America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to each senior election official of all 50 states, including to Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore, to advise on two federal laws that allow states to request and obtain accurate information on an individual’s citizenship status and their ability to vote.
Governor Dan McKee allowed a bill to become law without his signature yesterday, granting magistrates in the Rhode Island Family Court statutory authority to conduct trials in contested divorce cases (H 7271 and S 2226). Common Cause Rhode Island had urged Governor McKee to veto the legislation.
In 2022, Rhode Island had received $1 million in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
Rhode Island is among 24 states that are members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Ocean State Today found.
The earnings on investments for Rhode Island public pensions went up from $120,738 in 2021 to $128,021 in 2022, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project said states like Rhode Island need to to protect girls’ sports teams and access to private spaces at every level of education, not just college.
The ACLU of Rhode Island and Common Cause Rhode Island have issued a joint statement regarding the recent amendment to the LEOBOR reform bill (H 7263 Sub A/S 2096 Sub A) passed by the Rhode Island Senate. The organizations expressed appreciation for the Senate's decision to amend the bill, specifically removing the House version’s ban on public access to body camera footage involving minor incidents of police misconduct.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Ocean State Today shows that Rhode Island is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls’ high school sports.
In the Center for Education Reform's 2024 Parent Power Index, Rhode Island secured the forty-second position, with an Overall Parent Power Index Score of 60%.
As of May 2024, Rhode Island experienced a 17% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.1% increase.
In 2022, Rhode Island had $12.4 million in total cash and investment holdings in its public pension funds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.