PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: The ACLU of Rhode Island today has added new constitutional claims to a lawsuit it filed in May against the State, challenging the state Division of Taxation's position that a special sales tax exemption for Rhode Island authors applies only to works of fiction, and not to non-fiction, because non-fiction is not "creative and original." The lawsuit, filed by ACLU of RI coop  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: The ACLU of Rhode Island today commended six current and former elected state officials who have signed onto court briefs this month to urge the U.S. Supreme Court not to roll back civil rights protections for LGBTQ people when it hears a trio of discrimination cases this fall. All of the cases involve people who were fired for being LGBTQ. The supporters of protections fo  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Calling it "one of the most damaging decisions affecting the public's right to know that has been issued, and a significant obstacle to holding police departments accountable," the ACLU of Rhode Island has launched a two-pronged attack on a 2017 Attorney General ruling that allows police to keep secret some of its reports of police misconduct. In simultaneous appeals to the  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 23 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - Terminal threatens to release toxic chemicals into Narragansett Bay * * * A judge ruled today that Conservation Law Foundation's (CLF) lawsuit against Shell will move forward. The lawsuit alleges that Shell's Providence Terminal is in violation of the federal Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and is endangering the Providence River and local community as a   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- The Boston Museum of Science issued the following news release: * * * - National Grid's $100,000 Gift Provides Schools and Community Organizations Opportunity to Take Part in Museum's STEM Education Programs * * * The Museum of Science, Boston announces a $100,000 gift from National Grid to expand support of a STEM Access Fund for schools and community organizations located in National Grid's service area, giving them the opportunity to engage with the Museu  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * - Millions Helped But Workers Who Make Low Wages Face Barriers; Report and Issue Briefs Available at NationalPartnership.org/PaidLeaveReport * * * As the debate over a national paid leave plan heats up mdash; both in Congress and on the campaign trail mdash; today the National Partnership for Women & Families, in partnership with Main Street Alliance, the National Center for Childr  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Small Business Association issued the following news release: Earlier today, NSBA's past-chair Grafton "Cap" Willey of Rhode Island testified before the House Committee on Small Business on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is impacting America's small businesses. An expert with 47 years of dealing with small business taxation issues, Willey indicated the new tax law, while it did make some important cuts, overall increased complexity for small businesses and the  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following news release: Pope Francis has appointed the Most Reverend Mark Brennan as Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. The appointment was publicized in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2019 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. Bishop Brennan was born on February 6, 1947 in Boston, MA. He holds a bachelor of arts from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1969; and pursued   more