Category: Around Rhode Island

February 6, 2026

Rhode Island ACLU Update: The DOJ “An Affront to the Rule of Law” / Reject Camera Sharing with Providence’s Real Time Crime Center

From the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union – February 3, 2026 ACLU Brief in Major Voting Rights Case Calls Department of Justice Arguments “An Affront to The Rule of Law” In a brief filed today…

February 3, 2026

“We’ll also focus on economic development, building from within, rather than chasing the next big thing.”-The Announcement: Adam Greenman for Mayor of Pawtucket

“We’ll also focus on economic development, building from within, rather than chasing the next big thing.” – Adam Greenman To a packed house at Noobai Restaurant & Lounge, Former Teacher – Non-Profit CEO Adam Greenman announced his…

February 1, 2026

Transportation Equity in Rhode Island? NOT REALLY: By Barry Schiller of Rhode Island Transit Riders

Author: Barry Schiller of RI Transit Riders Rosa Parks, who famously resisted segregation on Montgomery AL public buses, was born on February 4, so this time of year has come to be associated with celebrating “Transit Equity.” While of…

February 1, 2026

From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley: City of Providence Announces Alternate Side Parking Ahead of Trash Removal on February 2

Snow clean-up efforts remain ongoing in every neighborhood and alternate side parking notice announced for Wards One, Two and Three on Sunday Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced today a targeted effort to ensure that missed trash and recycling in Wards One, Two and Three due to complications brought on by…

January 26, 2026

RIPTA (Rhode Island Public Transit Authority) Storm Updates: Monday January 26, 2026 9:40AM

RIPTA to Detour Twenty-One Routes Due to Winter Weather Conditions on Monday, January 26, 2026 All Service to CCRI Warwick Reinstated The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that twenty-one routes are on detour today, Monday, January…

January 26, 2026

RIPTA (Rhode Island Public Transit Authority) Storm Updates: January 25, 2026 7:45PM

RIPTA to Suspend All Service at 7:30 PM on Sunday, January 25, 2026, Due to Winter Storm Fern The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that it will suspend all service effective 7:30 PM today, January 25, 2026,…

January 25, 2026

City of Providence Announces Citywide Parking Ban Ahead of Winter Storm Update: Saturday Evening January 24, 2026

From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley Snow Removal Efforts, Warming Centers & City Services Are In Place As Winter Storm Approaches Mayor Brett P. Smiley and the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) today urged Providence residents to take appropriate precautions as a…

January 18, 2026

Gabe Amo: Congressman Amo Secures Nearly $8 Million to Support Rhode Island Public Safety, Infrastructure, & Ocean Innovation

From The Office of Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI): Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) announced he secured $7,904,413 in federal Community Project Funding for Rhode Island’s First Congressional District for projects supporting clean water, law enforcement, public safety, and ocean…

January 11, 2026

ACLU Rhode Island Update: Slapp Suit Against Tenant Organizers / Court Blocks New Restrictions That Threaten Proven Solutions to Homelessness / Common Cause, ACLU Take on Trump Administration In Court to Protect Rhode Island Voters’ Data

ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND CHALLENGES LANDLORD’S SLAPP SUIT AGAINST TENANT ORGANIZERS In response to a defamation lawsuit filed by controversial landlord Jeffrey Butler against tenants and tenant organizers, attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union of RI and…

December 1, 2025

ACLU Rhode Island: Local Governments and Nonprofit Groups Challenge Unlawful New Trump-Vance Administration Restrictions That Threaten Proven Solutions to Homelessness

Suit Raises Concerns that Trump-Vance Administration Actions Will Push Hundreds of Thousands of Families Into Homelessness as Cold Winter Months Arrive In a lawsuit filed today in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, a broad coalition of local governments and…

October 28, 2025

ACLU of Rhode Island Sues Governor McKee for Restricting State House Before His January “State of The State” Address

Statement from the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union In a case seeking to vindicate the right to free speech and assembly at the state’s quintessential public forum for free speech activity – the Rhode Island…

October 18, 2025

Attorney Leah Boisclair Announces Entry Into Rhode Island General Assembly District 36 South County Primary-Sets Stage for “Common Sense” Moderate Democrat Clash vs Progressive Democrats

It’s not about red or blue … It’s not about left or right … It is about right and wrong. – Leah Boisclair, Candidate Rhode Island General Assembly District 36 Speaking to a packed…

