Truckers are now paying tolls on the Rhode Island side of on Interstate 95. They’ve racked up more than a half million dollars in just the first month…
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ACLU Rates RI Legislative Session ‘Mixed’
Rhode Island’s ACLU is calling the 2018 state legislative session a “mixed bag” for civil liberties. Steve Brown, the group’s executive director, said…
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Democratic Legislative Endorsements Upset RI Progressives
Rhode Island progressives are expressing outrage about some of the candidates endorsed in legislative elections, including a man who supported President…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Summer is here, the General Assembly has adjourned and the political news keeps coming fast and furious. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column….
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Bristol County Sheriff Accused In Lawsuit Of Illegally Imprisoning Immigrant
A new civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday in Boston’s federal court says Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson detained an immigrant based solely on the…
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TGIF: 17 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The Rhode Island House budget vote is monkeying with our column-writing schedule, so this week’s TGIF is a bit abbreviated. But we’re still checking the…
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RI House Approves Drug Homicide Bill
Rhode Island’s House of Representatives Thursday night approved a bill to create a new criminal penalty for dealers in cases of fatal overdoses.
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‘Rosa Parks House Project’ Will Be Offered At Auction
The house from Detroit, which was once home to the brother of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and his family, and where Rosa Parks stayed with family after…
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Rhode Island Moves Forward On Gun Control Measures
In an overwhelming majority, the Rhode Island Senate passed two bills aimed at curbing gun violence in Rhode Island. One bill would allow for the court…
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Senate Delays Vote On Mandatory Sentencing Bill For Drug Dealers
The Rhode Island Senate postponed a scheduled vote Wednesday night on a bill that would mandate life sentences for drug dealers in fatal overdose cases,…
