Let Women Lead – Women candidates hold meet and greet at Rhode Island State House
January 19, 2020

Let Women Lead – Women candidates hold meet and greet at Rhode Island State House

More than 13 women running for public office in Rhode Island held a meet and greet on...

32 percent of Rhode Islanders identify as ‘very religious,’ 39 percent as ‘not religious’
March 2, 2020

32 percent of Rhode Islanders identify as ‘very religious,’ 39 percent as ‘not religious’

Rhode Island has the distinction of being the most religious state in New England, where 32 percent...

The Uprising April 20, 2018
April 20, 2018

The Uprising April 20, 2018

The mechanisms, i.e. political parties, that we have that are supposed to organize and express discontent are,...

Transgender advocates protest ‘transphobic lecture’ at St Pius V Church in Providence
March 2, 2020

Transgender advocates protest ‘transphobic lecture’ at St Pius V Church in Providence

Michelle Cretella, a member of the American College of Pediatrics (ACPed), gave a lecture Thursday evening at...

June 20 session of the RI House to open with Hindu prayers?
March 2, 2020

June 20 session of the RI House to open with Hindu prayers?

Rajan Zed, a Hindu cleric, has announced that he will open the June 20 session of the...

What constitutes a political contribution from Deloitte?
January 19, 2020

What constitutes a political contribution from Deloitte?

At the August 18 Warwick Democratic Committee meeting Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo was asked by Providence...

Whitehouse reverses course, decides against Pompeo nomination ahead of hearings
April 18, 2018

Whitehouse reverses course, decides against Pompeo nomination ahead of hearings

Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, Rhode Island) released the following statement opposing the nomination of Central Intelligence...

Reed opposes Pompeo’s nomination to be Secretary of State
April 18, 2018

Reed opposes Pompeo’s nomination to be Secretary of State

United States Senator Jack Reed (Democrat, Rhode Island) today issued the following statement on his opposition to...

Let’s keep building
April 22, 2018

Let’s keep building

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s address to North America’s Building Trades Unions in Washington DC on April...

Whitehouse reluctant to publicly oppose Pompeo
April 17, 2018

Whitehouse reluctant to publicly oppose Pompeo

In conjunction with youth-led activism across the country, this Sunday at a Millennials Meet & Greet campaign...

Fair Pay Act and $15 minimum wage critically important, say advocates
March 2, 2020

Fair Pay Act and $15 minimum wage critically important, say advocates

Ahead of Rhode Island House Labor Committee consideration of bills concerning Fair Pay and a $15 minimum...

Representatives, not Royalty
April 17, 2018

Representatives, not Royalty

Why does it take six times longer to tell a white man he’s violating the rules than...

Punching in and taking off: Fake quorums at State House committee meetings
April 17, 2018

Punching in and taking off: Fake quorums at State House committee meetings

“I’ll just stay here for your thing,” Rhode Island House Majority Whip John Edwards can be heard...

Cyd McKenna announces for Providence City Council, Ward 13
January 19, 2020

Cyd McKenna announces for Providence City Council, Ward 13

Cyd McKenna has launched her campaign to be the next Providence city councilor from Ward 13, replacing...

RI Rep William O’Brien wants to arm campus security
January 19, 2020

RI Rep William O’Brien wants to arm campus security

Rhode Island Representative William O’Brien (Democrat, District 54, North Providence), who once introduced a bill to bring...

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