Tag: Steven Brown
Do limits on student renters ease housing dilemma?
A proposal to limit the number of student renters per apartment in Providence has sparked fears that such a move would exacerbate the severe...
Ballot errors teaching R.I. lessons
A series of errors plagued the first two weeks of early voting in Rhode Island’s primary elections, but experts say voters can be confident...
Pawtucket pauses political sign restrictions
PAWTUCKET – The city on July 27 paused enforcement of its ban on political signs on residential properties more than 30 days before an...
Reaction from across R.I. critical of Roe v. Wade overturn
PROVIDENCE – Several Rhode Island elected officials and candidates seeking elective office, nonprofit leaders, and a prominent health care organization were among those Friday...
ACLU settles medical marijuana discrimination case
PROVIDENCE - The ACLU of Rhode Island on Thursday said it has settled a lawsuit filed in 2014 against Darlington Fabrics Corp. over its...
ACLU sues state labor department director for records on facial recognition...
PROVIDENCE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is taking the state labor department to court seeking access to records about facial...
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Cranston man in gun...
CRANSTON – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected police arguments Monday and ruled in favor of a Cranston man whose two lawfully owned firearms were...
Federal judge approves settlement allowing panhandling in Cranston
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has approved a settlement agreement related to a Cranston ordinance that prohibited panhandling in the city, declaring that the...
Senate Judiciary Committee hears testimony on housing, landlord bills
PROVIDENCE – The Senate Judiciary Committee last week held almost four hours of testimony on a series of bills relating to housing and landlord...
R.I. highlighted in ACLU report on decriminalizing prostitution
For almost 30 years, prostitution wasn’t a crime in Rhode Island, as long as it took place indoors. What was the result?
According to one...
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