Oscar Vargas had previously announced his candidacy for the vacant council seat.
“I am excited and proud to announce my candidacy for the upcoming special election for the Ward 15 City Council seat,” said De Los Santos. “This past year has been absolutely devastating for Ward 15’s families and small businesses. Zip code 02909, which encompasses almost the entirety of Ward 15, consistently leads the state in positive COVID cases. Valley, Olneyville, and Silver Lake need a Councilor who is laser-focused not only on economic recovery but on sensible quality of life solutions and humane municipal policies that put working families first and is ready to lead on day one.”
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The Senate passed the Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act (
2021-S 0031) sponsored by Sen. James A. Seveney (D-Dist. 11, Portsmouth, Bristol, Tiverton) that would require all public school districts to adopt suicide prevention policies and train all personnel in suicide awareness and prevention annually. The measure now moves to the House of Representatives, where similar legislation (
2021-H 5353) has been introduced by Rep. Terri Cortvriend (D-Dist. 72, Portsmouth, Middletown).
Senate, House OK bills to make construction tax exemptions permanent
The Senate and House passed separate bills to make tax exemptions for properties under construction permanent. The Senate bill (
2021-S 0288) was sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick). The House bill (
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Hundreds gather in Providence to protest killing of Duante Wright by Minnesota police Published Thu Apr 15 2021 11:00:14 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by John Bender
Several hundred people gathered on the statehouse steps in Providence Wednesday to protest the killing of Duante Wright, a 20-year old Black man in by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. The gathering also comes as the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, continues in Minneapolis.
“We re here because Duante Wright was murdered by a senior officer, 10 miles away from where George Floyd was murdered,” said Harrison Tuttle, executive director of the Black Lives Matter Rhode Island Political Action Committee, which organized the demonstration. “This is a continued cycle of oppression and murder, and in my opinion, a slow genocide.”