Mattiello: House to ‘reflect the public’s will’ regarding PawSox
January 11, 2018

Mattiello: House to ‘reflect the public’s will’ regarding PawSox

Republican Steven Frias, who ran a close race against Speaker Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) last...

RIDOT controlled the message on 6/10 Connector
January 19, 2020

RIDOT controlled the message on 6/10 Connector

One of the key ways that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) controlled the message on...

Opposition grows against Tax Stabilization Investment Act in Providence
February 27, 2020

Opposition grows against Tax Stabilization Investment Act in Providence

A unique and diverse coalition of community organizations, labor unions and concerned Providence residents co-signed a letter...

Officials kick-off 6/10 Connector repairs
January 19, 2020

Officials kick-off 6/10 Connector repairs

“For too long, the disrepair of this interchange symbolized Rhode Island’s failure to invest in ourselves,” said...

IUPAT begins national worker education campaign on TPS and DACA at worksites around the United States
January 9, 2018

IUPAT begins national worker education campaign on TPS and DACA at worksites around the United States

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) kicked off a nationwide campaign Monday “designed to...

Invenergy: Delays in permitting power plant due to uninformed opposition, not our incompetence
October 31, 2019

Invenergy: Delays in permitting power plant due to uninformed opposition, not our incompetence

Invenergy has sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), claiming that delays in the...

Providence rescinds new gang database policy amid community concerns
January 19, 2020

Providence rescinds new gang database policy amid community concerns

The day after receiving a letter that charged the Providence Police Department with violating the newly enacted...

Concerns over the current PawSox legislation
January 5, 2018

Concerns over the current PawSox legislation

Let me start off by saying, I am a fan of the PawSox. I’ve enjoyed watching many...

The Uprising, January 5, 2018
January 5, 2018

The Uprising, January 5, 2018

Took the holiday week off but now we’re back for the first of 51 consecutive Uprisings, a...

Resuscitating Love at the Heart of Our Democracy
March 2, 2020

Resuscitating Love at the Heart of Our Democracy

[This keynote address was delivered at the tenth annual Fighting Poverty with Faith Interfaith Vigil at the...

Democrats in Name Only stage attacks on reproductive rights at the State House
January 4, 2018

Democrats in Name Only stage attacks on reproductive rights at the State House

2017 was The Year of Naming Names. As it turns out, so is 2018. You would think,...

New Providence Police gang database policy violates Community Safety Act, maintains PrYSM
January 19, 2020

New Providence Police gang database policy violates Community Safety Act, maintains PrYSM

The newly created Intelligence Assessment Database “blatantly and unequivocally” violates the Community Safety Act (CSA) maintains attorney...

10th Annual Fighting Poverty with Faith Vigil unveils its 2018 legislative agenda
March 2, 2020

10th Annual Fighting Poverty with Faith Vigil unveils its 2018 legislative agenda

“Standing here surrounded by more than 60 clergy persons reminds me that faith leaders participated in the...

Update on ACLU lawsuit against state over “Harrington Hall” law: Shelter will not turn people away
January 3, 2018

Update on ACLU lawsuit against state over “Harrington Hall” law: Shelter will not turn people away

Below is a summary – prepared by ACLU of Rhode Island volunteer attorney Lynette Labinger – of...

ACLU files new UHIP-related lawsuit over Medicaid termination notices
January 3, 2018

ACLU files new UHIP-related lawsuit over Medicaid termination notices

The ACLU of Rhode Island today filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that participants in a Medicaid program...

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