Stan Sundel
Rep. Segal Joins Congressional Race
A third Democrat has jumped into the race to succeed Patrick Kennedy in Congress. State Rep. David Segal announced today that he’s running because Rhode Islanders need someone to stand up for working families in Washington. The 30-year-old Providence resident enters a field that includes Providence Mayor David Cicilline and former Democratic Party Chairman Bill [...]
Central Falls Teachers Face Tough Competition Re-Applying for Jobs
Central Falls teachers re-applying for their jobs argetting some stiff competition. So far, the Central Falls school district has received roughly 800 applications from potential teachers. Three teachers have already been re-hired to head the school’s learning academies. Another 87 have applied to get their jobs back. But in order for Central Falls to be [...]
Hope High School Students Plan A Walkout To Protest Schedule Changes
Students at Hope High School are up in arms over proposed changes to the school’s schedule. The Providence Journal reports that students are planning to walk out of class this Thursday at 10 a.m. to protest the school department’s plan to eliminate the school’s block schedule. The student group organizing the walkout, called Hope United, [...]
FEMA Says Many Flood Victims Haven’t Applied for Benefits
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says many Rhode Islanders affected by the recent floods have not applied for benefits. The Providence Journal reports that FEMA has stationed personnel at home improvement outlets such as Home Depot, Lowe’s and Sam’s club to talk with property owners about their eligibility for federal assistance. FEMA is asking those [...]
Rhode Island Politicians Seek to Woo Buisinesses to the Ocean State
Gov. Carcieri and leaders of the General Assembly have released a package of reforms that seek to make it easier to do business in Rhode Island. An executive order and proposed legislative package was released today by Carcieri and House Speaker Gordon Fox and Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed. The executive order would establish an [...]
Rhode Island Governor’s Race Tightens Between Caprio and Chafee
The latest poll numbers show Frank Caprio running neck and neck with Lincoln Chafee in the 2010 governor’s race. According to a new poll by Rasmussen Reports, Caprio and Chafee each took 33 percent of the likely vote in a telephone survey taken on April 21. The result is a significant change from earlier polls [...]
Station Nightclub Victims to Receive Settlement Money
Victims of the deadly 2003 Station nightclub fire could soon see their settlement money. The Providence Journal reports that a lawyer representing the plaintiffs told a federal judge today that about 550 people will get settlement checks. If the judge approves his plan, most of the settlement money should be distributed by mid-June.
Central Falls High School Teachers Can Begin to Reapply for Their Jobs
The nearly 100 teachers and administrators let go in the mass firing at Central Falls High School are now eligible to reapply for their jobs. But Superintendent Frances Galo says no one will be rehired until she has a new principal in place. Under the federal turnaround plan, only half of the former teachers can [...]
House Finance Committee Concludes First Budget Defecit Meeting
A legislative committee has concluded the first of three hearings on the state’s budget deficit.
House fiscal advisor Sharon Reynolds Ferland briefed the House Finance committee on options for closing a $220 million decifit for the fiscal year ending in June.
House lawmakers continue to look for ways to bridge the differences between the House and [...]
ACLU Says Rhode Islanders Face Undue Delays Getting Food Stamps
The Rhode Island chapter of the ACLU says Rhode Islanders seeking emergency food assistance are facing
delays.
The agency claims that nearly 3 out of 10 Rhode Islanders are forced to wait too long for access to food stamps.
The ACLU sued the state Department of Human Services last July for delaying to help families in need.
