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Jun 06 2024
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RI Senate to act on 3 high-profile bills
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Senate expected to vote on several pieces of legislation Thursday. Out of all those bills, here are three to keep an eye on. This is the final vote scheduled to take place before the state’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBOR) is amended. LEOBOR sets the rules for police officers who are investigated for misconduct, including what
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May 10 2024
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Citing civil rights complaint, neighbors push back on Amtrak’s new Baltimore tunnel: ‘We’re taking it to a war’
Amtrak presented plans for a new tunnel through working-class black neighborhoods as a foregone conclusion Wednesday night. An elementary school auditorium full of Baltimoreans wasn’t so sure. “Since your plans don’t want to meet us on our grounds, we’re going to meet you on another ground. You chose the battle, and we’re taking it to a war,” West Baltimore resident Deborah Morris told Amtrak
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Jun 11 2024
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Day marks most civil moment, continued brotherhood
Confederate Capt. W.W. Leake and Hart were on opposite sides of the Civil War, but they share more than a hallowed resting spot and a legendary tale of the Day the War Stopped. Fighting ceased on that June 1863 day, but it marked a continuation of an age-old fraternal bond that the two shared: Freemasonry. The Union officers came on shore in St. Francisville, as fate would have it, home to the
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Jun 11 2024
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Why Canada Is Worried About a US Civil War
This hypothetical was tucked into the middle of the 37-page document, which sketched the possibility in 15 spare words: “U.S. ideological divisions, democratic erosion, and domestic unrest escalate, plunging the country into civil war.” It’s an unsettling thing to find out your immediate neighbor is getting nervous about the possibility of gruesome violence in your home. There has been no
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Jun 12 2024
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Ohio House passes CROWN Act Wednesday
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG) - The Ohio House passed the CROWN Act Wednesday with a vote of 83-7. The CROWN Act bans discrimination based on natural hair. The CROWN Act stands for, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair. The bill which was passed Wednesday only applies to children in K-12 public schools and preschools, students in those schools who are discriminated against for natural
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Mar 19 2024
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Community activists petition to rename Cameron Avenue, honor civil rights leader
On March 6, the Chapel Hill Town Council heard a request to change the name of Cameron Avenue to honor civil rights leader Pauli Murray. Currently the street is named after Paul Cameron , who was one of the wealthiest slave owners in Southern history. Change the Names, an organization that aims to change street names that reflect the racist side of Chapel Hill's past, presented the petition.
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Mar 12 2024
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DeSantis's Office Celebrates 'Major Win' in Court Over Parental Rights in Education Act
The state of Florida and civil rights activists who challenged the Parental Rights in Education Act agreed to a settlement over the law that restricts teaching gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. Gov. Ron DeSantis's office called the settlement “a major win" since the law remains in effect and "children will be protected from radical gender and sexual ideology in the classroom
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Feb 29 2024
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Minneapolis City Council faces challenges with civil rights and transit plans
In the wake of the commotion surrounding some members of the Minneapolis City Council, sometimes with each other and other times with regular citizens, Councilwoman LaTrisha Vetaw recently sat down for an episode of “Tracey’s Keeping It Real,” a popular podcast hosted by Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder CEO and Publisher Tracey Williams-Dillard. “As for me, I try to communicate with my colleagues
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Jun 05 2024
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Civil War Roundtable announces next meeting
SALISBURY — This month’s meeting of the Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will be held on Wednesday, June 12, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road. The Roundtable will be joined by author Derek D. Maxfield, who will give a presentation on his book “Hellmira: The Union’s Most Infamous Civil War Prison Camp-Elmira, NY.” (Emerging Civil War Series). Elmira was
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