PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Citing a "persistently disproportionate use of disciplinary action and suspensions against students of color," the ACLU of Rhode Island has called upon Providence school officials to take immediate action to address this problem before the school session starts next month - a problem that former school superintendent Christopher Maher attributed to "racism" before he stepped  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- ACA Connects issued the following news release: Today, Competitive Carriers Association and ACA Connects announced a partnership surrounding CCA's 2019 Annual Convention, taking place September 16-18 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. As part of the partnership, ACA Connects will host its third 2019 Member Regional Meeting at the Convention on Tuesday, September 17. In addition, several CCA educational sessions will feature thought leaders r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Competitive Carriers Association issued the following news release: Today, Competitive Carriers Association ("CCA") and America's Communications Association ("ACA Connects") announced a partnership surrounding CCA's 2019 Annual Convention ("Convention"), taking place September 16-18 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. As part of the partnership, ACA Connects will host its third 2019 Member Regional Meeting at the Convention on Tuesday, September 17. In  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 5 -- The National Center for State Courts issued the following news release: Rhode Island Court Administrator J. Joseph Baxter has been named president of the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) and vice-chair of the National Center for State Courts Board of Directors. Both positions are one-year terms and became effective July 31, during the annual joint meeting of the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 6 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - Move Comes After More Than a Dozen Local PETA Protests * * * Following a vigorous PETA campaign that kicked off with a life-size crying, chained inflatable orca outside AAA's Upper West Side office in July 2018, AAA Northeast has confirmed that it has stopped selling SeaWorld tickets. Members and supporters of PETA and Protest SeaWorld NYC demonstrated outside AAA North  more