Providence voters overwhelmingly approve divestment measure

Providence voters overwhelmingly approved a citizen-led proposal Tuesday night that aims to restrict municipal investments connected to severe human rights violations abroad. Question 7 received over 76% support, or 20,925 votes overall, as of 8:53 p.m., with 76 of 82 precincts reporting. “It’s an enormous demonstration of what we already knew going into the campaign, […]

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