Fontaine On Fox News: Blames SNAP Not CVS
It isn’t just progressive news outlets like RI Future who are shining a light on the alarmingly high percentage of Woonsocket residents who can’t afford to feed themselves without public assistance. Fox “News” interviewed Mayor Leo Fontaine about the national spotlight the city finds itself in.
GTech Hasn’t Paid ALEC Dues Since 2009
It turns out, now that CVS has dropped its membership with the American Legislative Exchange Council, there are no more Rhode Island corporations involved with the far right wing bill mill. GTech, the other Rhode Island company that was once an ALEC member, hasn’t paid membership dues since 2009, said Bob Vincent, a senior vice [...]
Progress Report: Hard Knock Life in Middletown, Kennedy Chides Gemma, Patch on ALEC and Woody Guthrie
The Providence Journal describes the conditions of a Middletown group home for children that caused the state to inspect all of its 76 facilities around the state: “broken glass littering the floor, trash strewn in different rooms, and a foul odor in the air, according to the police report.” It might not be a story [...]
CVS Drops Out of ALEC
CVS, Rhode Island’s biggest local corporation, has dropped its membership with American Legislative Exchange Council, the controversial “right wing bill mill.” The Woonsocket-based company put out this statement today: “Over the last few weeks, we have closely followed the issues surrounding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and have heard from numerous stakeholders expressing their [...]
CVS Fined for Dumping Hazardous Waste in CA
A California judge has ordered Rhode Island-based CVS to pay $13.75 million in fines to 45 cities and towns in the Golden State for improper dumping of hazardous materials and hypodermic needles. “The Rhode Island-based chain came under investigation two years ago after allegations that it mishandled medical, pharmaceutical and photographic waste at California stores [...]
RI Progress Report: What Does Central Falls Takeover Mean
State to take over Central Falls School District from … the state, actually. A state-appointed Board of Trustees has governed the struggling school system for years so what does it mean that the Department of Education took over from the Board of Trustees? It probably means that Supt. Gallo and the Board of Trustees pushed [...]
RI Progress Report: Sasse, Gemma, CVS, Citigroup
First Gary Sasse, former head of RIPEC, backed income tax increases on the wealthiest Rhode Islanders. Now he’s admitting that state aid cuts contributed to the financial struggle the poorest cities are experiencing. Is Sasse becoming a progressive, or are things just that bad in Rhode Island? Why is Anthony Gemma afraid of the media? “I’d [...]
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