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Boston Globe
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Governor McKee's administration opposes bill to overhaul R.I. public records law
Advertisement Legislators also received letters of opposition from the state departments of Administration; Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals; Environmental Management; Health; Human Services; Revenue; and Transportation. Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Enter Email Sign Up In her five-page letter, Richards first took aim at a section of the bill that would provide access to the names of those who receive 'preferred license plates' through the governor's office, to the extent allowed by federal law. She emphasized that the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act ' completely prohibits the disclosure of this information and imposes civil and criminal penalties against state entities and individuals who violate its mandates.' She also said a 2024 state Superior Court decision affirmed that federal law's privacy protections specifically for 'preferred plate' holders. Richards also objected to a section of the bill that would provide the public with access to any subpoena 'issued by a governmental entity to a public body or a public official regarding official business.' Advertisement DiPalma, a Middletown Democrat, has said that proposal stems from McKee's refusal to disclose whether his administration received subpoenas in the investigation of a controversial education contract for up to $5.2 million awarded to the ILO Group in 2021. In October 2024, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha concluded In her letter, Richards argued that disclosing subpoenas would undermine criminal investigations. She said governmental bodies are often asked to respond to subpoenas and to keep them confidential, and many subpoenas served on governmental entities target third parties rather than the government itself. 'Disclosure of the existence and content of these subpoenas could impede ongoing state and federal investigations, ultimately harming the public,' Richards wrote. Another section of the bill would require public bodies, the attorney general, and court to reduce or waive public records fees if the request is made 'in the public interest.' Advocates have said that provision is tailored after the federal Freedom of Information Act, which allows requesters to appeal that public interest exemption to the agency providing the records. Advocates said many requests come from commercial entities clearly not motivated by public interest but that members of the media are seen as requesting documents in the public interest. Richards argued that courts are best equipped to make that determination. 'Public bodies should not be in the business of determining whose request is in the public's interest and whose is not,' she wrote. Advertisement Richards claimed that every request made by a member of the public could be considered 'in the public interest,' leaving the government unable to collect fees for any records requests. She said the ability to charge fees forces people to carefully tailor their requests and it deters 'abusive requests that are unreasonably broad, unduly burdensome, or intended to disrupt the public body's business.' DiPalma said he added one new provision to this year's bill to address concerns, raised by the Richards objected to a section of the bill that would prohibit public bodies for charging for the denial of a records request. She said records requests are often denied 'in part,' so the bill would keep public bodies from 'charging a reasonable fee for the labor-intensive, yet necessary, function of review and redaction.' Richards also objected to the proposed doubling of fines for 'knowing and willful' violations of the public records law from $2,000 to $4,000 and for 'reckless' violations from $1,000 to $2,000. 'State taxpayers will bear the burden of fines levied against state public bodies because those fines would be directed to certain municipalities,' she wrote. 'To the extent the fines are instead levied against an individual public records officer, the fines may discourage public servants from serving the important role of public records officer.' In his letter, Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti Jr. objected to a provision that would require his department to release traffic accident data. 'RIDOT is deeply concerned that this language could compel the release of data that federal law explicitly protects from discovery, admissibility, or use in litigation,' he wrote. Advertisement Advocates said 42 other states make crash data available to the public, and some states go further by making data available through online portals so the public can see where crashes are occurring and demand safety improvements. But Alviti said, 'Requiring RIDOT to disclose federally protected data may place the state in direct conflict with federal law and compromise our ability to receive federal highway funding.' Also, he said the department would have to spend a lot time figuring out what data may be released according to federal and state law. 'It is important to note that RIDOT collects and maintains crash data solely for the purpose of designing and improving roadway safety,' Alviti wrote. 'The information referenced in this section is already available to the public through the Rhode Island State Police and local municipal police departments.' Edward Fitzpatrick can be reached at
North Wales Chronicle
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Gary Lineker says he was ‘a bit emotional' after final Match Of The Day
