands."
After four years, Cranston panhandling ordinance struck down
“I supported the majority on the City Council in 2017 consistent with my strong views that our citizens need the best protection in our neighborhoods and on our streets,” admitted Mayor Hopkins about the ordinance he supported as a city councilor that cost the Cranston $140k.
Providence marches for Adam Toledo
"Adam Toledo was 13-years-old. 13. A seventh grader. Adam will never get to complete eighth grade. He'll never get to experience high school, his first date. He won't know the sluggish feeling from staying up all night to study because he procrastinated to the very last second. He won't know the horrors of algebra or geometry. He won't learn how the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell," said 15-year-old high school student Zainabou Thiam. "He won't get to be married. He won't have kids. He won't be able to buy a house. Adam Toledo is dead. He was murdered."
RIDOT Director is relaxing schedule on Kennedy Plaza break up, making room for public comment, and more
"We're taking every one of your comments, your suggestions, your criticisms, and I mad it a point to make sure that our team at RIDOT is integrating all of it into whatever we do," said RIDOT Director Peter Alviti. "We're relaxing the schedule. We're going to make room for more public comment. More formal public comment that interacts directly between us, and all of you. We don't have a final design. We're in preliminary design and it won't become final until after we've had an opportunity to talk to all of you."
Save Kennedy Plaza! say riders and advocates at protest against RIDOT/McKee plan to destroy it
Neighborhood, social justice and transportation advocacy groups urge Governor Daniel McKee to halt the rollout of RIDOT's flawed plan and start working with the community to develop a better one