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Public Employee Speech Rights

• A Former Raymond Librarian Says She Was Fired for Political Advocacy. She Sued and Won | NHPR



• Providence City Councilor Sues McKee for Firing Him Over Pro-Palestine Stance | Rhode Island Current

Rhode Island Transparency . . .

• ‘Just Turn It Over’: AG Neronha Warns of Fines for Agencies That Violate Public Records Law | WPRI

• Which Rhode Island Cities Are Prompting the Most Open Government Complaints? | The Boston Globe

• R.I. Restores Full Dates of Birth to Public Voter Database | The Boston Globe

. . . And Free Expression

• New Bans on Panhandling in Medians Spark Debate Over Free Speech Rights | Rhode Island Current



• Panhandling Ordinance Cost Cranston $250,000 | Cranston Herald

Also On Our Radar

• Massachusetts Tenants May Now Get the Chance to Wipe Their Eviction Records | GBH

• New Hampshire Law Requires More Transparency in AI-Generated Political Ads | NHPR



• Salem-Based Satanic Temple Loses Federal Appeal in Religious Discrimination Case Against Boston | The Boston Globe

• Healey Administration Conceals Key Information About State Shelter System Even as It Triples Spending | The Boston Globe

• Court Asked to Decide If a Local Public-Access Channel Can Enforce a Copyright on Its Livestreams of City-Council Meetings Against People Who Post Snippets From Them | Universal Hub



• More Mainers are Eligible to Have Their Criminal Records Sealed | Maine Morning Star