Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Dr. Amy Nunn speaks PHOTO: GoLocal s Richard McCaffrey
A wide range of public health leaders, elected representatives, children’s health experts, grocery industry executives, and other advocates from the Nourish Rhode Island Coalition gathered at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday to voice their support for proposed bills that would improve children’s health and alleviate hunger in Rhode Island through a “sugary drinks tax.”
The legislation is opposed by the national beverage industry.
Currently, pending before the Rhode Island House and Senate Finance Committees is H5715 and S0327 that include a proposed 1.5 cent per ounce tax on unhealthy sugary drinks.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Nirva LaFortune, now a candidate for Mayor in 2022
Councilor Nirva LaFortune who is a candidate for Mayor in 2022, who supported defunding the police in 2020, stands by her position and calls for systemic change in policing.
In an email to GoLocal, LaFortune wrote, “I am still and will always be committed to taking proactive approaches to address this systemic issue. That may be reallocating funds to invest in social services to help address harmful conditions faced by marginalized communities. As I stated, I want our approach to be strategic, which is why I am committed to working with our city leaders, the police department, our young people, and the communities most impacted.”
April 29, 2021 11:46 am
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Parents across Southern New England are on edge after three scary incidents involving two children and an elderly woman.
Those crimes included an attempted abduction and two carjackings where suspects took off with people inside the car.
For Vanity Washington, a mother from Woonsocket, one of those incidents hit too close to home.
“It’s fairly close and it’s very disturbing,” Washington said. “There have been quite a few instances.”
That incident happened on Monday. Woonsocket Police arrested 35-year-old Derek Franklin, who was shown in a video stealing a car with a 2-year-old in the backseat. Police say that car was left running by a woman who quickly ran into the store. The car was later found abandoned with the 2-year-old unharmed.
Stepping Up: Ocean State Job Lot promoting health equity during pandemic
David Sarlitto, at left, stands amid supplies at Family Services of Rhode Island in Providence along with Dave Cooley, an FSRI staffer. / COURTESY FAMILY SERVICES OF RHODE ISLAND NORTH KINGSTOWN – The pandemic was just another reason for Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation to continue its philanthropic efforts, while promoting health equity and developing relationships with nonprofits in need. David Sarlitto, the executive director of the foundation, said it is also a way to learn about what an organization does to try…
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