At Transparency Forum, Brownsberger and Lander Divide Over Legislative Audit | The Harvard Crimson www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
In this month's Commentary and Coverage newsletter:
👉 Why Did Trooper’s Excessive Force Incident Video Remain Hidden for So Long?
👉 Pawtucket Police, R.I. Attorney General’s Office Refuse to Release Report of Wrongful Arrest
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Legislative Protection for Public Forums | Knight First Amendment Institute knightcolumbia.org/blog/legisla...
A Muzzle Award for a Rhode Island Official Who Says Arrest Records Aren’t Public If There Are No Charges | Media Nation dankennedy.net/2026/06/13/a...
Rhode Island Legislators Pass Bill To Make Crash Data Public | Patch patch.com/rhode-island...
Nominations Open for NEFAC’s 2026 Antonia Orfield Citizenship Award; Deadline July 24
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RI General Assembly Agrees to Make State Crash Data Public; More APRA Reforms on Hold | Rhode Island Current rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/06/11/r...
Bill to Standardize Book Bans in Mass. Libraries Likely Headed to Governor’s Desk | GBH www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
NEFAC Seeks Nominations for Michael Donoghue FOI Award; Deadline for Submissions is July 24, 2026.
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After Years of Secrecy, R.I. Makes Car Accident Data Public | The Boston Globe www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/11/m...
Days after Massachusetts House Democrats voted to narrow the scope of a voted-approved legislative audit, state Senate candidates William N. Brownsberger ’78 and Daniel A. Lander ‘14 split sharply…
Boston Globe reporter Amanda Milkovits, left, talks about her reporting with WPRI-TV (Channel 12) anchor Kayla Fish. When police officers arrest someone and charge them with a crime, they are requi…
A sweeping overhaul of Rhode Island’s public records law remains on hold, but lawmakers agreed to one noteworthy change that makes state traffic accident data public.
The Massachusetts House passed a bill that would curb book banning in libraries and set-standards for when a book might be removed from circulation. A similar bill already passed in the Senate. When…
The House and Senate also passed three bills in response to ICE actions, prohibiting civil arrests at R.I. courthouses without a valid judicial warrant.
