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The City of Woonsocket Resumes Its War on the Homeless: Proposes Ordinance “Prohibiting Camping on Public Property”

  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…

A War of Words: Despite Positive Overtures From the Smiley Administration, the Rhode Island Department of Education “Won’t Back Down” (Apologies to Tom Petty)

  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 Elementary School Principal Named 2025 Outstanding First Year Principal by Rhode Island Association of School Principals

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….

Rhode Island Environmental Groups Praise New Legislation Tackling Litter & Plastic Waste

    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…

West Greenwich, Rhode Island Town Council Unanimously Passes Resolution in Opposition to Rhode Island 2025 Gun Control Legislation

  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…

Dismissed Pawtucket Schools Superintendent Sues The Valley Breeze for Defamation: “Minimum Potential of Economic Damage Assessed at $2 Million Dollars”

      “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…

Libertarian Mutual Aid to Participate in 401Gives! “Sister Effort” of CoalitionNews Seeks Support for “Water Project”

  Libertarian Mutual Aid – The Mission Libertarian Mutual Aid embraces the vision of Mutual Aid: an organizational model where voluntary, collaborative exchanges of resources and services for common benefit take place amongst community. And in doing so, seeks to…

Flash: Magaziner’s Bill to Combat Transnational Repression on US Soil Passes Through Subcommittee

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…

Yikes! Park Cheep! Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport Cheaper For Passengers As Boston Logan Raises Parking Fees To $51 Per Day

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….

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Denounces Israel’s Killing of 2 More Gaza Journalists in Return to War

  Statement for the Office of The Committee to Protect Journalists – March 24, 2025     The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Monday’s killing in Gaza of Palestinian reporters Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour by the Israel Defense Forces…

Update: Congressman Seth Magaziner In The News! March 21, 2025

From The Office of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner: Ranking Members Thompson & Magaziner Statement on Trump Administration Scaling Back Domestic Terrorism Focus Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Seth Magaziner…

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…