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Professor says United Kingdom has unarmed police force and gun fatality rate 40 times lower than in U.S.

By Michael McKinney

May 31, 2013

"The UK has an unarmed police force and a firearm fatality rate that is 40 times lower per capita than in the U.S."

Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island says half of hospitalized seniors are suffering from severe malnutrition

By Michael McKinney

May 26, 2013

"Half of all hospitalized seniors are suffering from malnutrition so severe that it either caused their illness or it prevents them from getting better."

Sen. Jack Reed says that, per capita, North Korea has one of world’s largest standing armies

By Michael McKinney

May 10, 2013

North Korea has a "substantial standing army, one of the largest, certainly the largest per capita, in the world."

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says gun dealers whose licenses are revoked for misconduct can sell their inventories free from background checks

By Michael McKinney

May 4, 2013

"If you are a federally licensed gun dealer and your license is revoked because you've engaged in misconduct ... your entire inventory under prevailing law…

State Rep. Linda Finn says that in Rhode Island, police who encounter a young person with a gun can’t legally take it from them

By Michael McKinney

April 23, 2013

Right now, if Rhode Island police come across a young person with a gun, "they really don't legally have the right to take it away…

Video says 28 percent of adults released from Rhode Island prisons are re-incarcerated within a year.

By Michael McKinney

April 15, 2013

"In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year."

Same-sex marriage foe says latest research has “shattered” claims about children raised by same-sex couples

By Michael McKinney

April 7, 2013

Assertions that it makes no difference whether children are raised by heterosexual or homosexual parents have been "shattered by the latest and best social science…

SEIU, District 1199, says there’s “no clinical evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers protects patients.”

By Michael McKinney

March 17, 2013

"There is no clinical evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers protects patients."

Rhode Island Rep. Christopher Blazejewski says 32 states, District of Columbia allow early voting

By Michael McKinney

March 10, 2013

"In 32 other states and Washington D.C., they [voters] can avoid the wait by voting before Election Day."

State Rep. Linda Finn says Rhode Island keeps registry of campers but not guns

By Michael McKinney

March 7, 2013

"Rhode Island could tell you who has a camper, but we couldn't figure out who has a gun."

Chairwoman of Ocean State Prevention Alliance says many Rhode Island teens don’t think daily marijuana use poses serious risk of harm

By Michael McKinney

March 1, 2013

In annual surveys of Rhode Island communities that receive Drug Free community grants, many report that more than 50 percent of youth surveyed do not…

Block says 9,000 R.I. voters used master lever for Moderate Party — with no party candidates on ballot

By Michael McKinney

February 22, 2013

"More than 9,000 Rhode Island voters used the Moderate Party master lever mechanism and they didn't have a single Moderate on their ballot."

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Professor says United Kingdom has unarmed police force and gun fatality rate 40 times lower than in U.S.

Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island says half of hospitalized seniors are suffering from severe malnutrition

Sen. Jack Reed says that, per capita, North Korea has one of world’s largest standing armies

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says gun dealers whose licenses are revoked for misconduct can sell their inventories free from background checks

State Rep. Linda Finn says that in Rhode Island, police who encounter a young person with a gun can’t legally take it from them

Video says 28 percent of adults released from Rhode Island prisons are re-incarcerated within a year.

Same-sex marriage foe says latest research has “shattered” claims about children raised by same-sex couples

SEIU, District 1199, says there’s “no clinical evidence that vaccinating healthcare workers protects patients.”

Rhode Island Rep. Christopher Blazejewski says 32 states, District of Columbia allow early voting

State Rep. Linda Finn says Rhode Island keeps registry of campers but not guns

Chairwoman of Ocean State Prevention Alliance says many Rhode Island teens don’t think daily marijuana use poses serious risk of harm

Block says 9,000 R.I. voters used master lever for Moderate Party — with no party candidates on ballot