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An employee of the Kemper Museum opens up about the museum's reaction
"I do not trust that the museum will make any effort to publicly or privately change course in its stance on immigration, make clear its stance on white nationalism, or break its connection to UMB Bank," says the employee, who wishes to...
DPUC report on Aquidneck Island gas outage recommends unneeded gas pipelines putting ratepayers on the hook
"Should we be doubling down on gas infrastructure?" asks Senator Dawn Euer. "Or should we use this opportunity to push forward on renewable technologies that are more cost-effective and don’t contribute to climate change?" Yesterday the...
Wyatt board approves forbearance agreement that effectively cedes control of prison to bondholders
"If ICE came to you tomorrow and said 'We need to start building gas chambers and crematoria,' you can't say 'Oh, I'm sorry, but we have to let you do that because that's what it's going to take to make this place profitable,'" said Prof...
Voices of Immigration: A Discussion of United States Immigration Policy
Barrington Interfaith Partners presented "Voices of Immigration: A discussion of US immigration policy and the experience of two immigrants" a week ago at St John's Episcopal Church in Barrington. The program featured National Immigratio...
Dan McKee is out of ideas for improving schools
The biggest problem with McKee's proposal is that he simply does not understand to what extent his perspective on education and school choice has both carried the day and rendered this proposal irrelevant in many if not most communities....
Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation to Hold Public Board Meeting Wednesday, October 30
The Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation (CFDFC), which oversees the Donald W Wyatt Detention Facility, will hold a public board meeting at 5:30pm on Wednesday, October 30. The meeting will be held in the gymnasium of the Wyatt D...
What's going on in Kennedy Plaza?
"We'd all benefit by this approach, embracing, instead of rejecting transit. It could improve mobility, help attract progressive entrepreneurs who value good transit, reduce congestion, enhance safety, help keep our energy dollars in the...
John Brown Gun Club Opens Temporary 'Free Store' in Providence to Serve the Homeless
"Homeless people are frequently ignored, but we realize that capitalism makes it so that we're always one step separated from them," said Etienne, and organizer with the John Brown Gun Club. "That's one shitty situation separating us. So...
ACLU and Disability Rights Rhode Island sue RI Department of Corrections Over Solitary Confinement for Mentally Ill Inmates
"All around the country, we're seeing states turn their back on long-term solitary confinement, which we know amounts to torture and is completely detrimental for the rehabilitation process," said Amy Fettig, Deputy Director of the ACLU...
No Charges Against Wyatt Correctional Officers in Attack on Peaceful Protesters
"This grand jury sent out a message, to every citizen in Rhode Island, that said, 'If you want to run over a protester, if you want to harm someone who is peaceful, and exercising their first amendment rights, you have every right to do...