Speaking to pundits Micah Richards and Alan Shearer on the Rest Is Football podcast, which is produced by his company Goalhanger Podcasts, Lineker, 64, said he struggled to stop the tears as a montage played during the football highlights programme on Sunday. Lineker told the men, who regularly appeared on the show with him: 'I was a bit tired, and a bit emotional last night, I'm fine. 'I'm good, and thank you both for your very kind words last night. I must say, when they played the montage, obviously, I knew something was coming, but I didn't know what it was at all. '(I was) struggling to keep myself (together), especially when I saw my boys, you know what it's like when it's family and stuff, and thankfully that wasn't the last clip, because I'd gone at that point, I needed time to get myself together to try and get through the end of the show.' The former Barcelona striker wiped away tears after the montage, which featured messages from pundits past and present including Richards, Shearer, former Liverpool defender and pundit Alan Hansen, Danny Murphy and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright. There were also words from Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, and former team-mates Alan Smith, Paul Gascoigne and Peter Shilton, as well as Lineker's sons George, Harry, Tobias and Angus. On Monday's episode of the Rest Is Football Lineker also spoke about losing the copy sheet of information to read out over the Premier League table during his last show, meaning he had to ad-lib. He said on the podcast: 'For the first time ever, because of everything that was going on, I completely lost what we call the copy, which is basically the written form of what I read out over the tables. 'It's written by the subs, it needs to be accurate, obviously, for all the things, you can't make any mistakes. 'For the first time in 26 years I couldn't find it, and it wasn't there, so I just (improvised), which was a bit different. 'But there were a couple of tears, I was fighting it back a bit with my closing lines.' Richards paid tribute to Lineker, saying: 'Just to be sharing the studio with you, and like I said on the the montage, all the help, all the guidance, I truly meant it with all my heart, and it was just nice to see you get the send-off that you deserve.' Gary Lineker says goodbye to #MOTD after 25 years. — Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) May 25, 2025 Lineker signed off after 26 years, telling viewers it had been an 'absolute privilege' and 'utterly joyous' to front the show. His departure from the broadcaster follows a row after he shared a post about Zionism, which featured a depiction of a rat, historically an antisemitic insult. Lineker, the BBC's highest-paid presenter, issued an unreserved apology over the social media post, as it was confirmed he would leave his presenting role at the BBC early and would no longer front coverage of the 2026 World Cup or next season's FA Cup. In his final message on the show, Lineker said: 'Rather like my football career, everyone else did all the hard work and I got the plaudits. It's been an absolute privilege to host Match Of The Day for a quarter of a century. 'It's been utterly joyous.' Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman will replace the Leicester-born star and share the presenting role from the next Premier League season, and Lineker wished them 'all the very best when they sit in this chair'. The montage also showed a clip of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli singing Nessun Dorma at Leicester's title celebrations in 2016, and an emotional Lineker watching the performance. Bocelli left a farewell message for Lineker, before he was shown playing out the show. Near the end of the episode Lineker quipped 'it had to be Leicester last', followed by a clip of him on Match Of The Day in just his underpants in August 2016, having stuck to a promise to appear half-naked if Leicester won the Premier League. He wore white and blue Leicester shorts for the first 30 minutes of the show. He had grown up supporting the club, and went on to score 94 goals in 194 matches for the Foxes. Lineker has presented Match Of The Day since 1999 and has fronted the BBC's coverage of other major sporting events, including the 2012 London Olympics.
Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Gary Lineker forced to improvise as final Match of the Day nearly went wrong
Gary Lineker has revealed he had to improvise while presenting his last-ever Match of the Day after 26 years on air. Last night, accompanied by fellow pundits Micah Richards and Alan Shearer, Lineker bowed out of the BBC highlights show, which he first fronted in 1999. Lineker, 64, was seen wiping away tears after a montage was played revisiting the successes of his career in both football and punditry, later getting choked up as he thanked viewers for their support over the years. He's now reflected on his final show on his The Rest Is Football podcast, which is produced by his company Goalhanger Podcasts, admitting that things almost went pear-shaped. Lineker told Richards and Shearer, who regularly appeared on the show with him, that he'd lost the copy sheet of information to read out over the Premier League table last night, meaning he had to ad-lib. He explained: 'For the first time ever, because of everything that was going on, I completely lost what we call the copy, which is basically the written form of what I read out over the tables. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'It's written by the subs; it needs to be accurate, obviously, for all the things; you can't make any mistakes. 'For the first time in 26 years, I couldn't find it, and it wasn't there, so I just (improvised), which was a bit different.' Elsewhere during the recording, Lineker admitted that he struggled to get through his closing lines while 'fighting back' the waterworks. 'I was a bit tired and a bit emotional last night. I'm fine,' he began. 'I'm good, and thank you both for your very kind words last night,' he added to his co-hosts. 'I must say, when they played the montage, obviously, I knew something was coming, but I didn't know what it was at all. '(I was) struggling to keep myself (together), especially when I saw my boys, you know what it's like when it's family and stuff, and thankfully that wasn't the last clip, because I'd gone at that point. I needed time to get myself together to try and get through the end of the show.' The former Barcelona striker was stunned when messages were sent in from pundits past and present, including Richards, Shearer, former Liverpool defender and pundit Alan Hansen, Danny Murphy, and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright. There were also words from Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, and former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, plus former teammates Alan Smith, Paul Gascoigne, and Peter Shilton, as well as Lineker's sons George, Harry, Tobias, and Angus. As he was then given the final word, Lineker looked down the camera lens and told viewers it had been an 'absolute privilege' and 'utterly joyous' to front the show for so long. His departure from the broadcaster follows a row after he shared a post about Zionism, which featured a depiction of a rat, historically an antisemitic insult. Lineker, the BBC's highest-paid presenter on a £1.4million salary, issued an unreserved apology over the Instagram Story, as it was confirmed he would leave his presenting role at the BBC early and would no longer front coverage of the 2026 World Cup or next season's FA Cup. