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Election-related wins and losses from the 2024 legislative session
For seven years, a four-letter mistake has haunted Common Cause Executive Director John Marion. In drafting legislation to require a post-election review verifying accuracy and security of primary and general election results, Marion wrote “statewide” rather than “state.” In doing so, Marion inadvertently let legislative races skirt this audit requirement, which applied to other local, […] The post Election-related wins and losses from the 2024 legislative session appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Rhode Island needs more foster homes and it needs them now
There are nearly 1,000 children in the Rhode Island foster system today, according to the latest figures from the Department of Children, Youth and Families. However, there are just 828 active foster homes available to them. That means that some of these children are forced to stay in group homes, hospitals, and other institutional settings. […] The post Rhode Island needs more foster homes and it needs them now appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Rhode Islander Lisa Raye Is Our Underclassmen AOY
- - - If you didn't know who Lisa Raye was before 2024, you found out this spring. The West Warwick sprinter won two national titles as a high school sophomore in June at New Balance Nationals Outdoor, claiming exceptional wind-legal marks of 11.26 and 22.77 seconds across 100 and 200 meters.
Bristol County convenience store sells ticket that hit Megabucks jackpot prize
A Bristol County convenience store sold a winning ticket worth nearly 3/4 of a million dollars recently. Coogan Smith 2024 Clients’ Trust One has claimed the $710,000 jackpot prize that was at stake in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Megabucks drawing that took place Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The...
Read trial, Proctor keep focus on state police
BOSTON — With the declaration of a mistrial in the Karen Read murder case, eyes that had been glued for weeks to the proceedings at Norfolk County Superior Court are focusing on the executive branch of state government as pressure mounts on the State Police. The agency announced shortly...
Report says RIers pay more in bills than the national average. Here's how we stack up.
The Federal Trade Commission is suing the company that put out the report over allegations of misleading search ads. The average rent figures appear to be out of whack. According to a new report from the bill payment company Doxo, it's 16% more expensive than the national average, with rent soaking up most of residents' income.
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