Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the...
McKee selects Matos for R.I. Supreme Court
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday selected R.I. Superior Court Judge Luis Matos as his nominee for the Supreme Court, ending former...
Report: Judge rules Johnston did not violate injunction in eminent domain...
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has ruled the town of Johnston did not violate a court order when it passed two resolutions in its...
Could R.I. Supreme Court ruling have affect on many liquor licenses?
PROVIDENCE – In addition to churches and schools, the majority owners of land within 200 feet of a proposed premises can block the issuance...
Connect with Commerce: Businesses can still pay 5.99% PTET rate
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Secretary of Commerce Stefan...
Do you support the use of Flock cameras in local communities?
Backlash is growing nationally and in some local communities to Flock Group Inc. cameras that capture and record license plate numbers of passing cars.
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Towns, cities divided on concerns about Flock cameras
Tensions are high, and opinions are split among Rhode Island residents and municipal leaders regarding the use of Flock Group Inc. cameras designed to...
R.I. Department of Human Services supervisor pleads guilty in SNAP fraud case
PROVIDENCE – An R.I. Department of Human Services supervisor has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to defraud the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the...
Ethics Commission to appeal ruling on Shekarchi Supreme Court bid
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission will appeal a Superior Court ruling that allowed former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi to pursue a seat...
R.I. woman pleads guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman has pleaded guilty to a federal judge of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business that moved funds between individuals...
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