AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFirst Amendment Fight in Warwick: A Rhode Island ACLU attorney says Warwick’s bid for a protective order in a First Amendment suit amounts to a “gag order,” after city lawyers asked a judge to stop a critic from sharing discovery material publicly. Immigration Oversight: Virginia joined a multistate push urging the Trump administration to restore ICE death-reporting rules, arguing the rollback weakens accountability. Voting Rights in the Courts: DOJ kept appealing voter-roll setbacks, but a federal appeals court refused to fast-track cases involving Rhode Island and other states. Homelessness Funding: Rhode Island and partners are back in federal court challenging HUD’s latest Continuum of Care funding shift away from “Housing First.” Disaster Aid Denied: Rhode Island leaders blasted the Trump administration for refusing a major disaster declaration for the state’s record blizzard. Flash Flood Threat: A major storm system is raising flash-flood risk across the Northeast, with Rhode Island among areas expecting heavy rain. Local/Community: North Attleborough reopened the Woodcock Garrison House as part of the U.S. 250th anniversary.
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