In January, a group of seven state representatives introduced a bill to ban custodial sexual assault, which is sexual conduct between “peace officers” and people who are in their custody or who are detained. The bill was held for further study Feb. 10, with advocates hoping it will be passed ...
President Christina Paxson P’19 and Sangeeta Bhatia ’90 P’25 commemorated 130 years since women joined Brown’s campus and 120 years since women of color joined campus in an event hosted by the Brown Women’s Network Monday. The pair reflected on the growing representation of women in STEM ...
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin ’98 considers his time at Brown, where he earned a degree in public policy, formative for his political career.
The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed legislation which would increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, in a vote of 58 to 16 May 6. The bill now moves to the Senate, which passed matching legislation in February. Either the House bill or the Senate’s companion will have to pass ...
To promote prison reform and work to halt operations of private prisons in Rhode Island, State Senator Jonathon Acosta, D-Central Falls, Pawtucket, and State Representative Joshua Giraldo, D-Central Falls, introduced four bills to the R.I. legislature Mar. 5. These bills aim “to dismantle this ...
United Way of Rhode Island has pledged $100 million to promote racial equity through accessible education, affordable housing and unemployment for Black, Indigenous and People of Color in Rhode Island as part of the organization’s LIVE UNITED 2025 plan to help address systemic racism announced Jan. ...
Ward 2 Councilwoman Helen Anthony introduced two new environmental ordinances Jan. 21 to the Providence City Council that would promote Mayor Jorge Elorza’s Climate Justice Plan. The first ordinance would require all large buildings to record and report their energy usage, and the second would codify ...
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