STATE HOUSE – The Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin to place a three-year moratorium on the expansion or creation of charter schools in Rhode Island. “At its core, this legislation is about giving the General Assembly the opportunity to review the current funding structure, which draws from traditional public […]Read More
By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Prosecutors at former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial began to lay out their case against him on Wednesday, saying he was “no innocent bystander” to the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol last month as lawmakers certified Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Congressman Jamie Raskin, […]Read More
By VOA News U.S. Coast Guard officials said Wednesday a coast guard helicopter crew rescued two men and a woman from a deserted island where they had apparently been stranded for more than a month. In a statement, the Coast Guard said the three people — later identified as Cuban nationals — were initially spotted Monday […]Read More
By Ken Bredemeie WASHINGTON – The historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump starts Tuesday in the U.S. Senate, with Trump accused of inciting insurrection a month ago by urging his supporters to confront lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol as they were certifying that Democrat Joe Biden had defeated Trump in the 2020 election. […]Read More
WASHINGTON – Three paragraphs into the introduction to the brief submitted by Democrats in the House of Representatives is a window into their strategy for the U.S. Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. In accusing the then-president of inciting a “violent mob to attack the United States Capitol,” the brief portrays the attackers […]Read More
Sen. Reed supports reconciliation to speed overdue COVID-19 relief to the American people and worked to include key initiatives, such as funds to boost vaccine distribution, $1,400 direct stimulus payments, state and local aid, expanded unemployment insurance, housing assistance, & support for schools & libraries WASHINGTON, DC – With new, more contagious variants of COVID-19 surfacing, Senator Reed says it is urgent […]Read More
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced a new art exhibition on display at TF Green Airport’s GREEN SPACE Gallery, which RISCA manages on behalf of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC). The new exhibition features works of art by Rhode Island artists Karen Drysdale Harris, of Cranston, Felicia Megginson, of Providence, and Pneuhaus Collective, of Rumford, […]Read More
By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden renewed his commitment Wednesday to send $1,400 checks to millions of adult Americans to boost the country’s coronavirus-ravaged economy. But he said he was open to Republican demands to tighten restrictions on who would get the money. In a call to Democratic lawmakers in the House […]Read More
An equity leader at RWU, Gentles-Peart becomes new NEBHE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fellow BRISTOL, R.I., Feb. 3, 2021 – Race and gender expert Kamille Gentles-Peart, associate professor of communication and media studies at Roger Williams University, was appointed a fellowship by the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) to lead a regional effort aimed […]Read More
By VOA News The U.S. economy should expand at its normal pace over the next decade, starting in mid-2021, once the coronavirus pandemic is under control, budget forecasters in Congress predicted Monday. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said as millions of Americans are vaccinated against the virus, “the economic expansion that began in mid-2020 will continue” […]Read More
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