Dan McKee overstates his support for marriage equality in campaign ad, say advocates
March 2, 2020

Dan McKee overstates his support for marriage equality in campaign ad, say advocates

In response to an ad released by incumbent Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee claiming early leadership...

McKee continues to receive big money from out-of-state investors
January 19, 2020

McKee continues to receive big money from out-of-state investors

Campaign finance reports filed Tuesday, August 21 with the Rhode Island Board of Elections reveal that incumbent...

Moira Walsh launches “Don’t Need Mike” website highlighting opponent’s social media past
January 19, 2020

Moira Walsh launches “Don’t Need Mike” website highlighting opponent’s social media past

Progressive Representative Moira Walsh has launched a website highlighting her Democratic primary opponent’s troublesome political views. “From...

Video: Officers topple FANG tripods blocking entrance to Bristol County Jail
January 19, 2020

Video: Officers topple FANG tripods blocking entrance to Bristol County Jail

The videos and pictures are disturbing. Yesterday The FANG Collective erected blockades to obstruct the entrances of...

Belen Florez: The Rhode Island State Democratic Party does not welcome all
January 19, 2020

Belen Florez: The Rhode Island State Democratic Party does not welcome all

I have lived in Providence nearly forty years. Over the last five years I have been paying...

Lauren Niedel-Gresh: No backtracking on DNC No Fossil Fuel Dollars Pledge and Superdelegate reforms
August 21, 2018

Lauren Niedel-Gresh: No backtracking on DNC No Fossil Fuel Dollars Pledge and Superdelegate reforms

In June, right here in Providence, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Executive and Rules and Bylaws Committees...

Entrances to Bristol County Jail blocked by demonstrators over ICE connection
August 20, 2018

Entrances to Bristol County Jail blocked by demonstrators over ICE connection

On Monday afternoon multiple blockades were erected to obstruct the entrances of the Bristol County Jail and...

Right-wing rally in Boston shut down by much larger counter-protest, again
October 31, 2019

Right-wing rally in Boston shut down by much larger counter-protest, again

“Come on!” shouted a man next to me, one of the 2-300 people who gathered in Boston’s...

UNAP and Lifespan reach tentative agreement
October 31, 2019

UNAP and Lifespan reach tentative agreement

Members of the United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5098, and representatives of Lifespan have reached...

Eastland Food workers ratify first union contract and join UFCW Local 328
October 31, 2019

Eastland Food workers ratify first union contract and join UFCW Local 328

Press release from UFCW Local 328: We are proud to announce that after many months of negotiating,...

More on Groden Center strike
October 31, 2019

More on Groden Center strike

Educators at the Groden Center schools in Providence and Coventry engaged in a one-day strike on Friday...

The Uprising, August 17, 2018
August 17, 2018

The Uprising, August 17, 2018

“A debate is part of the democratic process. It’s where you get to talk yourself up. It’s...

Unfair labor practice strike at Groden Center in Providence
October 31, 2019

Unfair labor practice strike at Groden Center in Providence

Fed up with high turnover, unsafe staffing, and low wages, educators who work with students with autism...

Substance use and overdose prevention PAC kicks off
January 19, 2020

Substance use and overdose prevention PAC kicks off

Recovery, medical, and public health advocates started the Substance Abuse and Overdose Prevention Political Action Committee (SAOP...

Voters deliver a petition  to demand that Governor Raimondo debate her primary opponents
January 19, 2020

Voters deliver a petition to demand that Governor Raimondo debate her primary opponents

“We are here to present a petition that has over 300 signatures to try to persuade Governor...

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