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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Rhode Island disclosure law

On April 25, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not take up Gaspee Project v. Mederos, a lawsuit challenging Rhode Island’s campaign finance disclosure regulations. The court’s refusal to hear the appeal means a lower court ruling upholding the state’s law will stand.

Ballotpedia · May 10, 2022

Rhode Island Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Rhode Island's Abortion Rights Statute

From Wednesday's decision of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in Benson v. McKee (opinion by Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg, joined by Chief Justice Paul Suttell and Justice William Robinson; Justices Erin Lynch Prata and Melissa Long did not participate): In 2019 the General Assembly enacted the Reproductive Privacy Act (the…

Reason · May 6, 2022

New reparations focus: Black enclaves lost to development

City officials in Providence weighing reparations for Black residents are looking beyond the Rhode Island capital’s leading role in slavery

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

Hangar 420 Partners With Greenleaf Compassion Center To Launch Cannabis-Infused Coffee Syrup

Hangar 420, owned by Ocean State Controlled Botanicals (OSBC), is launching a cannabis infused coffee syrup, Co-Pilot Syrup, to mark the annual celebration of cannabis with a tribute to the official beverage of Rhode Island – Coffee Milk.

Benzinga · Apr 22, 2022

Adoptive dad of fugitive US sex offender Nicholas Rossi breaks silence as he claims cops have the right man

David Rossi, who is an Engelbert Humperdinck impersonator, says he is prepared to travel to Scotland from Rhode Island to identify his adoptive son, US fugitive Nicholas Rossi.

Daily Record · Apr 17, 2022

Don Winslow: ‘I’m a cupcake. I certainly couldn’t be a leg-breaker’

The American crime writer on the inspiration for his new book about warring gangs, his sudden thirst for poetry and why reading Jane Austen wears him out

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2022

Rep. Langevin: Public service has changed since Capitol riot

After the Capitol riot, longtime Congressman Jim Langevin said he thought for a brief moment that the foolishness and recklessness of dividing the country would finally stop

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

The most massive comet ever found

Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein's nucleus is about 80 miles in diameter — larger than Rhode Island

Salon · Apr 13, 2022

DEA Sued By Rhode Island Lab Over 'Foot Dragging' On Marijuana Pharmaceutical Licensing, Here's What We Know So Far

Two Rhode Island cannabinoid research laboratories are suing the DEA for standing in the way of what they consider to be the crucial development of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis products for use in clinical trials for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis and Huntington's Disease. 

Benzinga · Apr 13, 2022

Astronomers finally figure out the size of the largest comet ever found — and it's twice as big as Rhode Island

Comet C/2014 UN271 is twice the size of Rhode Island and the same size as the Death Star, and will swoop by Saturn in 2031.

Inverse · Apr 13, 2022