Several Rhode Island groups protest presidential inauguration
While Monday's presidential inauguration was a day of celebration for some, it was also a day of disappointment for others.
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Protestors blocked from State House rotunda during Gov. McKee’s State of the State Address
Protestors gathered at the Rhode Island State House Tuesday night, while Governor Dan McKee delivered the State of the State ...
ACLU considers First Amendment lawsuit over roped-off rotunda during R.I. State of the State speech
On the Rhode Island Report podcast, ACLU’s Steven Brown and BLM RI PAC’s Harrison Tuttle criticize Governor McKee for ...
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'Full of progress and promise': McKee delivering State of the State. Here's the highlights.
PROVIDENCE – As protesters gathered in the State House to decry ... from the successful launch of a professional Rhode Island ...
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Providence students plan walk out to protest layoffs, cutting sports
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI ... are expected to march down to city hall around 1:30 p.m. This comes as a Rhode Island Superior Court Judge issued a decision Friday in a long-running dispute ...
R.I. governor blocks rotunda from protesters, bans TV cameras from State of the State address
Both of these actions are very troubling from a free speech point of view,” said Steven Brown, executive director of the ACLU ...
'Unprecedented': Blocking of rotunda, TV cameras for McKee's speech draws fire.
House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi said he 'hadn't seen that before' of the decision to block off the rotunda and have police at the ready.
McKee’s missteps on press and protest access made for a sorry State of the State
Gov. Dan McKee clearly intended to convey confidence and inclusivity in Tuesday night’s State of the State speech. Too bad he ...
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PHOTOS: Rhode Island Groups Protest Trump’s Return to the Presidency
Representatives of nearly two dozen Rhode Island groups protested President Donald Trump's return to office on Monday. The ...
Groups rally against, show support for Trump on inauguration day
Hundreds of Rhode Islanders took to the streets of Providence Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
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Brown University board to vote on Israel divestment following agreement with protesters
(JTA) – While hundreds of Israel protesters on campuses across the country came to blows and arrests continued to mount this week, students in Providence, Rhode Island, faced a calmer reality on ...