A bill, passed Thursday by Rhode Island House lawmakers, aims to end decades of disputes between members of the public and private property owners in coastal communities.
Alex Nunes
Alex oversees the three local bureaus at The Public’s Radio, and staffs the desk for our South County Bureau. Alex was previously the co-host and co executive producer of The Public's Radio podcast, Mosaic. The show explored the history of immigration in Southern New England through the stories of individual immigrants and their descendants and received an Edward R. Murrow Award for best podcast in the New England region. Alex previously worked as an editor at The Westerly Sun and The New London Day.
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The latest in the fight for shoreline access, a panel on peace and nuclear abolition, and more
The fight over shoreline access took a big step this week. Also, The Golden Rule peace boat comes to Rhode Island. Plus: the week in Rhode Island politics, and the latest in arts and culture.
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Rhode Island Senate approves shoreline access bill
The bill seeks to clarify where people are allowed to be along the state’s shoreline and help diffuse decades of disputes between property owners and beachgoers.
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Westerly Town Council rejects resolution backing library obscenity bill
Proponents of the bill hoped the symbolic resolution would jumpstart activity at the State House in support of a bill that would expand the list of explicit materials and hold public and charter school libraries liable for distributing the content to minors.
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Ethics Commission issues opinion on ethics questions around Westerly Town Council president, but issues in shoreline access case remain unresolved
A legal fight over a town-designated path to the beach has put the town council president’s connections to the Watch Hill resort community in the spotlight.
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Watch Hill Fire District files lawsuit against Westerly and state of Rhode Island over popular shoreline right-of-way
The legal action comes in an escalating battle over the Fort Road right-of-way to the undeveloped Napatree Point beach and conservation area.
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Lawmaker says new obscenity bill should apply to all RI libraries
Rep. Sam Azzinaro, of Westerly, says his goal is “to protect our younger children.” The bill comes amidst a wave of censorship legislation being proposed around the country – much of which takes aim at LGBTQ content.
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New bill would hold RI school libraries liable for ‘obscene’ material
It comes amidst a wave of censorship legislation being proposed around the country – much of which takes aim at LGBTQ content.
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CRMC holds off for now on key offshore wind decision
The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council will meet again next month as it decides whether to sign off on the Revolution Wind offshore energy project.
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RI Attorney General backs legislation to reform CRMC
Expressing support for two bills under consideration by the General Assembly, Attorney General Peter Neronha told state lawmakers that the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council is “in desperate need of reform.”