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'Rather like my football career, everyone else did all the hard work, and I got the applause. It's been an absolute privilege to host Match of the Day for a quarter of a century,' he told those watching. More Trending 'Thank you for watching, thank you for all your love and support over the years; it's been so special, and I'm sorry that your team was always on last,' he joked. Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates, and Mark Chapman will replace the Leicester-born star and share the presenting role from the next Premier League season, and Lineker wished them 'all the very best when they sit in this chair'. His MOTD stint then concluded in a special way, as he received a farewell message from Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who sang Nessun Dorma at Leicester's title celebrations in 2016 and then Time to Say Goodbye while the credits rolled. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. View More » MORE: Former CBBC child star reveals she's been diagnosed with perimenopause at 36 MORE: BBC fans urge people to watch crime series 'that's like Gavin and Stacey' MORE: Psychological thriller labelled a 'masterpiece' coming to BBC iPlayer
South Wales Guardian
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Gary Lineker says he was ‘a bit emotional' after final Match Of The Day
Speaking to pundits Micah Richards and Alan Shearer on the Rest Is Football podcast, which is produced by his company Goalhanger Podcasts, Lineker, 64, said he struggled to stop the tears as a montage played during the football highlights programme on Sunday. Lineker told the men, who regularly appeared on the show with him: 'I was a bit tired, and a bit emotional last night, I'm fine. 'I'm good, and thank you both for your very kind words last night. I must say, when they played the montage, obviously, I knew something was coming, but I didn't know what it was at all. '(I was) struggling to keep myself (together), especially when I saw my boys, you know what it's like when it's family and stuff, and thankfully that wasn't the last clip, because I'd gone at that point, I needed time to get myself together to try and get through the end of the show.' The former Barcelona striker wiped away tears after the montage, which featured messages from pundits past and present including Richards, Shearer, former Liverpool defender and pundit Alan Hansen, Danny Murphy and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright. There were also words from Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, and former team-mates Alan Smith, Paul Gascoigne and Peter Shilton, as well as Lineker's sons George, Harry, Tobias and Angus. On Monday's episode of the Rest Is Football Lineker also spoke about losing the copy sheet of information to read out over the Premier League table during his last show, meaning he had to ad-lib. He said on the podcast: 'For the first time ever, because of everything that was going on, I completely lost what we call the copy, which is basically the written form of what I read out over the tables. 'It's written by the subs, it needs to be accurate, obviously, for all the things, you can't make any mistakes. 'For the first time in 26 years I couldn't find it, and it wasn't there, so I just (improvised), which was a bit different. 'But there were a couple of tears, I was fighting it back a bit with my closing lines.' Richards paid tribute to Lineker, saying: 'Just to be sharing the studio with you, and like I said on the the montage, all the help, all the guidance, I truly meant it with all my heart, and it was just nice to see you get the send-off that you deserve.' Gary Lineker says goodbye to #MOTD after 25 years. — Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) May 25, 2025 Lineker signed off after 26 years, telling viewers it had been an 'absolute privilege' and 'utterly joyous' to front the show. His departure from the broadcaster follows a row after he shared a post about Zionism, which featured a depiction of a rat, historically an antisemitic insult. Lineker, the BBC's highest-paid presenter, issued an unreserved apology over the social media post, as it was confirmed he would leave his presenting role at the BBC early and would no longer front coverage of the 2026 World Cup or next season's FA Cup. In his final message on the show, Lineker said: 'Rather like my football career, everyone else did all the hard work and I got the plaudits. It's been an absolute privilege to host Match Of The Day for a quarter of a century. 'It's been utterly joyous.' Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman will replace the Leicester-born star and share the presenting role from the next Premier League season, and Lineker wished them 'all the very best when they sit in this chair'. The montage also showed a clip of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli singing Nessun Dorma at Leicester's title celebrations in 2016, and an emotional Lineker watching the performance. Bocelli left a farewell message for Lineker, before he was shown playing out the show. Near the end of the episode Lineker quipped 'it had to be Leicester last', followed by a clip of him on Match Of The Day in just his underpants in August 2016, having stuck to a promise to appear half-naked if Leicester won the Premier League. He wore white and blue Leicester shorts for the first 30 minutes of the show. He had grown up supporting the club, and went on to score 94 goals in 194 matches for the Foxes. Lineker has presented Match Of The Day since 1999 and has fronted the BBC's coverage of other major sporting events, including the 2012 London Olympics.
