TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Feb. 9. 2024
While some savor the ads during the Super Bowl, and others the action on the field, I’m mostly there for the nachos. You can follow me through the week on threads and what we used to call the...
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Brown University students end hunger strike after confronting school board...
eventeen Brown University students in the eighth day of a hunger strike broke their fast on Friday after coming face-to-face with the board members who have been the targets of their protest campaign....
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Wanted: Health Director for Rhode Island
Gov. Daniel J. McKee is asking state lawmakers for permission to negotiate a higher salary for the job of state health director, which currently pays less than the average doctor in their first year...
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Federal child labor investigation into New Bedford’s seafood processing...
The U.S. Department of Labor has stepped up its investigation into possible child labor law violations in New Bedford’s seafood processing industry, The Public’s Radio has learned. The agency is...
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Student protestors from Brown University plead not guilty to trespassing charges
The arraignment courtroom at the Garrahy Judicial Complex in downtown Providence was filled with Brown University undergraduate students wearing keffiyehs on Feb. 12. The students were there to face...
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Lawmakers vent frustration over Washington Bridge
The meeting at the Statehouse gave legislators an opportunity to share the frustration of constituents dealing with traffic congestion and longer commutes, even if the central question about the...
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ACLU represents beach access advocate sued by Weekapaug Fire District
The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union is defending a Westerly resident and beach access advocate being sued by the Weekapaug Fire District for advocating that the Rhode...
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Judge rejects appeal based on misconduct claims made in anonymous letters
A judge has denied an appeal filed by an incarcerated New Bedford man that sought further information about a misconduct investigation into the prosecutor and judge who served on his trial. The judge...
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Report finds URI is contributing to Narragansett’s housing crisis
A new report commissioned by the town of Narragansett says University of Rhode Island students living off-campus have significantly altered the town’s housing market, leading to a “symbiotic...
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Narragansett Town Council holds off on affordable housing vote after heated...
The Narragansett Town Council held off on taking action Monday night on a resolution seeking the General Assembly’s authorization to ask voters whether to approve the issuance of $3 million in bonds...
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