In late February, President Donald Trump’s administration fired close to 24,000 probationary federal workers in the name of government efficiency. In response to a judicial order that found the mass termination unlawful, the administration began rehiring those workers and reassigning them to a form of paid leave this week. In a series of interviews, many […]
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Posted inBusiness, Local, Metro Desk
Providence businesses see a bounce from March Madness
Whatever might be in your bracket, Providence hotel and restaurant owners were among the big winners in the first day of games in college basketball’s biggest tournament. Downtown streets were packed with fans of all stripes. Not all of them had to travel long distances. One couple in bright blue Jayhawks regalia from head to […]
Posted inEn Español, Immigration, Local, South Coast Bureau
Redada de ICE genera ansiedad en la comunidad inmigrante de New Bedford
Click here to read in English. María vive en New Bedford y originalmente es de México. Lleva más de 20 años viviendo en el país, y bromea que la comida mexicana de la Costa Este no se puede comparar a lo que ella solía comer en su hogar en México. Siguió a su esposo a […]
Posted inImmigration, Local, South Coast Bureau
New Bedford immigrant community is on edge after news of ICE raid
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Maria lives in New Bedford and is originally from Mexico. She’s been in the country for more than 20 years now, and jokes that the Mexican food on the East Coast isn’t as good as what she’s used to back home. She followed her husband to the U.S. […]
Posted inLocal, Sports
Girls flag football gaining steam in Rhode Island
TRANSCRIPT: This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Luis Hernandez: I recall in the late eighties, every year during homecoming, there was a girls flag football game and it was an event no one wanted to miss. The game was intense. It was competitive, but it’s taken decades for the sport to get […]
Posted inHousing, Local, Politics
RI House GOP leader raps ‘culture of secrecy’ on cost for pallet shelter
Rhode Island House GOP Leader Michael Chippendale says Gov. Dan McKee’s administration is stonewalling the release of public records explaining why the Echo Village pallet shelter in Providence wound up costing close to $5 million. Chippendale used an image of a Winnebago on social media last month to make a point — how pallet shelters […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Immigration, Local
Protesters say ICE detentions highlight the plight of immigrants in Rhode Island
Local immigration advocates held a rally Tuesday in support of Fabian Schmidt, a German national and permanent U. S. resident currently being held at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. The rally was organized by the Rhode Island Working Families Party, the group accusing state lawmakers of not doing enough to protect the rights […]
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Rhode Island Democrats say Brown Medicine doctor deserves her day in court
Rhode Island’s top elected officials are keeping a close eye on the Trump administration’s effort to deport a Lebanese transplant physician with ties to Brown University. Dr. Rasha Alawieh was detained at Boston Logan International Airport last week and sent back to Lebanon on the grounds that she may be sympathetic with the Lebanese militant […]
Posted inImmigration, Local, Metro Desk
Lawyer for Fabian Schmidt says his client is in legal ‘limbo’ while held by ICE
A lawyer for a New Hampshire green card-holder who is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island, says his client’s spirit is starting to deflate. Lawyer David Keller told several dozen protesters and three reporters outside the jail where Fabian Schmidt is […]
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Survey shows housing woes are top of mind for Rhode Islanders
Rhode Islanders are collectively voicing their concerns about the high cost of housing. A new survey by the housing advocacy group Neighbors Welcome! RI shows that 57% of respondents think the ongoing housing crisis is the biggest issue facing the state. “We’ve got a pretty big hole to dig ourselves out of,” said Claudia Wack, […]
