A Rhode Island federal judge has again blocked the Trump administration from siphoning federal funds from no-strings-attached housing for formerly homeless individuals. In a pair of identical, 10-page orders issued Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy wrote that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) violated the federal Administrative Procedure Act […]

Since the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island began tracking remote access to public meetings in 2023, some of the state’s most closed-off public bodies still have not expanded options for people who cannot attend in person, according to an updated ACLU report released Tuesday. The July 2026 edition of “Remote Access to […]