Every Friday, GoLocalProv breaks down who is rising and who is falling in Rhode Island politics, business, and sports.
Now, we are expanding the list, the political perspectives, and we are going to a GoLocal team approach while encouraging readers to suggest nominees for who is "HOT" and who is "NOT."
Email GoLocal by midday on Thursday anyone you think should be tapped as "HOT" or "NOT." Email us HERE.
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities is recognizing "the innovative implementation of the humanities by an organization to achieve a specific goal, this year’s Award is presented to Stages of Freedom. Stages of Freedom, and the organization’s leaders, Ray Rickman and Robb Dimmick, have a long history of bridging cultures and audiences, embracing shared cultural heritage, and empowering youth. Through research and publishing, theater and performance, and exhibitions of art and history Stages of Freedom is developing a new model for how an organization can form lasting partnerships and engage substantial, diverse audiences ass they uncover, represent, and empower African-American history in Rhode Island."
Two weeks ago Governor Gina Raimondo's administration and this week Governor Dannel Malloy made big announcements about Deepwater Wind.
In RI, Deepwater's project will produce 400 MW and in CT, an additional 200 MW.
Deepwater's first in the nation Block island project is one-twentieth of the two new projects. Block Island is a 30 MW project.
“We have an obligation to our children and grandchildren to invest in energy projects that reduce the impacts of harmful emissions,” said Governor Malloy.
Last weekend it was PVDFest, Quonset Air Show, and celebrating RI's role in leading the American Revolution with the Gaspee Day celebration. Combined, hundreds of thousands enjoyed the festivities.
Thie week is Pride Weekend. Add in a WaterFire or two and it's all good in Rhode Island.
Give the environment a fighting chance and a little help once in a while and endangered species like the little piping plover has a fighting chance to make its way back. Kudos to the RI Department of Environmental Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
President Donald Trump has unusual tactics, sloppy execution, and aspects of his policies are unjust, but starting a dialogue that could lead to denuclearization of North Korea is good for the world.
If it fails, then not much difference from the 65-years of failed negotiations with North Korea.
The old baseball stadium is a great place to see a game and despite the constant insults spewed upon it by the billionaire ownership group of the PawSox, the place was filled to the rafters last Saturday night.
Let's keep the PawSox in Rhode Island and if the owners want a new stadium then let's help them out with providing a little support, but they can pay for their own stadium and take responsibility for the financial viability of the project.
Both Speaker of the House Nick Mattiello and Senate President Domenic Ruggerio appear to be violating the state law prohibiting using state assets to promote their likenesses during the election cycle. A little free promo on the tab of the taxpayer.
And, while the two legislative leaders claim that their attorney says the statute does not apply to them, other Rhode Island officials have already removed their images from their taxpayer-supported websites to meet the requirements of the statute.
According to RI Law 17-23-18 Political advertising from official budgets prohibited. “(a) No elected official shall permit the expenditure of public funds from any official budget under his or her authority for any publication, advertisement, broadcast, or telecast of his or her photograph, voice, or other likeness to be broadcast or distributed to the public during the one hundred and twenty (120) days preceding any primary or general election in which he or she is a candidate.”
Primary day is September 12 and election day is November 6.
The statue covers everything from state ads, mailers, videos or websites — anything distributed to the public during the 120 days prior to “any primary or general election.” The clock started back in May.
While the World Cup began on Thursday in Russa with 64 teams, USA Soccer was home playing golf, working on their tans, and lamenting their loss to lowly Trinidad and Tobago last October.
The loss was humiliating and puts the national team in global timeout for 4-years.
Friday’s announcement of a consent agreement between Rhode Island Hospital and the Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) is just the most recent enforcement action against the hospital over the past decade.
RI Hospital has been hit repeatedly now by State regulators for conducting wrong side and wrong person surgeries. In addition, Rhode Island Hospital has been embroiled in multiple lawsuits including a number of cases of major litigation. Just in the past three years, juries hit the hospital with nearly $90 million in judgments in just two cases.
