Immigration
Community support grows for Cranston man facing deportation to Cambodia
Sene Sem was born in a refugee camp and was resettled into the United States when he was a child. His mother is a survivor …
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Substance Use
Representative Walsh to Governor Raimondo on Kristen’s Law: ‘Real lives are more important than re-election’
About two dozen people gathered in the rotunda of the Rhode Island State House to protest the governor’s signing of Kristen’s Law. The governor has …
Substance Use
Ignoring reason and compassion makes for bad policy: RI House passes Kristen’s Law
Violating the tenets of both reason and compassion, the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved Kristen’s Law on Thursday, a bill sponsored by Speaker Nicholas …
Substance Use
Kristen’s Law won’t deter drug use and will ruin lives, say addiction experts
Both medical professionals and the recovery community stand against Kristen’s Law (S2279A / H7715), which would give up to a life prison sentence to anyone …
Criminalization
Providence rallies against criminalization
Unnoticed by many Rhode Islanders, nearly 100 people turned out at the Roger Williams Memorial Park on North Main Street in Providence for a Rally …
Substance Use
Kristen’s law will do no good and cause significant harm say experts in addiction
Once we push past the emotive testimony of those who lost loved ones to overdose and are seeking some form of justice for what happened …