PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 29 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Attorneys for the ACLU of Rhode Island and R.I. Legal Services (RILS) today filed a lawsuit against the Providence School District for hiding information about its extensive violations of the rights of English Language Learner (EL) students that led to a settlement agreement between the school system and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) more than a year ago. The Access  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Responding to an Access to Public Records Act (APRA) complaint that the ACLU of Rhode Island filed last month, the Woonsocket Police Department has released copies of its final investigations of internally-generated complaints of police misconduct that it had previously declared confidential. Last month, the ACLU had filed a formal complaint with the Attorney General when t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: The National Governors Association (NGA) announced it will provide assistance to Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico and Rhode Island to modernize their electric power grids, addressing topics such as integrating clean energy and electric vehicle charging networks, electrifying the heating sector, and improving system resilience. The U.S. electric power system is evolving. Renewable energy generation has   more