WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * Michigan is Falling Behind, and it's About Time Democrats Stopped Pretending Otherwise By Atticus Vernacchio Michigan has the 10th highest population in America, but it's economy functions worse than Rhode Island's. Despite Governor Whitmer's bizarre attempts at burying her head in the sand--like claiming that the state has the number 1 economy-- she can't hide the facts. Michigan ranks 4  more

WARREN, Rhode Island, Oct. 1 -- The Association of Marina Industries issued the following news release: The Association of Marina Industries has accredited the following facilities as Clean & Resilient Marinas: Black Point Marina in Miami, Florida, Safe Harbors Shelter Island in San Diego, California and Glade Marina in Acworth, Georgia. The AMI Clean & Resilient Marina program was started in 2022 to fill the gap to accredit marinas in states that did not have an existing Clean Marina Program   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 4 -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: Eugenia Cheng will receive the 2025 Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) Communications Award "for her remarkable work bringing mathematics, mathematical ideas, and mathematical art to a wide audience through a multitude of books and other media," according to the prize citation. Cheng - a mathematician, author, musician, and artist - is Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art   more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition and several Rhode Island open government advocates -- collectively known as Access/RI -- renewed its call for improved police body camera policies in the state. "By providing the means for greater transparency and accountability in police work, the implementation of police body-worn cameras (BWC) serves as an important oversight tool for b  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition and several Rhode Island open government advocates -- collectively known as Access/RI -- are requesting more public input be considered before the roll-out of a new online court records system. The state judiciary plans to begin making court records accessible online to all members of the public next spring. The platform re:Search by Tyler  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: MIDLAND, Mich. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy has helped a Rhode Island public school teacher get justice from a district that retaliated against him when he exercised his right to opt out of paying union dues. West Warwick Public Schools and the Town of West Warwick agreed to settle John Lancellotta's lawsuit for $60,000, although the distr  more