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In an open letter to Brown University leadership, the Rhode Island ACLU calls on the school to reinstate the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter. The group has been suspended since allegations of escalations at an Oct. 18 protest went public

Mayor Jon Mitchell said the presidency has a four-year term but “the runway for climate change is a much longer one,” suggesting future presidents may revive support for the offshore wind industry

A new OMB memo appeared to say the freeze was reversed, but the White House said only the original memo was rescinded not the freeze itself

Some schools have told staff to contact the superintendent if ICE or other law enforcement officials arrive with a judicial warrant. Legal experts say it’s important to understand the difference between that kind of warrant and other documents that don’t require the same compliance

“Without the support of our community and our allies, we will become even more isolated and may even revert back to the ‘closet’”

From South Kingstown to La Salle to Brown and URI, the new Jacksonville Jaguars coach is Rhode Island born and Rhode Island bred

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget issued a memo describing a temporary pause in federal grant, loan and other financial assistance programs

For the state of Massachusetts, UMass Dartmouth’s Star Store campus was expensive and short-lived. For New Bedford politician John T. Saunders and his relative who still owns the property, it was a windfall

In light of President Trump’s numerous executive orders last week focused on immigration, the ACLU of Rhode Island is calling on cities and towns to enact immigrant protections in their local ordinances