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R.I. Black and Latino caucus lists top legislative priorities bostonglobe.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bostonglobe.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Political Rountable: Fenton-Fung on Chauvin verdict, climate bill & more Published Fri Apr 23 2021 06:41:59 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis The panel includes Steph Machado from WPRI, Channel 12, and URI emeritus professor of political science Maureen Moakley. Here s a partial transcript of the conversation: Donnis: Let s start with the big story of the week the verdict in the George Floyd case. This is certainly an important milestone. But clearly the issue of race and police community relations is not going away. Representative Fenton-Fung, from your perspective, what tangible steps need to be taken now to improve the situation in Rhode Island? ....
After the Chauvin verdict, itâs time for Rhode Island to get serious about police reform By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated April 20, 2021, 1 hour ago Email to a Friend Protesters march to the state house during a Black Lives Matter rally in Providence, Rhode Island on June 5, 2020.JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images It took the public killing of George Floyd â nine minutes and 29 seconds of chilling video â for peopleâs attitude toward the police to change forever. It took a jury about 10 hours to convict Floydâs killer, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, of murder and manslaughter charges. ....
PROVIDENCE As the nation grapples with a string of deadly shootings by police including the March 29 shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Chicago Rhode Island lawmakers are grappling with the state s own law for disciplining and weeding out bad cops. At one end of the debate is freshman Sen. Tiara Mack, posting on Facebook: This has been an incredibly hard week emotionally, physically, mentally. One thing I have learned is that we need to ABOLISH the police. Not reform. Not defund. Abolish. But other R.I. lawmakers spent close to four hours in the last week debating the right balance. ....
Providence police Sgt. Hanley appeals conviction to Superior Court providencejournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from providencejournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.