Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza on Thursday backed calls to repeal the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, a law that critics argue shields police from consequences for misconduct.
Prompting Elorza s statement is a new bill sponsored by Democratic Senators Tiara Mack, Sam Bell and Jonathon Acosta, which was introduced in April and aims to scrap the law. LEOBOR places unnecessary hurdles on police chiefs ability to discipline their members and it limits what information can be made available to the public, Elorza said, affirming his support for the bill and praising Mack along with Democratic Representative Anastasia Williams for their efforts to improve transparency and accountability in law enforcement agencies.
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Policing, health care, minimum wage top RI Black and Latino Caucus agenda
Providence Journal (RI)
The Rhode Island Legislative Black and
Latino Caucus unveiled its 2021 agenda on Friday, aimed at tackling housing discrimination and boosting health care access, police accountability and economic opportunity.
Lawmakers priorities include advancing a bill sponsored by Sen.
Ana Quezada, D-Providence, to raise the minimum wage from
$11.50 to
75-cent increase by 2022.
Quezada pointed to the lack of employees returning to the service industry as evidence that wages are too low.
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$15 minimum wage I hear in the news every day that they don t find workers . because they don t pay enough, and people are making more money getting unemployment than going back to work. That proves that this bill, it was the right time to do it.