Protesters blocked from entering rotunda during Rhode Island governor’s State of the State address
Demonstrators found the rotunda cordoned off with a sign saying it was reserved from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. for the governor’s ...
Blocked from State House Rotunda, ‘People’s State of the State’ moves one story down
Progressive advocates organized by Black Lives Matter RI PAC had planned to gather in the Rotunda at the State House an hour before Gov. Dan McKee’s 7 p.m. State of the State speech Tuesday to paint ...
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Do RI lawmakers need a dress code? Here are some rules being proposed for this session.
It would require legislative research staff to produce up to five "equity impact statements" at the request of the House Speaker and the Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian American and ...
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State Variation in Black and White Life Expectancy and Evolving Disparities
The Urban Institute analyzed changes in average life expectancy from 1990–2018 among Black and White people nationally and ...
Focusing on crime and accountability, R.I.‘s US Attorney aimed for the state to ’punch above its weight'
There are big, complex, significant, impactful prosecutions out there,” U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha said. He plans to stay on ...
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URI alumna Rose Butler Browne inspires students in namesake class
Story by Kristen Curry, Public Information Specialist at URI Communications. This story originally appeared here. The ...
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30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading to be held on Feb. 2
Rhode Island’s Black History Month kicks off with the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading on February 2. The event runs from 1-3 p.m. at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) ...