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Lawsuit over RI’s Washington Bridge likely to come in August

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PROVIDENCE — A lawsuit over the failure of the Washington Bridge on Interstate 195 west is “way more likely than not” to be filed, according to the legal team hired by Governor Dan McKee, with a projected timeline of early August. A team of six lawyers has been investigating since April what caused the bridge … Read more

R.I. Supreme Court orders parole board to consider release of Mario Monteiro in response to ACLU of R.I. lawsuit

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Mario Monteiro, a man who was convicted at 17 for killing a 31-year-old Providence man, will be sent back before the parole board for consideration of possible release. In 2021, a law passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2021, called “Mario’s Law,” was aimed at giving young offenders like … Read more