Western Telegraph
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
Gary Lineker says he was ‘a bit emotional' after final Match Of The Day
Speaking to pundits Micah Richards and Alan Shearer on the Rest Is Football podcast, which is produced by his company Goalhanger Podcasts, Lineker, 64, said he struggled to stop the tears as a montage played during the football highlights programme on Sunday. Lineker told the men, who regularly appeared on the show with him: 'I was a bit tired, and a bit emotional last night, I'm fine. More Stories 'I'm good, and thank you both for your very kind words last night. I must say, when they played the montage, obviously, I knew something was coming, but I didn't know what it was at all. '(I was) struggling to keep myself (together), especially when I saw my boys, you know what it's like when it's family and stuff, and thankfully that wasn't the last clip, because I'd gone at that point, I needed time to get myself together to try and get through the end of the show.' The former Barcelona striker wiped away tears after the montage, which featured messages from pundits past and present including Richards, Shearer, former Liverpool defender and pundit Alan Hansen, Danny Murphy and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright. There were also words from Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri, and former team-mates Alan Smith, Paul Gascoigne and Peter Shilton, as well as Lineker's sons George, Harry, Tobias and Angus. On Monday's episode of the Rest Is Football Lineker also spoke about losing the copy sheet of information to read out over the Premier League table during his last show, meaning he had to ad-lib. He said on the podcast: 'For the first time ever, because of everything that was going on, I completely lost what we call the copy, which is basically the written form of what I read out over the tables. 'It's written by the subs, it needs to be accurate, obviously, for all the things, you can't make any mistakes. 'For the first time in 26 years I couldn't find it, and it wasn't there, so I just (improvised), which was a bit different. 'But there were a couple of tears, I was fighting it back a bit with my closing lines.' Richards paid tribute to Lineker, saying: 'Just to be sharing the studio with you, and like I said on the the montage, all the help, all the guidance, I truly meant it with all my heart, and it was just nice to see you get the send-off that you deserve.' Gary Lineker says goodbye to #MOTD after 25 years. — Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) May 25, 2025 Lineker signed off after 26 years, telling viewers it had been an 'absolute privilege' and 'utterly joyous' to front the show. His departure from the broadcaster follows a row after he shared a post about Zionism, which featured a depiction of a rat, historically an antisemitic insult. Lineker, the BBC's highest-paid presenter, issued an unreserved apology over the social media post, as it was confirmed he would leave his presenting role at the BBC early and would no longer front coverage of the 2026 World Cup or next season's FA Cup. In his final message on the show, Lineker said: 'Rather like my football career, everyone else did all the hard work and I got the plaudits. It's been an absolute privilege to host Match Of The Day for a quarter of a century. 'It's been utterly joyous.' Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman will replace the Leicester-born star and share the presenting role from the next Premier League season, and Lineker wished them 'all the very best when they sit in this chair'. Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker outside his home in London (PA) The montage also showed a clip of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli singing Nessun Dorma at Leicester's title celebrations in 2016, and an emotional Lineker watching the performance. Bocelli left a farewell message for Lineker, before he was shown playing out the show. Near the end of the episode Lineker quipped 'it had to be Leicester last', followed by a clip of him on Match Of The Day in just his underpants in August 2016, having stuck to a promise to appear half-naked if Leicester won the Premier League. He wore white and blue Leicester shorts for the first 30 minutes of the show. He had grown up supporting the club, and went on to score 94 goals in 194 matches for the Foxes. Lineker has presented Match Of The Day since 1999 and has fronted the BBC's coverage of other major sporting events, including the 2012 London Olympics.
