Frank Carini

1 month ago | ctnewsjunkie.com | Jamil Ragland |Julie Banks |Hugh McQuaid |Frank Carini

Posted inPrivacy With the announcement that genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said state residents have the right to delete their genetic data and request the company destroy DNA samples under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act.

2 months ago | ecori.org | Colleen Cronin |Frank Carini

One shot shows a cascade of fuzzy ducklings, just born the day or two before, tossing themselves like baby paratroopers out of a nesting box, beaks open and wings spread. But these little birds aren’t going to fly. A different shot from a camera down below finds the ducklings landing on a trampoline of leaves, before righting themselves, orienting toward the water, and waddling towards it.

2 months ago | ecori.org | Colleen Cronin |Frank Carini

PROVIDENCE — Kennedy Plaza has been a center for transportation, in various modes, since before it was called “Kennedy Plaza,” before Providence became a city, even before the property that the hub sits on was solid land. But that long run could soon be coming to an end, as officials search for a new location for the state’s bus hub. What will happen to the plaza? The answer could lie in the many reinventions of its past.

2 months ago | ecori.org | Rob Smith |Frank Carini

PROVIDENCE — Legislative coffee hours early in the session are usually a mundane affair. Lawmakers and advocates from different policy groups sip on coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts, munch on pastries and cookies, and discuss the current legislative session. But Tuesday’s coffee hour, hosted by the Environment Council of Rhode Island, a coalition of the state’s leading environmental groups, was more serious than usual. The night before, on Jan.

2 months ago | ecori.org | Rob Smith |Frank Carini

PROVIDENCE — A bid from a private club in North Kingstown to legitimize its illegally built seawall was rejected by coastal regulators on Tuesday. The Coastal Resources Management Council unanimously voted to adopt the recommendation of its subcommittee and reject the petition of the Quidnessett Country Club for a water type change in front of its property. It’s likely the end of a nearly two-year saga.