The Uprising, August 31, 2018
August 31, 2018

The Uprising, August 31, 2018

Welcome to The Uprising! The primaries in Rhode Island are less than two weeks away, on Wednesday,...

An argument for ranked choice voting implementation in Rhode Island
January 19, 2020

An argument for ranked choice voting implementation in Rhode Island

After several years of advocating, Maine voters won the fight to implement ranked-choice voting. Two years ago,...

No LNG in PVD continues to protest Grid’s liquefaction facility
October 31, 2019

No LNG in PVD continues to protest Grid’s liquefaction facility

Monica Huertas, campaign coordinator for No LNG in PVD, along with area residents and other community and...

McKee to receive another $50,000 Super PAC help
January 19, 2020

McKee to receive another $50,000 Super PAC help

A campaign finance report filed Thursday, August 30th with the Rhode Island Board of Elections revealed that...

The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur compares Matt Brown campaign to Florida upstart Andrew Gillum
January 19, 2020

The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur compares Matt Brown campaign to Florida upstart Andrew Gillum

Democratic candidate for Governor of Rhode Island Matt Brown was interviewed by The Young Turks‘ Cenk Uygur...

Regunberg in Burrillville
January 19, 2020

Regunberg in Burrillville

Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, State Representative Aaron Regunberg was the first elected official...

RIDE prohibits everyone other than active law enforcement personnel from carrying firearms, including concealed-carry firearms, on school grounds statewide
January 19, 2020

RIDE prohibits everyone other than active law enforcement personnel from carrying firearms, including concealed-carry firearms, on school grounds statewide

Ken Wagner, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, issued the following notice today: It has been brought...

Gubernatorial candidates Brown and Dickinson debate, Raimondo a no-show
January 19, 2020

Gubernatorial candidates Brown and Dickinson debate, Raimondo a no-show

Over a dozen people showed up outside Channel 12/WPRI studios in East Providence to call upon incumbent...

AFL-CIO’s George Nee to be awarded World Peace Prize
August 28, 2018

AFL-CIO’s George Nee to be awarded World Peace Prize

For the first time a Rhode Island Labor leader will be honored with the World Peace Prize....

Candidates for Providence Ward 8 City Council attend a sometimes heated forum
January 19, 2020

Candidates for Providence Ward 8 City Council attend a sometimes heated forum

All five candidates for Providence City Council Ward 8 attended the South Elmwood Neighborhood Association‘s Meet the...

Cranston Mayor Fung called out on his ‘Trumpian, divisive, racist, fear-based campaigning’
August 28, 2018

Cranston Mayor Fung called out on his ‘Trumpian, divisive, racist, fear-based campaigning’

Members of the Cranston Action Network (CAN) and allied groups rallied outside Cranston City Hall Monday night...

Hope and Change for Haiti holds first annual ‘Engage for Change’ gala
October 31, 2019

Hope and Change for Haiti holds first annual ‘Engage for Change’ gala

Hope and Change for Haiti works to improve the quality of life of the Haitian community, contribute...

DARE commemorates Black August with revolutionary panel
February 13, 2021

DARE commemorates Black August with revolutionary panel

The Behind the Walls Committee at DARE (Direct Action for Rights and Equality) has long advocated for...

SNAP to Bishop Tobin: Your words ring hollow to survivors
March 2, 2020

SNAP to Bishop Tobin: Your words ring hollow to survivors

Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, worked as the auxiliary bishop of...

Cranston Action Network to rally against Fung’s ‘anti-immigrant fearmongering’ at Cranston City Hall
August 26, 2018

Cranston Action Network to rally against Fung’s ‘anti-immigrant fearmongering’ at Cranston City Hall

Declaring that, “Cranston and Rhode Island don’t stand with Fung’s Trumpian divisive, racist, fear-based campaigning, nor with...

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