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steveahlquist.substack.com > p > new-report-details-inhumane-and-urgent

New report details inhumane and urgent conditions at the Wyatt ICE Detention Center in Rhode Island

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (210+ words) SteveAhlquist.news New report details inhumane and urgent conditions at the Wyatt ICE Detention Center in Rhode Island A report from AMOR (Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance) A new report from AMOR (Alliance to Mobilize Our Resistance), an immigrant justice…...

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steveahlquist.substack.com > p > us-senator-jack-reed-on-fixing-the

U.S. Senator Jack Reed on fixing the Affordable Care Act in the age of Trump

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (491+ words) After the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans allowed health care tax credits to lapse and cut Medicaid by $1 trillion to provide tax credits to millionaires, Affordable Care Act (ACA) disenrollments surged 33.6 percent, noted Senator Reed. This is contributing to declining…...

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steveahlquist.substack.com > p > phil-eil-a-conversation-with-us-representative

Phil Eil: A conversation with U.S. Representative Gabe Amo outside the Wyatt Detention Facility

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1441+ words) Around 60 people gathered outside the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls on Saturday, September 5. They were there to pray a Rosary for Migrants, a monthly event organized by the Diocese of Providence. (Steve Ahlquist covered the first event in December.)…...

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steveahlquist.substack.com > p > the-womxn-project-rates-primary-candidates

The Womxn Project rates primary candidates on issues of Bodily Freedom

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (221+ words) Just in time for the September primary elections in Rhode Island, The Womxn Project (TWP) has released its 2026 Bodily Freedom Forever1 Index (BFFI), Primary Edition. This document includes information about candidates running at the local, state, and national levels, from school…...

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steveahlquist.substack.com > p > attorney-general-coalition-sues-usps

Attorney General coalition sues USPS over unlawful attempt to interfere with states’ vote-by-mail procedures

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (755+ words) SteveAhlquist.news Attorney General coalition sues USPS over unlawful attempt to interfere with states’ vote-by-mail procedures “I am confident that we will succeed here, as we have many times before, thereby protecting the right of American citizens,” said Attorney General…...

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steveahlquist.substack.com > p > benjamin-branchaud-an-open-letter

Benjamin Branchaud: An open letter to the people in charge

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (602+ words) On November 6 of last year, your police officers knocked on my mom’s door and, when she opened it, you arrested her on two misdemeanor charges: Providing False Information to 911 Resisting Legal or Illegal Arrest You arraigned her, released her on…...

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steveahlquist.substack.com > p > the-defense-of-transgender-student

The defense of transgender student rights shifts, once again, to the Westerly School Committee

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1819+ words) You can watch the relevant parts of the School Committee meeting here: The long nights Committee member Nero is referring to are likely the meetings where the school committee takes up potential changes to their Transgender, Gender Nonconforming & Transitioning Students…...

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steveahlquist.substack.com > p > oped-ice-out-of-rhode-island-say

Oped: ICE out of Rhode Island: Say no to terror; Say yes to community!

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (349+ words) While the major enforcement surges in Chicago, Minneapolis, Portland and elsewhere dominated the news, ongoing ICE activity is now much less visible. But whether we see it or not, the grinding machine of deportation has continued quietly and relentlessly, across…...

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steveahlquist.substack.com > p > connor-burbridge-jack-reed-says-he

Connor Burbridge: Jack Reed says he opposed the war. His votes tell another story

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (304+ words) In today’s “Voices of Value” report from Salve University’s Pell Center, incumbent Senator Jack Reed holds a commanding lead over his two Democratic primary opponents, Connor Burbridge and Luis Daniel Muñoz. Burbridge sent me the following oped: “Senator Jack Reed…...