Tonight, there is a reception with Barack Obama’s chief health-care adviser, David Cutler, and Attorney General Patrick Lynch at the Hi-Hat, 3 Davol Square, Providence.
The event will begin at 5:30pm, and you still have time to RSVP to Jeffrey Padwa. Contributions for the reception are $150 per person and $250 per couple.
Unite for Change house meetings
On Saturday, June 28th, more than a thousand supporters like you are hosting Unite for Change house meetings all across the country.
Ordinary people will be opening their homes and inviting friends and neighbors to come together and talk about our common cause of change.
See what Barack has to say about these Unite for Change events and sign up to host one in your community:
Attorney General Lynch named President as attorneys general from across the United States meet in RI
At this week’s meeting of attorneys general from across the country, Rhode Island’s own Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch will be named President of the National Association of Attorneys General. At a Thursday dinner for the Association, Lynch will officially begin his one-year term as President, becoming the first R.I. Attorney General to do so.
“I’m honored to further the mission of NAAG as its president, but even more honored to work with my colleagues on issues so important to propelling justice and advancing the quality of life in our country,” -Attorney General Lynch (Providence Journal)
The conference will take place over four days and will include events in Providence and Newport.
On Sunday night, over 100 Democrats from Rhode Island came together for the 2008 State Committee Meeting in West Warwick. The members endorsed Barack Obama for President, Senator Reed for U.S. Senate, and Congressmen Langevin and Kennedy as U.S. Representatives.
Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch joined other AGs from across the country in announcing a new compact with the social networking site, Myspace.com, meant to protect children from online predators.
For the first time, Rhode Island could make public corruption a felony charge by passing the Government Integrity and Public Accountability Bill of 2008, as proposed by Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch.
If enacted, the bill would create a new chapter of law entitled Crimes Against the Public Trust, which would make “theft of honest services” a criminal offense and allow the state to vigorously prosecute those violating the public trust.
In case you missed it, here’s some video from AG Lynch’s appearance on NBC 10 the other night where he discusses the grant to help fight lead poisoning.
This from the AG’s office:
The grants, providing $610,000 per year for two years of new funding to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in the state, represent the first round of allocations made by the Healthy Kids Collaborative (HKC), the model statewide lead safety initiative funded by DuPont and conducted as a partnership between the Children’s Health Forum and the Attorney General, with the input and guidance of the Attorney General’s Advisory Commission. The Healthy Kids Collaborative was formed as part of the landmark agreement forged by Attorney General Lynch and the DuPont Corporation in June 2005.
Among those joining Lynch and Schmoke at the press conference were representatives of the agencies receiving the grants, Barbara Fields, chair of the Attorney General’s Advisory Commission on Lead Paint and senior program director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and Barbara Baldwin, program coordinator of the HKC.
Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said, “As a result of our partnership with the Children’s Health Forum, we have initiated an outstanding model program whose goal is to make the awful and harmful effects of lead poisoning in our kids a scourge of the past. Education, outreach, and training are crucial components in increasing protections throughout our neighborhoods and communities, and in preventing lead poisoning from exacting a greater toll on our children’s health, and their futures. Everyone here today is passionately dedicated to our shared mission, and I am honored to join with Kurt Schmoke as we empower local organizations throughout the state to combat exposure to lead and enable Rhode Island’s children to grow and thrive free from suffering from its damaging and long-lasting effects.”
Accountability Bill of 2008, as proposed by Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch.