As part of its ongoing review of all things Tidewater Landing … Rhode Island Football Club … Centreville Bank Stadium, The Coalition Radio Network decided to do a deep dive into the RIPTA-enable transportation grid connecting the ……
Cumberland Solicitor Kelley Morris Salvatore, responded promptly to an APRA Request from the Coalition Radio Network … yet managed to miss the point. While providing the barest of information regarding bookings, with the “Lodge Blue Ribbon Cutting Event” &…
This past week, intrepid Coalition Reporter Pat Ford addressed the Cumberland, Rhode Island Town Council. That’s right, Town. Not City. On the Agenda? A question, originally proffered by Woonsocket City Council Members & Residents: Just what is Cumberland doing to…
Per our conversation on the phone yesterday morning, I am providing an outline of services, suggestions, and funding provided to assist individuals experiencing homelessness. While this is an overview, I will say that every situation is…
From The Providence Public School District: The Providence Public School District (PPSD) is proud to announce that its Pre-K Special Education and K-12 Teacher Apprenticeship Program has been officially approved by the Rhode Island State Apprenticeship Council. With this historic…
As the saying goes, there ain’t no thing as a free lunch. But is there a free bus ride? When we (The Coalition Radio Network) saw the big media outlets pontificating about free bus transportation, with all the poobahs, coat…
The Speaker Speaketh: REJECT “Resolved, That a majority of each House of the General Assembly voting therefor ….. REJECT the eleven (11) proposed salary increases … ” Source: The Rhode Island Current Department of Administration Director Jonathan Womer…
Partial Lane Closures on Allens Avenue Will Be in Effect from May 12 to June 13, 2025, for Fox Point Hurricane Barrier Gate Re-Installation From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley: Mayor Brett P. Smiley and the…
From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley Mayor Brett Smiley Announces Agreement Between City of Providence and Laborers Local Union 1033 Mayor Brett P. Smiley today announced that the City of Providence has reached an agreement with the…
Support of efforts to repeal the 2021 Act on Climate are costing longtime Democratic stalwart Senator Frank Ciccone dearly in the race to take control of the Rhode Island Senate … Statement – From Climate Action Rhode Island:…
From the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has shared this week with the presidents and general counsel of Rhode Island’s colleges and universities a detailed letter…
Urgent International Action Needed as Transitional Government Loses Control From: Human Rights Watch Increasing violence in Haiti by criminal groups and clashes with “self-defense” groups are contributing to the dangerous insecurity facing the country’s population, Human Rights Watch said today….
From The Committee to Protect Journalists: The Committee to Protect Journalists today released a safety advisory covering a wide range of digital, physical, and legal tips aimed at journalists and media workers who plan to visit the United States….
From the ACLU of New Hampshire: Four ACLU affiliates and law firm Shaheen & Gordon filed a federal class action lawsuit today seeking to represent over 100 students in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico who had…
City Ordinance Effectively Criminalizing Poverty Proposed By City Councilmen Cournoyer, Dubois & Gendron Just days after the City of Woonsocket appeared to have taken a major step forward in addressing the City’s Homeless challenges, with significant conversations surrounding…
The release of a comprehensive plan for the return of Providence Public Schools to local control appears to have reignited a war of words surrounding a turf battle that exhibits no sign of relenting. The theme and tone of…
Vartan Gregorian Principal Matthew Brown was recognized as Outstanding First Year Principal Award by the Rhode Island Association of School Principals (RIASP) today at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School. Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, Rhode Island House Majority Leader Christopher R….
Two Bills Establishing a “Bottle Bill” Introduced Today in RI General Assembly Today, four of the state’s largest environmental organizations – Save the Bay, Clean Water Action, Audubon Society of Rhode Island, and Just Zero – praised…
The Town of West Greenwich Town Council passed, by a 5-0 unanimous vote, a Resolution declaring their Opposition to the current spate of gun control legislation currently under consideration at the Rhode Island Legislature. Citing, among other issues, Constitutional…
“In fact, the Valley Breeze, in publishing these false statements, acted with serious doubts about the truth about many statements, or worse, intentionally lied in publishing these statements” – Patricia Royal, Plaintiff v. Valley Breeze Former…
From The Office of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner: Magaziner’s Bill to Combat Transnational Repression on US Soil Passes Through Subcommittee Today, the Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence approved U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner’s (RI-02) Strengthening State and…
Boston Logan Also Increases Rideshare Fees to $5.50 per trip, almost 60% higher than PVD From the Rhode Island Airport Corporation – T.F. Green International Airport Following the recent fee hikes at Boston Logan International Airport, Rhode Island T.F….
Protestors, including Rhode Island State Representative David Morales, and Members/Leaders of the Atlantic Mills Tenant Union, gathered Saturday on the steps of the Rhode Island State House to continue their efforts to maintain affordable rents for working artists at the…
From The Office of Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha: Attorney General Neronha today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED)….
Press Statements: Rhode Island Air Port Corporation Rhode Island Airport Corporation Announces Successful Outcome of Mediation Process Today, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2024-2027 collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Council 94 Local 2873. The…
Statements From The Office of Congressman Seth Magaziner Magaziner’s Statement on Mass Layoffs at Department of Education Today, U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement after the Department of Education announced plans to lay off thousands of employees,…
The somewhat awkwardly named – Pawtucket School Committee Facilities Subcommittee-Other Projects – established to give oversight/insight into the Unified High School (As opposed to the Pawtucket School Committee School Department Facilities Committee- Unified High School) to Mayor/School Committee Chair…
Statement from the Office of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner: Rep. Seth Magaziner (RI-02.) introduced the No Invading Allies Act, legislation to prohibit President Trump from invading Greenland, Canada, or Panama without a vote of Congress. Rep. Magaziner introduced…
First? Let’s give credit where credit is due. The unrelenting, unapologetic advocacy of Pawtucket Activist Khrystyne Bento, mixed with a dose of shame delivered by Pawtucket City Councilman Clovis Gregor appears to have had a devastating effect on … the…
Republicans, in a narrow 215-215 vote, with all but 1 Republican voting Aye, and all Democrats voting Nay, narrowly passed a budget resolution that featured nearly 2 trillion dollars in spending cuts. Republican voting was “disciplined”, despite growing uneasiness with…
Saturday afternoon, the Coalition Radio Network was informed, through contacts developed by “Sister Effort” Libertarian Mutual Aid, (LMA) that the residents of two Michie Hostels, at 230 Thayer Street on College Hill, and a South Side facility located…
Rhode Island GOP Second Vice Chair Niyoka Powell reflection on the recent press conference by Rhode Island Democratic Royalty, bemoaning the Trump Administration’s opening salvos on the Federal Department of Education was succinct: In the Monday’s press…
Former State Representative/Former Senatorial Candidate Patricia Morgan, now candidate? for Rhode Island Republican Party Secretary just went negative … on the Rhode Island GOP? In a scathing email, apparently sent to supporters of her Senate Campaign, Ms. Morgan called…
Rhode Island State Senator Sam Zurier (Providence) dropped a bomb in yesterday’s Bridge Oversight Hearing. Contractors to the Department of Transporation are required, by law, to disclose campaign contributions, in a vendor affidavit, as part of their bid submission…
s $1100 Scholarship Supports Providence Public School Students With Significant Financial Needs Attend College From The Providence Public School District: The Providence Public School District (PPSD) in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), and the…