October 14, 2025

Pawtucket Coalition: Woodlawn Community Declares Victory with Dramatic Cleanup of Morley Field – Continues to Demand Reopening of Pawtucket Park/Greenspace

Statement from: Clovis Gregor (Representative Counselor District 5, Pawtucket, Woodlawn/Oak Hill) Cherie Cruz (Rhode Island State Representative District 58) Jennifer Stewart (Rhode Island State Representative District 59) Harrison Tuttle (Community Leader) In a significant victory for the Woodlawn community, Morley…

October 7, 2025

Congressional Check In! Recent Communications from Rhode Island Congressmen Magaziner & Amo

These Posts represent direct communications/press releases from the respective Congressman’s Congressional Office Ranking Members Thompson, Magaziner, and Correa Condemn Trump Administration for Diverting Counterterrorism Agents to Suppress Free Speech Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on…

October 6, 2025

ACLU of Rhode Island Condemns Trump Administration’s Newest Threats to Higher Education, Urges Brown University to Reject Demands

The ACLU of Rhode Island today sent a letter to Brown University President Christine Paxson condemning the Trump Administration’s new “compact” that would undermine academic freedom and the autonomy of higher education institutions, and urging the university president to…

October 6, 2025

“Representative Casimiro’s Resignation is the Only Path Forward”-Demands The League of Rhode Island Businesses

Not content to simply let the insult fade into the political sunset, Businessman/Political Maverick Dave Levesque, Proprietor of the Brewed Awakenings Restaurant Chain … and Co Founder of the League of Rhode Island Businesses issued the following press release…

September 26, 2025

Congressmen Magaziner & Amo Join Health Care Leaders to Call for Urgent Action to Address Health Care Affordability Crisis

Representatives from Health Care, Nursing, Hospitals & Health Insurance Providers Join the Rhode Island House Delegation in a Joint Appearance From the Offices of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner & Gabe Amo Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo…

September 20, 2025

Rhode Island First District Congressman Gabe Amo Issues Statement on Dueling Charlie Kirk Resolutions: Opposition to House Resolution 719 & Sponsorship of House Resolution 746

Representative Gabe Amo has risen in opposition to House Resolution 719, authored by House Speaker Johnson, and instead, sponsored House Resolution 746, authored by Representative Marc Veasey, of Texas. Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on H….

September 20, 2025

Rhode Island ACLU: Court Rules in Favor of Artists, Free Speech, in Case Against the National Endowment for the Arts

Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Grant Restrictions on Various Legal Grounds From the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union In an important victory for First Amendment rights, a federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled in…

September 19, 2025

RIHousing Operational Costs Under Fire: A Press Conference/Masterclass by Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale

Republican Minority Leader Michael Chippendale, in a press briefing Wednesday afternoon, led Reporters through a stark demonstration of the underlying costs of housing development in rehabilitation/new construction projects “managed” by RIHousing … the long troubled Rhode Island agency…

September 18, 2025

Opinion Piece: Hasbo’s Departure is a Failure of Leadership – Adam Greenman: Candidate for Mayor of Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Hasbro’s Departure is a Failure of Leadership Hasbro has been part of our city for over a century. Toys and games carried Pawtucket’s name into households globally while here at home the company employed thousands. Since the news…

September 12, 2025

Conservation Law Foundation Requests Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Denial! Of City of Pawtucket Proposed Conversion of Morley Field to a Non Recreational Use

In a scathing letter to Terrence “Terry” Gray, McKee Appointee/Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), Darrell Brown, Vice President of the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), & Senior CLF Attorney Richard Stang, CLF are…

September 11, 2025

Rhode Island Young Republicans & Rhode Island Young Democrats Issue Joint Statement on the Death of Charlie Kirk

Rhode Island Young Republicans and Young Democrats Issue Joint Statement on the Death of Charlie Kirk In the wake of the tragic death of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk, the Rhode Island Young Republicans and Rhode Island Young Democrats have…

September 8, 2025

Good Job Grebs’! Reactions to the Worst Kept Secret in Rhode Island. Hasbro is Outta Here! Are There Ramifications for Generational Failures CommerceRI & Mayor Don Grebien

How Long Has Dan McKee Known? In an announcement described as the “Worst Kept Secret” in recent Rhode Island History, Hasbro Corporation formally revealed that it is, in fact, moving its Corporate Headquarters to Boston, Massachusetts. This is the…

September 2, 2025

Tonight! Cumberland Town Council Ordinance Sub Committee to Consider Ordinance Requiring Monthly Financial Statements for “The Lodge at Diamond Hill”

