UNAP files lawsuit to preserve healthcare services and jobs at Memorial Hospital
December 8, 2017

UNAP files lawsuit to preserve healthcare services and jobs at Memorial Hospital

United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5082 filed a lawsuit in Superior Court today in an...

Providence joins nationwide protest to save Net Neutrality
October 31, 2019

Providence joins nationwide protest to save Net Neutrality

Two dozen protesters took to the sidewalk outside the Verizon store on Waterman Street in Providence to...

One more time: The EFSB comes to Burrillville
March 2, 2020

One more time: The EFSB comes to Burrillville

The second last Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) public testimony hearing in Burrillville had an easy familiarity...

Nika Lomazzo to challenge John Lombardi in District 8
January 19, 2020

Nika Lomazzo to challenge John Lombardi in District 8

“I don’t think there are any elected officials advocating for trans people in Rhode Island,” said Nika...

As more elected officials call for resignation of CRMC chair, Governor Raimondo remains silent
March 2, 2020

As more elected officials call for resignation of CRMC chair, Governor Raimondo remains silent

As of this writing, four more elected state representatives, Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence), Marcia Ranglin-Vassel...

Recognizing the tremendous burden that women are carrying in this moment
October 31, 2019

Recognizing the tremendous burden that women are carrying in this moment

As the #MeToo movement has swept across the country, it has forced some painful cultural reckoning. Powerful...

EFSB comes to Charlestown to discuss water, Invenergy denies residents water plan details
March 2, 2020

EFSB comes to Charlestown to discuss water, Invenergy denies residents water plan details

The Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) held a hearing in Charlestown Tuesday evening to hear public testimony...

Senator Calkin, Representative Diaz first elected officials to call for CRMC Chair Cervenka’s resignation
March 2, 2020

Senator Calkin, Representative Diaz first elected officials to call for CRMC Chair Cervenka’s resignation

State Senator Jeanine Calkin (Democrat, District 30, Warwick) and State Representative Grace Diaz (Democrat, District 11, Providence)...

CLF’s Jerry Elmer on fighting Invenergy’s power plant
March 2, 2020

CLF’s Jerry Elmer on fighting Invenergy’s power plant

“I’m praising CLF for taking the case,” said Conservation Law Foundation Senior Attorney Jerry Elmer. “We took...

NoLNGinPVD calls for the immediate resignation of CRMC Chair Cervenka
March 2, 2020

NoLNGinPVD calls for the immediate resignation of CRMC Chair Cervenka

The NoLNGinPVD coalition today sent a letter to various government officials, including Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo,...

The Uprising, December 1
December 4, 2017

The Uprising, December 1

Welcome to The Uprising, where the news is necessary, but not necessarily good. This week Garrison Keillor...

Former CRMC member Tony Affigne on environmental racism and the use of police power at CRMC meetings
February 8, 2021

Former CRMC member Tony Affigne on environmental racism and the use of police power at CRMC meetings

“In my final few months on CRMC, I repeatedly tried to convince the Council to hold its...

The apparent conflict of interest between National Grid and CRMC Chair Jennifer Cervenka
February 8, 2021

The apparent conflict of interest between National Grid and CRMC Chair Jennifer Cervenka

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo appointed Jennifer Cervenka and two others to the Coastal Resources Management Council...

Rhode Island is the only New England state relying on anti-labor, ALEC-inspired preemption clauses
November 30, 2017

Rhode Island is the only New England state relying on anti-labor, ALEC-inspired preemption clauses

No other state in New England has passed even one preemptive labor law. Rhode Island has passed...

CRMC hearing consumed by public testimony against National Grid’s Port project
March 2, 2020

CRMC hearing consumed by public testimony against National Grid’s Port project

“We are not required to have any public hearings,” said Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) Chair Jennifer...

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