United State Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, Rhode Island) held a town hall style meeting with Rhode Island residents at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Campus in Warwick Sunday afternoon. Around 25 people came …
The Civic Alliance for a Cooler Rhode Island (CACRI) hosted a workshop for candidates and candidate staff on the economic and social justice issues associated with climate change at the Warwick Public Library on Sandy …
Turn Off 10, a campaign coordinated by the Rhode Island Kent County ReSisters and Indivisible Rhode Island protested outside Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses at 1681 Quaker Lane in West Warwick because of the company’s continued …
A new analysis of law enforcement traffic stops found that a “total of 11.4 percent of motorists stopped were observed to be Black and 13 percent to be Hispanic. The analysis found that stopped motorists …
Today the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) heard opening statements as the final hearings to determine whether or not Invenergy will build a $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant in the …
“…I know I’m asking a lot. The price of freedom is high, it always has been. And it’s a price I’m willing to pay. And if I’m the only one, then so be it. But …
The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) celebrated its 10th annual policy and budget conference entitled Budget Rhode Map: Paving the Way to Good Jobs. Each year, the Institute hosts a half-day conference to educate policymakers, community …
“So first of all I want to thank all of you,” Matt Brown said to the 40 or so people gathered at the First Universalist Church of Burrillville to meet the newly announced Democratic candidate for …
Dear Mayor Elorza, On Monday night, April 23, 2018, you were a guest at my neighborhood association’s annual meeting, where you spent a few minutes summarizing your priorities for our wonderful city and shared home. …
The Fall River City Council Committee on Health and Environmental Affairs met Monday night to discuss the Watuppa Water Board decision to sell water to Invenergy to cool their proposed $1 billion dollar fracked gas …
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