Happy Friday! I cannot believe July is ending and the summer, as always, is just flying by. So, my Friday dedication is a Sinatra standard that is perfect for the summer season! Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend! Click here for this Friday’s video dedication
Museum of Work & Culture Reopening to the Public (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, will reopen to the public beginning Wednesday, August 5, 2020. The Museum, which has been closed since March 15, will be opened on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am-4pm for […]
New Balance Falmouth Road Race At-Home Edition 2020 This will be the sixth year that Bridgewater State University participates in the New Balance Falmouth Road Race. Due to the pandemic, this year’s 7 mile race will be virtual and our team will participate by completing the race on their own between August 15 and August […]
Hello friend, Every Rhode Islander should have access to the education, training, and support they need to get a good job. In last six years, we’ve made major progress here in Rhode Island. Together, we made Rhode Island one of a handful of states to offer tuition-free community college to every high school […]
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION WOBURN — Beacon Hill Democrats are on the cusp of handing taxation authority to unelected government bureaucrats after advancing the so-called Transportation Climate Initiative out of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means, meaning a House vote is imminent and full passage is all but assured. The vote to advance TCI, essentially […]
Harvard-Brookings Report Outlines Vision for Universal Voting Laura Rosbrow-Telem – Commonwealth News Service CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Voting is required in a lot of countries, but not the U.S. A new Harvard and Brookings Institution report considers what universal voting could look like here. The paper argues that mandatory voting would improve democracy by getting more […]
Notes from Commissioner Infante-Green ANGELICA INFANTE-GREEN The Facts Are in Charge Let me start out again by thanking everyone involved in education in Rhode Island for working so hard to get ready for the return to school on August 31. It will take our entire community working together to make sure we […]
Nurses Reject Boston Public School’s “Hopscotch” Reopening Plan Nurses demand safe and equitable school reopening, warning current COVID-19 safeguards are insufficient for protecting BPS students, staff BOSTON — Wednesday, over 100 Boston Teachers Union (BTU) members, including nurses and educators, joined a sit-in protest at City Hall Plaza to demand Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston […]