Tonight! The Town of Cumberland Town Council Ordinance Sub Committee will consider an Ordinance submitted by Coalition News Founder/Reporter Pat Ford, requiring a complete financial statement reporting performance and costs associated with the operation of the controversial Lodge at…

August 22, 2025

RIDOT Update: Upcoming Construction/Delays Across Rhode Island August 22-29, 2025

One-Night Closure Needed for Pavement Repair on Route 3 in Hopkinton: Tuesday August 26 During the late evening and overnight hours starting at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, the Rhode Island Department Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close a…

August 19, 2025

Benjamin Evans: Deny J.K. Equities’ Second Request for an Extension of Their Preliminary Plan to Pave Morley Field

Morley Field-Pawtucket, Rhode Island This Letter is Printed, with permission from the author: Attorney/Community Activist Benjamin Evans Dear Senior City Planner Pettinato and Pawtucket Planning Commission members, I was surprised to see on your agenda for August 19th that J.K. Equities is…

$Cumberland Citizen Ford\Reporter Ford-Submits Town Ordinance Demanding Full Monthly Financial Transparency on The $8? Million Dollar “Country Club” Lodge at Diamond Hill$ August 15, 2025

Cumberland Citizen Ford\Reporter Ford-Submits Town Ordinance Demanding Full Monthly Financial Transparency on The $8? Million Dollar “Country Club” Lodge at Diamond Hill

Earlier this year, the Coalition’s Pat Ford, a long time resident of the Town of Cumberland, responded to a Facebook post announcing the effective closure of 2025 Summer Day Camps, due to construction at Cumberland Schools. A simple question…

August 14, 2025

The Gabe Amo Congressional Update: Netanyahu in Gaza / Trump’s “Deal” Between Armenia & Azerbaijan / Amo Tours Rhode Island Veterans Home Amidst Trump’s Attacks on Those Who’ve Served / Amo, Ross Lead 88 Democrats in Opposing Trump’s Cuts to EPA Office Keeping Americans’ Air Clean and Water Safe

From the Office of Congressman Gabe Amo – Rhode Island Congressional District 1 Amo Statement on Netanyahu’s Planned Occupation of Gaza City “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must halt his planned occupation of Gaza City. As several Israeli military leaders have suggested,…

August 13, 2025

Providence Alliance for Student Safety-Providence Youth Student Movement/Alliance of Rhode Island Southeast Asians for Education/Providence Student Union Announce Back-to-School Bash to Distribute School Supplies

As the cost of living rises and families continue to face financial pressure, this event offers immediate, practical relief to hundreds of students, and it’s being made possible by youth organizers. With back-to-school around the corner, student leaders with the Providence…

August 12, 2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW): United States Military Deployment in Washington, DC Unwarranted, Dangerous

From Human Rights Watch: United States President Donald Trump on August 11, 2025, announced the deployment of US National Guard troops in Washington, DC, claiming that “rising violence in the capital now urgently endangers public servants, citizens, and tourists, disrupts safe…

August 6, 2025

Kelly Morris Salvatore Continues to Show Up … Everywhere. That Is, Wherever the Blood Money Lies.

A shout out to my fellow Cumberlandites? Cumbys? In a manner not unlike a cross over episode of The Brady Bunch and The Partridge Family … guess who is the attorney for arguably one one of the most…

August 6, 2025

Activist Harrison Tuttle Issues Statement to Pawtucket City Council on Morley Field

Community Leader Harrison Tuttle penned a letter to the embattled Pawtucket, Rhode Island City Council … in anticipation of tonight’s landmark meeting on the future of the much-villified Tax Stabilization Agreement with Long Island based JK Equities, on the…

August 4, 2025

Narragansett GOP Chair Calls for “Bounty Hunters” to Pursue “Illegal Aliens”. The Rhode Island Republican Party Responds

Imagine our surprise, when a screen shot, depicting a call for “illegal immigrant bounty hunters” was sent to the Facebook account of the Coalition Radio not once, not twice, but 3 times? Embattled Narragansett GOP Chair…

July 31, 2025

Morley Field! Pawtucket City Council Hero Clovis Gregor Posts Missive to City Council Citing Severe Risks of Environmental Contamination

In anticipation of a seminal August 6 Pawtucket City Council Meeting, Morley Field Activist/Stalwart/Pawtucket City Councilman has submitted the follow letter to Pawtucket City Council President Terrence “Terry” Mercer, specifically addressing the now infamous Tax Stabilization…