The Rhode Island Board of Elections has reinstated the voting rights of two men who had them taken away last year. The men were found two decades ago to be not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. However, they now live in a psychiatric center and neither man had ever been released from mental care custody.
Rhode Island law says both convicted felons and those “lawfully adjudicated to be non compos mentis” — or sane — aren't allowed to vote.
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Both sides of the pond are facing a prison problem. In the US, states facing budget crises are now looking at an alternative to raising taxes — let's just say it's a lock-checking idea. They're letting prisoners go free well before their sentences are completed.
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The New York Times' Light and Space Where Fire Alarms Once Rang visits the Providence, Rhode Island home of artist couple Wendy Edwards and Jerry Mischak, which was originally built in 1931 as a firehouse. The couple, who were living in a mid-19th-century house on Brown University's campus and also renting two separate spaces for their studios, wanted to find a place where they could both live and work. When Mischak saw a sign for a new firehouse going up in East Providence, he stopped into the old headquarters, and spoke to the firemen about the digs.
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Who won today. Well, that depends what your definition of "win" is. Clinton definitely broke Obama's winning streak, and came away with big prizes — Ohio, a state crucial in the general election, and Texas, which is as big as it gets.
Hillary Clinton might have a legitimate ticket out of Junior Super Tuesday, simply as a result of the complicated nature of the results.
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Right now voters are going to the polls across Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
In Ohio, flood warnings in the south, and icy conditions in the north could deter voters. A new balloting system in the Cleveland area may potentially make voting messy.
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Super Tuesday, on February 5th, was supposed to be the day the Democratic nominee emerged. Instead, absolutely nothing changed. Today could be decisive, but I still get the feeling neither candidate is ready to call it quits.
Today, Hillary has a chance to break her 11-state losing streak.
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With four states up for grabs today including larger-than-life Texas and pivotal Ohio, the campaigns are feeling the crunch and it's anybody's guess how the delegates will fall tonight. Here's your chance to play pundit and tell us who's winning what when the polls close tonight — vote on each contest here, and see how your guesses match up tonight.
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Why should a vacation be only for you. Newport's Hotel Viking has started a new pet pampering program – dogs (and cats!) under 75 pounds are welcome to stay in the hotel... and welcomed with a bottomless sack of organic treats from local pet boutique, Cricket & Riley.
Starting today, Save the Bay Narragansett offers hour-long Seal Watch Tours ($20) departing from Bowen's Ferry Landing in Newport, RI. Seeing seals is much easier with ship-provided binoculars, and local species include Harbor, Gray, Harp, and Hooded Seals. The best time to spot them is when low tide falls in the middle of the day because that's when they stop feeding and "haul-out" onto their resting spots.
Who knew New England's smallest state had so much to offer?. In addition to the many great forest and beach walks and hikes for leashed dogs, there's a growing number of off-leash areas, too. In the last two years alone, several new dog parks have opened up including the first-ever, official dog park in Providence and a huge park in Warwick (about 12 miles south of Providence).
