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Steph Machado
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NEW: RI federal judge Mary McElroy has referred DOJ lawyers for possible discipline after accusing them of misconduct in a case involving the medical records of transgender children and teens
Actives judges at RI's federal court will decide how to proceed www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/08/m...
NEW: A three-year moratorium on charter schools in Rhode Island has cleared the General Assembly and is heading to Gov. McKee's desk
McKee told me he has not decided if he'll sign it. He supports a moratorium but is not sold on lowering the charter cap www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/10/m...
NEW: Construction has officially begun on the brand new Washington Bridge, with construction workers starting to put the foundation in the Seekonk River today
Projected opening date: Nov. 3, 2028 www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/10/m...
@rihouseofreps.bsky.social unanimously passes bill to make crash data public. The @risenate.bsky.social has not scheduled a vote on the legislation, which is backed by the
@pvdstreets.org but faces opposition from the Cranston Police Department
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Governor Dan McKee wouldn’t say Wednesday if he will sign or veto the bill, which would also cap the total number of charters at 28.
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The Justice Department said Judge Mary McElroy’s allegations against its lawyers were “without merit”.
The Senate has not scheduled a vote on the legislation, which is backed by the Providence Streets Coalition but faces opposition from the Cranston Police Department.
R.I. State Police: A coach at a private Christian school gave lingerie & requested explicit photos from an underage girl.
The girl said Sean Cassidy claimed he was training her to help the FBI save child sex trafficking victims. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/09/m...
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Sean D. Cassidy, 53, of Pawtucket, allegedly gave the student lingerie and alcohol, according to police.
‘I want you to be proud’: Gentlemen’s Academy aims to ‘rewrite the narrative’ for young Black and Latino men. Rich Norris, asst principal at PVD’s Mount Pleasant High School, has written a new book about the leadership group and its message for young men of color.
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Assembly won’t vote on a state Voting Rights Act this year. @rihouseofreps.bsky.social and @risenate.bsky.social leaders join @risecstate.bsky.social in saying “there is more work to do” on state legislation to protect against voter discrimination and suppression
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Rich Norris, assistant principal at Providence’s Mount Pleasant High School, has written a new book about the leadership group and its message for young men of color.
By @stephmachado.bsky.social -- Teachers sue Trump administration to restore money for English learners www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/10/m...
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House and Senate leaders join Secretary of State Amore in saying “there is more work to do” on state legislation to protect against voter discrimination and suppression.
Federal court in Rhode Island strikes down Trump immigration freeze based on nationality
“This ruling affirms the American doctrine of the rule of law and a place for refuge and equality for all,” says Omar Bah, founder of the Refugee Dream Center www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/05/m...
The federal grants were supporting teachers across the country become certified to teach English learners, including in New England
Condolences and tributes poured in on Monday for Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood after the revered expert on the American Revolution was hit and killed by a motor vehicle in a Rhode Island parking lot on Sunday.
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Federal policies that had halted asylum, work permits and green cards, left countless immigrants in the United States in “indeterminate legal limbo,” the judge wrote.
Wood died after being hit by a car in a parking lot in East Providence on Sunday. “You had the feeling that you were in the presence of an Olympian,” said fellow historian Ted Widmer.
