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Atlantic Mills Tenants Union Call on Legislators to Reject 8 Law Bill at Rhode Island State House Rally
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Attorney General Peter Neronha Joins Coalition in Suing Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Failing Federal Department of Education
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Rhode Island Airport Corporation: In The News! AFSCME Council 94 Local 2873 Mediation & Fitch Ratings Upgrades Rhode Island Airport Corporation Credit Rating to ‘A’
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Update: Congressman Seth Magaziner In The News! March 12, 2025
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Atlantic Mills Tenants Union Call on Legislators to Reject 8 Law Bill at Rhode Island State House Rally

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…

Attorney General Peter Neronha Joins Coalition in Suing Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Failing Federal Department of Education

    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)….

Rhode Island Airport Corporation: In The News! AFSCME Council 94 Local 2873 Mediation & Fitch Ratings Upgrades Rhode Island Airport Corporation Credit Rating to ‘A’

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…

Update: Congressman Seth Magaziner In The News! March 12, 2025

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,…

Pawtucket School Committee-Donald Grebien Chair-Facilities Subcommittee-Building Workgroup March 6, 2025 Meeting? Conspicuously Absent? Mayor/School Committee Chair Grebien Plus! Any Representation From The Pawtucket City Council

  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…

Flash! Rhode Island Congressman Magaziner Introduces Bill to Stop Trump from Invading Greenland, Canada, and Panama

  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…

Let Me Get This Straight … The Pawtucket School Committee Pulled Someone Off Medical Leave … For a Day? To Replace a School Superintendent Who Was Out on Yes, Medical Leave?

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…

Rhode Island Congressmen Magaziner and Amo Reject Republican Budget Proposal-Resolution Passes in Narrow 217-215 Vote

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…

The Michie Hostel Evictions: Dozens of Sponsored Homeless Tenants are Evicted onto the Cold Streets of Providence. What Happened?

    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 Republican Vice Chair Niyoka Powell Weighs In on Senator Reed/Congressman Magaziner Department of Education Presser-Where’s the State Audit on the Funding Formula?

  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 Rep/US Senate Candidate Patricia Morgan Goes Negative … On Other Republicans?

  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…

Senator Zurier Drops the Bomb! Undisclosed Campaign Contributions by Washington Bridge Vendors?

  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…

Providence Public Schools Announces 2025 Edward Hickling Bradford Scholarship   

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…

Superintendent Palazzo – Glocester School Superintendent – Responds to Rhode Island ACLU Calls on Student Book Access Restrictions

    The Coalition News has received a copy of the response from Glocester School Superintendent Dr. Renee Palazzo to the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union call to halt “arbitrary restrictions on student access to books”. …

Flash! Bermudair to Fly from Rhode island T. F. Green International Airport to Bermuda

Biweekly Flights to Start on May 22, 2025   News Release: From The Rhode Island Airport Corporation   Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) welcomed today’s news that BermudAir, the flag carrier airline of Bermuda, will begin offering…

Press Release: BLM RI PAC Calls Out Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency for Lack of Transparency & Financial Mismanagement

Statement: Harrison Tuttle-BLM RI PAC Black Lives Matter Rhode Island PAC (BLM RI PAC) is calling attention to the Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency’s (PRA) failure to comply with public records laws after withholding financial documents requested over two weeks ago. The requested…

Statement: Robert J. Chiaradio Responds to the RI ACLU Statement on Student Access to Books

Robert J. Chiaradio, Jr., writes in response to: ACLU Calls on Glocester School District to Halt Arbitrary Restrictions on Student Access to Books It is the policy of The Coalition Radio Network & Coalition News to give individuals/organizations the opportunity…

ACLU Calls on Glocester School District to Halt Arbitrary Restrictions on Student Access to Books

  In the ongoing debate on access to children’s literature, via School Library, the Rhode Island ACLU is “urging” Foster Glocester School Superintendent to walk back directives to district librarians. At the center of the controversy? The Tug of War…

DaVinci Center Open Tonite! Saturday February 1: City of Providence Extends Overnight Warming Center in Response to Extreme Cold Weather 

City of Providence Extends Overnight Warming Center in Response to Extreme Cold Weather  The DaVinci Center Will Remain Open as a Temporary Warming Center Saturday Night  From The City of Providence, Mayor Brett Smiley:    Mayor Brett P. Smiley and…

The Economic Progress Institute: Rhode Island Standard of Need Research Day Points to the Difficulties of Rhode Islanders Meeting Basic Needs — and the Solutions

  Legislators, Economists & Subject Matter Experts Join to Discuss the Challenges Facing Rhode Islanders   From The Economic Progress Institute: The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) joined today with legislative champion Rep. Arthur Handy and Dr. Christopher West, Executive Director of the African…

Press Release: ACLU Slams Brown University’s Ongoing Suspension of Pro-Palestinian Student Group; Calls For Immediate Reinstatement

  From The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU):   In a letter sent today to Brown University President Christina Paxson and other members of the University administration, the ACLU of Rhode Island and its student…

Black Lives Matter Rhode Island PAC President Tuttle Urges Pawtucket Compliance with RIACLU Proposed Immigration Protection Ordinance

  Harrison Tuttle, President of Black Lives Matter RI PAC, addressed Pawtucket, Rhode Island Mayor Donald Grebien, and the Pawtucket, Rhode Island City Council today, in a letter urging the adoption of the ACLU Proposed Immigration Protection Ordinance. Per Mr….

Press Release: In Light of Trump Threats, ACLU Calls on Rhode Island in Light of Trump Threats, ACLU Calls on Rhode Island

  From The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU):   In response to the Trump Administration’s various attacks aimed at immigrants during the President’s first week in office, the ACLU of Rhode Island today urged municipal officials to…

Mayor Brett Smiley & Joe Wilson, Jr.: The Report-Life at Night in the Creative Capital (Speech & Report)

    Providence Mayor Brett Smiley & Providence Department of Art, Culture & Tourism introduced a landmark analysis of the Capital City’s “5-9” economy, before a packed house at Crib, a nightclub on North Main Street.   From the Office…

#FREED ROSS! He’s Free! A. Full. Pardon! Libertarian Party’s Promise Fulfilled: President Trump PARDONS Ross Ulbricht 

President Trump Honors Commitment Made to Libertarian Party at National Convention A First Day Commutation Turns into A Second Day Pardon From The Libertarian Party: Washington DC, January 21, 2025 — President Donald Trump made a promise to the Libertarian…

Rhode Island Federal Delegation News: Congressman Gabe Amo to Serve as Vice Ranking Member of House Committee on Foreign Affairs

In a move that signaled his increasing influence on Capitol Hill, and within the Foreign Policy Community, Rhode Island Congressman Gabe Amo was elected to the office of Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, for the…

Infante Green Weighs In on RISE Academy Charter Change! Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Adds RISE Academy Question to Agenda

  In a scheduling move that has even the most cynical Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) observer shaking their head, the Agenda for the influential Council on Elementary & Secondary Education was posted on 5:20 this evening (Friday) to…