PAWTUCKET SCHOOL COMMITTEE WORK SESSION Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 6:30 PM School Administration Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room 286 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860 Agenda I. Meeting will come to order a. Roll call b. Pledge of Allegiance…
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Friedrichs defeated by the Supreme Court
This morning the Supreme Court weighed in on the Friedrichs case. It issued a one-sentence opinion affirming by a 4-4 vote the decision of the Ninth Circuit upholding the Abood decision and our right to collect fair share fees under the First…
Smith Hill Report, 3-24-16
March 24, 2016 Guns in Schools The hallways of the Statehouse were pack on Tuesday, March 22nd as the House Judiciary Committee heard a number of bills related to guns. RIFTHP President Frank Flynn provided written testimony in support…