Help to advocate for children: Pass the voluntary extension of care act
January 30, 2018

Help to advocate for children: Pass the voluntary extension of care act

On Thursday Night, February 1, 2018, the Rhode Island State Senate Committee on Judiciary will hear testimony...

Announcing the campaign for a $15 minimum wage and fair wages
March 2, 2020

Announcing the campaign for a $15 minimum wage and fair wages

Today marked the launch of a coordinated campaign to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an...

Vigil/Protest for Lilian Calderon, taken by ICE
January 31, 2018

Vigil/Protest for Lilian Calderon, taken by ICE

A group of social justice activists gathered outside the law office of Martin Harris this morning to...

Democrat Terri Cortvriend announces for House District 72 seat
January 19, 2020

Democrat Terri Cortvriend announces for House District 72 seat

Terri Cortvriend is running as a Democrat in the 2018 elections to represent Rhode Island House District...

Support Rhode Island single payer
January 29, 2018

Support Rhode Island single payer

The enormous costs of healthcare cannot be controlled by hospital closures and buyouts or cutting Medicaid funding....

ACLU: RI’s criminal justice system is unfair, costly, and sometimes absurd
October 31, 2019

ACLU: RI’s criminal justice system is unfair, costly, and sometimes absurd

“What if somebody told you that being a serial graffiti artist could get you a longer prison...

A busy week in the Invenergy case
October 31, 2019

A busy week in the Invenergy case

This has been a busy week in the Invenergy case, culminating in a Federal Energy regulatory Commission...

Sheldon Whitehouse answers tough questions at Woonsocket Town Hall campaign kick-off
January 19, 2020

Sheldon Whitehouse answers tough questions at Woonsocket Town Hall campaign kick-off

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse met with constituents Saturday morning at the American Legion Post in Woonsocket...

Justine Caldwell to RIPR’s Scott MacKay: Women’s issues are not ‘identity politics’
January 27, 2018

Justine Caldwell to RIPR’s Scott MacKay: Women’s issues are not ‘identity politics’

Scott MacKay’s column Whither the Democratic Party in 2018? creates a false dichotomy between “speaking to struggling...

The Uprising January 26, 2018
January 26, 2018

The Uprising January 26, 2018

President Donald Trump tried to fire special counsel Robert Mueller last year, only backing off when his...

Police are NOT the law: They shouldn’t have to be reminded
January 26, 2018

Police are NOT the law: They shouldn’t have to be reminded

On January 25, the Providence Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #3 issued a statement on Facebook and...

Providence City Council President Salvatore responds to FOP’s comments on CSA
January 19, 2020

Providence City Council President Salvatore responds to FOP’s comments on CSA

Providence City Council President David Salvatore responds to the Providence Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Lodge #3...

Providence Police Union blames uptick in gun violence on Community Safety Act; advocates and police commissioner disagree
October 31, 2019

Providence Police Union blames uptick in gun violence on Community Safety Act; advocates and police commissioner disagree

Leaders of the Providence Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Lodge #3, the police union, issued a long...

Invenergy still trying to shift costs onto consumers maintains CLF and Burrillville, new Show Cause hearing requested
October 31, 2019

Invenergy still trying to shift costs onto consumers maintains CLF and Burrillville, new Show Cause hearing requested

In response to the cancellation of next week’s Show Cause Hearing, lawyers from Conservation Law Foundation (CLF)...

Greg Gerritt’s State of the Union
January 26, 2018

Greg Gerritt’s State of the Union

Hello, I am Greg Gerritt, a Green Party member since 1984 and a resident of Rhode Island....

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