Townies for Responsible Government supports open government initiatives
October 31, 2019

Townies for Responsible Government supports open government initiatives

Townies for Responsible Government is a small group of concerned East Providence citizens working on making their...

FANG Collective disrupts Morgan Stanley event at Brown University
February 28, 2018

FANG Collective disrupts Morgan Stanley event at Brown University

Morgan Stanley is a powerful financial services firm and one of the key financial backers off the...

Assault weapon ban introduced in Rhode Island, high school students speak in support
January 19, 2020

Assault weapon ban introduced in Rhode Island, high school students speak in support

Assault weapons are banned in Connecticut and Massachusetts, making Rhode Island what Speaker of the House Nicholas...

Providence wants to regulate firearms, so the state needs to repeal preemption
January 19, 2020

Providence wants to regulate firearms, so the state needs to repeal preemption

Providence City Council President David Salvatore and the crest of the city council today announced their intention...

Cranston City Council passes two gun resolutions after heated discussions and public comment
January 19, 2020

Cranston City Council passes two gun resolutions after heated discussions and public comment

After more than nine months of delays and rhetoric, the Cranston City Council passed a resolution recommending...

Eastland Food Products workers stage one-day strike
February 27, 2018

Eastland Food Products workers stage one-day strike

150 Eastland Food Products workers went on a one-day strike Tuesday for better benefits, working conditions and...

Sam Bell announces bid for State Senate District 5 seat
January 19, 2020

Sam Bell announces bid for State Senate District 5 seat

Ending months of speculation, progressive activist Sam Bell has announced that he will be running as a...

Governor Raimondo signs “red flag” policy, says legislation still needed
January 19, 2020

Governor Raimondo signs “red flag” policy, says legislation still needed

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed a “red flag” policy today, a step towards keeping guns out...

Rodrigo Pimentel: America must renew its promise to DREAMers
February 25, 2018

Rodrigo Pimentel: America must renew its promise to DREAMers

With each passing day, I am increasingly terrified of what the future may hold. My family immigrated...

Indivisible RI: No President is above the law
February 26, 2018

Indivisible RI: No President is above the law

Over 200 people gathered at the Rhode Island State House Saturday afternoon as part of Indivisible Rhode...

DARE presents awards at annual brunch
February 25, 2018

DARE presents awards at annual brunch

DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality) presented Steve Ahlquist, this reporter, an award for his journalism...

Speaker Mattiello and Rep Canario introduce “Red Flag” gun bill
January 19, 2020

Speaker Mattiello and Rep Canario introduce “Red Flag” gun bill

Representative Dennis Canario filed legislation (H7688) that “would create a means for courts to disarm people whose...

The Uprising, February 23, 2018
February 23, 2018

The Uprising, February 23, 2018

‘We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.’ –William Wonka, industrialist...

Patricia Morgan in Burrillville
October 31, 2019

Patricia Morgan in Burrillville

Rhode Island House Minority Leader and Republican candidate for Governor of Rhode Island Patricia Morgan knows very...

National Grid’s rate case will decide the company’s future in Rhode Island
October 31, 2019

National Grid’s rate case will decide the company’s future in Rhode Island

National Grid is proposing significant rate hikes for both gas and electric utility service, and the Rhode...

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