When it comes to whether to have a privately-owned affordable housing complex or a new town hall, one Rhode Island mayor is using eminent domain to say the city government comes first. The town of ...
Johnston, Rhode Island, Mayor Joseph Polisena promised to "use all the power of government" to stop the privately financed 252-unit project.
that decision is for the courts,” he continued in response to suggestions that U.S. District Court in Rhode Island was chosen for the judges’ perceived political leanings. President Barack Obama’s ...