PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: In an important victory for voting rights and public health, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has unanimously upheld implementation of a consent agreement suspending Rhode Island's witness/notary requirements for voting by mail in the September and November elections. "Taking an unusual and in fact unnecessary chance with your life is a heavy burden to bear si  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 4 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: In letters sent to the House and Senate leadership of the RI legislature, the ACLU of RI and 13 other mental health, civil rights, and youth advocacy organizations urged the passage of a budget provision to extend reimbursement funding currently available for School Resource Officers (SROs) to critically needed mental and behavioral health support professionals for students.  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 8 -- The Journal of the American Mathematical Society, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features applied mathematics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2020 edition: * Pacman renormalization and self-similarity of the Mandelbrot set near Siegel parameters * Zero-cycles sur les espaces homogenes et probleme de Galois inverse The July 2020 edition of the Journal of the American Mathematical Society can be viewed at https:  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition recently helped commence the 22nd annual Open Government Summit in Rhode Island, stressing the need for transparency within all levels of government. The July 31 summit -- hosted by the Office of the Attorney General and live-streamed from the Roger Williams University School of Law -- featured presentations on the state's Access to Public  more