What I don't get is how they can say they won't allow discussion for your own good. That logic is a very slippery slope and entirely unAmerican (or British).
This strikes me as almost certainly illegal to deny a license without giving cause.
It seems to me that by definition the board must have met behind closed doors to reach this decision. This can't be legal in RI, can it?
As a former newspaper reporter (St. Pete Times), the story here, to me, is the obvious appearance of an illegal meeting.
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