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ACLU Slams Newport City Officials for First Amendment Violation in Attempt to Silence Newport Buzz
In a blatant abuse of power, Newport City Manager Colin Kennedy has been caught in a scheme to silence Newport Buzz, the city’s largest and most influential news outlet. The revelations, backed by damning emails, show how Kennedy orchestrated a shady, politically motivated move to remove the outlet from the city clerk’s media distribution list—an unconstitutional effort to muzzle the only local news source willing to hold him accountable. To make matters worse, City Councilor Mark Aramli fully supported this underhanded tactic.
Newport Was Used to Billionaires. Then Stephen Schwarzman Came to Town.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The first thing the neighbors on Newport’s Bellevue Avenue complained about was the helipad. The 2-mile stretch of Rhode Island coast has long been a playground for America’s billionaires, lined with lavish,...
Swansea man found guilty of civil disorder in Jan. 6 Capitol riots: Here's what may happen
Former Fall River grocer and Swansea resident Michael St. Pierre has been found guilty on four counts related to his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. St. Pierre waived his right to a jury trial and was tried in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by Judge...
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