Tag: R.i. Judiciary
Access/RI calls for public input before online court records update
PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island gears up to launch a publicly accessible online court records database next year, the Access/RI coalition is calling for...
Will bar exam undergo more change in future?
A year after Rhode Island lowered its passing score for the bar examination, the effect on pass rates remains murky.
In March 2021, the R.I....
Summit panel: ‘Knock on those CEO doors’ to ensure workplace equity...
Everyone has a role to play in boosting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace – from rank-and-file employees to the top executives –...
PBN summit: ‘Every conversation is crucial’ in diversity efforts
WARWICK – Top-down leadership, organizational involvement, empathy and persistent efforts are essential to increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, according to business...
Rhode Island courts to form committee on racial justice
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Rhode Island courts are creating a racial justice committee to ensure that everyone involved in the system – from defendants,...
Innovative R.I. court program to protect pandemic-crippled businesses goes untapped
Government lifelines are disappearing for businesses gutted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Struggling small-business owners who received an infusion of cash from the Paycheck Protection Program...
Are colleges masking trouble?
The universities in Rhode Island that are trying to reopen residence halls and classrooms this month are requiring everyone on campus to wear face...
Bill filed to halt evictions; Ruggerio says a crisis was looming...
PROVIDENCE - Sen. William J. Conley Jr., D-East Providence, and Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, filed legislation that would implement a moratorium on evictions and...
R.I. Judiciary temporarily closes 2 county courthouses during COVID-19 pandemic
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Judiciary has shut down two county courthouses temporarily due to the coronavirus crisis, according to an executive order signed by...
Knocking loud for opportunity
GOVERNMENT RI. judiciary
Young people from backgrounds typically underrepresented in judicial and law careers are getting an early introduction to the possibilities of work in...