DOJ Sues Rhode Island School District Over 'Plainly Racist' Discrimination Against White Teachers

Here we go again. But first, as I reported on Thursday, several Minneapolis public high schools are barring white and Asian students from enrolling in certain courses on Black culture, newly released documents show: The classes, which count toward...

State police investigating Rhode Island high school teacher for ‘alleged inappropriate conduct'

Rhode Island State Police said Friday that they are investigating a local high school teacher after claims surfaced about "alleged inappropriate conduct." State police said they initiated an investigation at the beginning of October into the...

Deloitte could pay $6.3m in proposed class-action settlement over cyberattack affecting 640,000 Rhode Islanders

More than 640,000 people had their private data, including Social Security numbers and banking information, stolen by a ransomware group called Brain Cipher, which accessed the RIBridges system by typing in a Deloitte employee’s credentials, an...

Legal battle erupts over canceled $7 billion low-income solar program

Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to terminate a $7 billion Solar for All program. The solar program is a Biden administration initiative intended to help low-income...

Cherry Hill School Board Election 2025: Adam Greenbaum

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Cherry Hill has five candidates running for three positions on the Board of Education. Patch sent questions to all candidates in the race and will publish responses as they're received. All candidate profiles will be re-shared...

Fifteen Governors Create New Public Health Alliance

The governors of 15 states, whose populations account for more than one-third of the total U.S. population, have announced a bipartisan alliance around public health. As Reuters’ Siddhi Mahatole reported on Wednesday, October 15, “A coalition of...

Governors from 14 states, 1 territory become allies for public health with new nonpartisan initiative

Governors from 14 states and one U.S. territory launched a new alliance this week to protect the health of people throughout the United States. The Governors Public Health Alliance will serve as a nonpartisan coordinating hub to facilitate data...

This trading bot buys stocks bought by politicians; Here’s how much it’s up in 2025

While the debates about and bipartisan efforts to hamper Congressional stock trading have never been more ardent, a significant number of politicians are still seeing incredible returns on their investments. Receive Signals on US Congress Members'...

Why Does Rhode Island Have Such a Full House?

Photo illustration: Emily Rietzel; IStock/Getty Images The Narragansett town council sat on one side of the table, the Planning Board on the other, the lawyers occupied the ends. And, overhead, dangled the threat of a recall petition. The August...

Rhode Island Auto Repair Shop Helps Donate Vehicles to Local Veterans in Need

An auto repair shop in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is partnering with a local organization to donate vehicles to veterans in need, reports The Valley Breeze. The annual Veteran Car Giveaway is now in its seventh year. The initiative, which comes...

Did the American Revolution start in Massachusetts or Rhode Island? Ken Burns tackles the tough question.

PROVIDENCE — Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns came to the Rhode Island State House on Thursday to preview his upcoming series, “The American Revolution,” highlighting the key roles that Rhode Islanders played in the fight for independence. He noted...

Posthumous Politics: What Charlie Kirk’s Medal of Freedom Says About the Honor—and About Us

On October 14, 2025—what would have been his 32nd birthday—the President posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The founder of Turning Point USA, Kirk was fatally shot last month while speaking at Utah Valley...

Hochul extends order to allow COVID vax while joining Dem governors in new public-health alliance

ALBANY COUNTY — On Oct. 14, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she has joined 14 other governors, representing more than a third of the people in the United States, in a nonpartisan, not-for-profit coalition called the Governors Public Health...

Providence backs ordinance revision regarding police assistance to ICE

The Providence City Council has overwhelmingly voted to reinforce an ordinance restricting police assistance to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The revised ordinance would further limit data sharing from police technology, such as...

Providence Council passes amendment strengthening Community-Police Relations Act

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence City Council voted Thursday night to move forward with a series of immigration and policing reforms — changes that tighten the city’s rules on how officers can work with federal immigration agents. The...

Pot is legal in Nevada, but here’s where you can’t smoke it

Recreational marijuana has been legal in Nevada for less than a decade. Smoking pot recreationally became legal in the Silver State in 2017, but some barriers to weed consumption remain. Marijuana laws vary from town to town in Nevada, determining...

Former Providence police officer sentenced to 7 years in prison for DUI crash that killed a woman riding a tricycle

Famiglietti must also pay a $5,000 fine, undergo alcohol counseling and treatment, and give up his license for five years upon his release, officials said. Famiglietti previously pleaded nolo contendere, or no contest, to one count of driving...

Rhode Island’s federal court has emerged as a key battleground for challenges to the Trump administration

Court watchers say Rhode Island has emerged as a legal battleground in part because of Neronha’s eagerness to lead the charge. Neronha, a Democrat, credits the quality of attorneys on his staff, and the judges on the local federal court. However,...

Rhode Island Law Fueling Trend To Protect Menopause In The Workplace

Rhode Island is the first state to enact a law prohibiting employers from menopause-related discrimination and requiring reasonable workplace accommodations for menopause symptoms. Experts assess whether this will fuel menopause protections in...

Rhode Island College celebrates opening of state-of-the-art cybersecurity range

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Rhode Island College's Institute for Cybersecurity and Emerging Technology celebrated the opening of its new, state-of-the-art cybersecurity range. The cyber range is used to simulate cyberattack scenarios in a controlled...