October 31, 2019

The Woonsocket City Council refuses to understand the Open Meetings Act

In pretending to follow the Open Meetings Act, the City Council seems to have repeatedly violated it...

January 19, 2020

Governor Gina Raimondo ceremonially signs legislation extending the statute of limitations for childhood sex abuse claims

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo held a ceremonial signing of legislation that that amends the state’s civil...

January 19, 2020

Bristol residents stage demonstration outside the home of accused child molester

As I approached the demonstration happening outside the home of David Barboza in Bristol, a man drove...

A guide to Open Government in Rhode Island
October 31, 2019

A guide to Open Government in Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office held their 21st Annual Open Government Session on July 19. The...

January 19, 2020

Protect Families First: Public health advocates call for Providence Police to cease homicide investigations for accidental drug overdoses

Expressing concerns that treating accidental drug overdoses is both counterproductive and dangerous, public health and recovery advocates...

March 2, 2020

ACLU commends local officials for urging United States Supreme Court not to roll back LGBTQ rights

The ACLU of Rhode Island today commended six current and former elected state officials who have signed...

October 31, 2019

ACLU mounts two-pronged attack to make records of police misconduct public

Calling it “one of the most damaging decisions affecting the public’s right to know that has been...

January 19, 2020

The PrYSM lawsuit against the City of Providence over the Gang Database: Why it is necessary

Also: Is the Providence External Review Authority (PERA) being undermined by a conflicted Providence City Solicitor’s office?...

January 19, 2020

Lock Arms for Peace: The guns aren’t growing here…

“Five years ago Kobe Dennis and myself decided that there was a lot of violence that was...

October 31, 2019

Not for profit? – Wyatt Detention Center issues a statement defending the facility’s standards and detainees access to Health, Legal and Religious Services

The Wyatt Detention Center issued a press release today defending the facility’s standards and the access to...

January 19, 2020

West Warwick Town Council passes resolution supporting the Second Amendment

The West Warwick Town Council passes a resolution in support of the Second Amendment, but stops short...

October 31, 2019

Protesters fight for our constitutional right to access ‘privileges of the shore’

“Lines are being drawn by the very few who can afford to decide where the lines go,”...

January 19, 2020

Representative McEntee’s bill to extend civil statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse passes the General Assembly

Representative Carol Hagan McEntee (Democrat, District 33, South Kingstown, Narragansett)’s legislation (H5171B), that amends the state’s civil...

January 19, 2020

RICAGV: Danger of untrained concealed carry holders in Rhode Island schools

As officials are learning more about the shooting last month at the STEM School Highlands Ranch, it...

October 31, 2019

Statement of LGBTQ Action RI and GLAD on House vote to send Parentage Act to study commission

We are very disappointed in the House vote to send the Rhode Island Parentage Act (RIPA) to...