AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoFlock cameras backlash: South Kingstown voted unanimously to end its Flock Safety license plate reader contract and remove the devices, joining Narragansett and Glocester as Rhode Island towns weigh privacy, data access, and public-safety claims. ACLU pressure: The ACLU of Rhode Island urged Cumberland to cancel its Flock contract after a federal lawsuit alleged a woman was wrongly arrested based on camera imagery. Water safety watch: URI is preparing a study on manganese in Rhode Island drinking water, with officials saying public systems look low while private wells may need testing. Aquatic risk: A new look at tire-chemistry runoff highlights threats to Rhode Island brook trout, raising questions about stormwater rules and what’s being tracked. STEM + learning funding: Gov. Dan McKee and Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green announced $1.629M in Learn365RI grants to expand afterschool and out-of-school programs statewide, including Newport’s $70,000 award. Fishery science modernization: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse helped advance a bipartisan bill to use environmental DNA (eDNA) in fishery management, aiming to strengthen NOAA’s science capacity. Space/skywatch: Rhode Island readers get a national stargazing moment with Aug. 12’s planetary parade, partial solar eclipse, and peak Perseids.
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