Soon enough, there will be few coronavirus related restrictions in Rhode Island.
The state plans to increase its capacity limits on restaurants, stores, and other businesses to 80 percent capacity on Friday, May 7 and eliminate capacity limits for businesses on May 28 — along with size limits on social gatherings. As far as social distancing goes, the state will require three feet of spacing indoors.
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wanted to end discrimination against Asian-American students in college admissions based on race, but none of his peers on the other side of the aisle supported his endeavor. That includes U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge)
Cruz submitted Amendment 1456 to the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act (S.937) that aimed to prohibit federal funding for "institutions of higher education that discriminate against Asian Americans."
