State Sen. Josh Miller (D-Cranston) pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges that he keyed an SUV with a “Biden sucks” sticker parked at the Garden City shopping plaza and obstructed an investigation by police. Miller, a 69-year-old Democrat first elected in 2006, was arrested in connection with the episode last month. He initially told police […]
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Environmental review puts Revolution Wind on the verge of federal approval
The proposed offshore wind farm would erect up to 100 turbines between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard, generating enough electricity to power about 300,000 homes. The recent completion of a federal environmental review was the last major regulatory step before the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issues a final decision on whether to approve the project this summer.
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Will Watch Hill Lighthouse transfer threaten popular fishing area?
The proposed transfer, announced this week by U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, would hand over ownership of an historic lighthouse to a private non-profit in Watch Hill. Some town councilors and activists worry what that could mean for future public access to the area.
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Providence announces upgrades to its hurricane barrier system
$1.5 million worth of repairs for hurricane barriers in Fox Point will start later this month, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced today, on the wettest July 10 on record in the last century. At least one climate researcher has applauded the decision.
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Author interview: A journalist’s search for a relative who escaped the Holocaust unearths a secret some want to forget
Hena Rozenka was 16 when gunmen burst into the farmhouse in Poland where she and her family had been hiding from the Nazis. On this night in 1944, the men carrying long guns murdered them all – except for Hena, who escaped. Journalist Judy Rakowsky, deploys the investigative skills she honed during her years at […]
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Private property owners file lawsuit against Rhode Island’s new shoreline access law
A group of coastal landowners is asking a federal District Court judge to block enforcement of a new state law intended to clarify where beachgoers can be along the state’s shoreline.
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How will Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, LGBTQ protections affect Rhode Island?
Steven Brown of the Rhode Island ACLU on two of the several big decisions made this week by the country’s highest court.
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Virginia sheriff, 3 businessmen, indicted on federal bribery charges
A Virginia sheriff has been indicted on federal public corruption charges for allegedly handing out auxiliary deputy sheriff’s appointments in exchange for cash bribes and large donations to his reelection campaign. Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins is charged in a 16-count indictment, along with three businessmen who are accused of paying bribes to Jenkins. The indictment unsealed Thursday charges all four with conspiracy, wire fraud, and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Jenkins was first elected as sheriff in 2011. He is accused of soliciting and accepting bribes totaling at least $72,500 from the three indicted businessmen and at least five others, including two FBI undercover agents.
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RI Political Cooperative warned on corporate status after missed filing
The Rhode Island Political Cooperative’s received a warning about its status as a nonprofit corporation earlier this month from Secretary of State Gregg Amore, due to what the group calls an oversight. A June 20 notice on Amore’s website indicates the co-op did not file a required annual report between Feb. 1 and March 1. […]
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RI Ethics Commission approves investigation of state officials’ Philadelphia trip
The commission also approved a separate probe of House Speaker Joe Shekarchi.