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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@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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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...
Providence city council expands powers of civilian oversight board to investigate allegations of police misconduct. Supporters say it'll improve accountability and increase trust in the Providence police. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/04/m...
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...
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 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.
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.
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Sean D. Cassidy, 53, of Pawtucket, allegedly gave the student lingerie and alcohol, according to police.
The Justice Department said Judge Mary McElroy’s allegations against its lawyers were “without merit”.
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The Providence External Review Authority will now have direct access to the police department’s records systems. Mayor Brett Smiley is expected to sign the amended ordinance within the next 10 days.
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.
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Topics we tackled in our Democratic primary debate including housing affordability, immigration enforcement, snow removal and that ever-present pension crisis
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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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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.
‘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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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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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.
