PROVIDENCE As the nation grapples with a string of deadly shootings by police including the March 29 shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Chicago Rhode Island lawmakers are grappling with the state s own law for disciplining and weeding out bad cops.
At one end of the debate is freshman Sen. Tiara Mack, posting on Facebook: This has been an incredibly hard week emotionally, physically, mentally. One thing I have learned is that we need to ABOLISH the police. Not reform. Not defund. Abolish.
But other R.I. lawmakers spent close to four hours in the last week debating the right balance.
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Senate confirms controversial appointment to state utility regulating group
THE RHODE ISLAND SENATE on Tuesday voted 29-9 to approve John C. Revens Jr. s appointment to a six-year term on the R.I. Public Utilities Commission. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ NICOLE DOTZENROD PROVIDENCE – A controversial appointment to the state’s top energy-regulating body was approved by the R.I. Senate on Tuesday. The 29-9 vote confirms longtime state lawmaker John “Jack” C. Revens Jr. to a six-year term on the R.I. Public Utilities Commission with a $139,000 annual salary. The decision comes after a delayed hearing and strong…
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Legislation calling for the teaching of Black history and heritage goes before the Rhode Island House next week and is expected to win passage. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Anastasia Williams, D-Providence, has the backing of House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and House Finance Chairman Marvin Abney.
The legislation is the culmination of six years of work by the 1696 Historical Commission, led by Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea in partnership with the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society, Rhode Island College, the Rhode Island Historical Society and the Newport Historical Society.
The commission submitted a report to the General Assembly and Gov. Gina Raimondo. Since then, a task force has been assembling the historical and educational materials to build a curriculum.