Women’s Caucus expelled from RI Dem Party offices and access blocked
December 15, 2017

Women’s Caucus expelled from RI Dem Party offices and access blocked

Members of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus nominating committee were asked to leave the Rhode...

How the executive director of the Rhode Island Democratic Party broke up a meeting of the women’s caucus — and kicked us out into the cold
December 15, 2017

How the executive director of the Rhode Island Democratic Party broke up a meeting of the women’s caucus — and kicked us out into the cold

Thursday night was the culmination of months of effort for the Rhode Island Democratic Party’s Women’s Caucus....

Raimondo breaks silence on CRMC and Jennifer Cervenka
March 2, 2020

Raimondo breaks silence on CRMC and Jennifer Cervenka

Governor Gina Raimondo declined to answer any of my numerous inquiries about Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)...

The end of Net Neutrality threatens smaller news organizations like UpriseRI
October 31, 2019

The end of Net Neutrality threatens smaller news organizations like UpriseRI

“The press today is no longer a synonym for print or broadcast,” said Paola Prado, Ph.D., Associate...

Regunberg testifies before DPUC on National Grid storm preparedness
March 2, 2020

Regunberg testifies before DPUC on National Grid storm preparedness

State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) testified Tuesday at a public comment meeting before the...

CRMC approves National Grid project over community objections
March 2, 2020

CRMC approves National Grid project over community objections

Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) Chair Jennifer Cervenka brushed off the idea that her work for the...

Invenergy must show-cause at hearing to avoid indefinite suspension of power plant plans
March 2, 2020

Invenergy must show-cause at hearing to avoid indefinite suspension of power plant plans

The Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) has voted, 3-0, to hold a show-cause hearing to provide Invenergy...

ACLU applauds new regulations protecting privacy of toll gantry information
December 12, 2017

ACLU applauds new regulations protecting privacy of toll gantry information

In a rebuff to Big Brother on the highways, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (DOT) has...

CRMC to vote on Providence LNG plant despite calls for chair’s resignation
March 2, 2020

CRMC to vote on Providence LNG plant despite calls for chair’s resignation

Despite outcry over conflict of interest, racial bias, and growing calls for resignation of the Chairperson, the...

Providence City Councilor Nirva LaFortune on PVD Safe Stations
December 11, 2017

Providence City Councilor Nirva LaFortune on PVD Safe Stations

[Editor’s note: The following is the text of Providence City Councilor Nirva LaFortune’s speech given at the...

Refugee Dream Center awarded a children’s library of books by SCBWI
December 11, 2017

Refugee Dream Center awarded a children’s library of books by SCBWI

Rhode Island’s Refugee Dream Center, a post resettlement refugee agency, was one of two organizations chosen from...

Born in the fires of a Trump presidency, Resist Hate RI contemplates its second year
December 12, 2017

Born in the fires of a Trump presidency, Resist Hate RI contemplates its second year

Last year, shortly after the Presidential Election, around a thousand people gathered in the cafeteria of Hope...

Providence introduces PVD Safe Stations, for those seeking treatment for addiction
December 11, 2017

Providence introduces PVD Safe Stations, for those seeking treatment for addiction

Beginning on January 2, 2018, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, “any person...

Invenergy’s lawsuit against National Grid may put ‘tens of millions’ of construction costs on ratepayers
March 2, 2020

Invenergy’s lawsuit against National Grid may put ‘tens of millions’ of construction costs on ratepayers

There will be both a hearing and an open meeting of the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)...

Feeding Her Fire: Art by youth and the female artists who inspired them
March 2, 2020

Feeding Her Fire: Art by youth and the female artists who inspired them

With allegations of sexual harassment dominating headlines, young female artists, and their professional adult counterparts, are exhibiting works...

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