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 […]
M-ERT Launches Manufacturers Portal for Purchasing PPE and Hygienic Supplies July 29, 2020 – Auburn, MA – The Manufacturing Emergency Response Team (M-ERT) has launched a Reopening Supply Vendors and Manufacturers Portal as part of the workplace reopening plan for Massachusetts. The Portal is a list of vendors offering relevant hygienic and protective supplies for […]
Neighborhood Task Force Program to Tackle Quality of Life Issue Asking Neighborhood Residents to Come be Certified to Cite Properties Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket’s Division of Zoning and Code Enforcement, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, and the Pawtucket City Council have announced the reinstitution of the Neighborhood Task Force Program. The initiative will […]
Boston Teachers Union Nurses Demand Safe, Healthy and Equitable Schools Nurses stage a sit-in to warn current COVID-19 safeguards insufficient for protecting BPS students, staff BOSTON — Boston Teachers Union nurses will conduct a sit-in protest at City Hall Plaza on Wednesday to demand Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent […]
