PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 12 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 11: * * * - Case has been ongoing since 2003 * * * A Rhode Island Superior Court judge ruled that the Coastal Resources Management Council was correct to block an expansion of Champlin's Marina on Block Island. CLF has been involved in the fight to stop the expansion since it was proposed in 2003. "Today's decision is a major victory for Block Island," said Jerry Elmer, CLF Senior   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release on Feb. 12: The Rhode Island Senate voted unanimously yesterday to pass S2136 Sub A, the Rhode Island Parentage Act (RIPA). RIPA, introduced in the Senate by lead sponsor Erin Lynch Prata, would update Rhode Island's outdated parentage law to provide all Rhode Island children equal access to the protections of legal parentage. The bill provides clear standards for determining parentage; impro  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Feb. 14 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after Governor Raimondo announced her support for a slate of common-sense gun safety laws in a press conference, like legislation prohibiting ghost guns and high-capacity magazines: "The ghost guns and high-capac  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 14 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: * * * - Current Loopholes Allow People Barred from Buying Guns to Access Untraceable, Unserialized Ghost Guns, Avoiding Background Checks and Undermining Law Enforcement - Rhode Island Senate Also Passed Legislation to Prohibit Ghost Guns * * * The Rhode Island chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown for Gun   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: * * * - Funding awarded in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caroli  more