PLEE is demanding access to a high-quality public school option for all children of color
January 19, 2020

PLEE is demanding access to a high-quality public school option for all children of color

Parents Leading for Educational Equity (PLEE) “is a newly founded, parent-led, grassroots organization with a mission to...

Letter from community groups and developers to Providence City Council on the Fane zoning petition
December 10, 2018

Letter from community groups and developers to Providence City Council on the Fane zoning petition

Dear Mayor Elorza and City Council: As stakeholders in this community, we support Mayor Jorge Elorza’s decision...

Workers Cooperative Academy graduates their second class
October 31, 2019

Workers Cooperative Academy graduates their second class

On Saturday, the Workers Cooperative Academy graduated its second class in a short ceremony held at Navigant...

Invenergy’s impacts on Native American archeological sites heard by EFSB
October 31, 2019

Invenergy’s impacts on Native American archeological sites heard by EFSB

Christopher Donta, a Senior Principal Investigator of Gray and Pape Inc was cross-examined regarding Gray & Pape’s...

The Uprising, December 7, 2018
December 7, 2018

The Uprising, December 7, 2018

“Taking the time in recent days to be with the people I love and who love me...

Making Transit-Oriented Development a reality in Rhode Island
January 19, 2020

Making Transit-Oriented Development a reality in Rhode Island

“What is TOD?,” asked John Flaherty, Deputy Director of GrowSmart Rhode Island at a workshop to discuss...

Laufton Ascencao steps aside, will not be the Representative for District 68 in Bristol
December 5, 2018

Laufton Ascencao steps aside, will not be the Representative for District 68 in Bristol

Laufton Ascencao, a Democrat recently elected to serve as a Rhode Island State Representative for District 68...

Progresso Latino and ACLU tell Central Falls: Curfews don’t work
October 31, 2019

Progresso Latino and ACLU tell Central Falls: Curfews don’t work

Progresso Latino and the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU RI) have sent a letter...

Statement from State Representative-elect Laufton Ascencao
December 4, 2018

Statement from State Representative-elect Laufton Ascencao

Statement from Rhode Island State Representative-elect Laufton Ascencao (Democrat, District 68, Bristol): “During the 2018 election, I...

Providence seeking bidders in January for leasing the city’s water
December 13, 2018

Providence seeking bidders in January for leasing the city’s water

Providence’s Director of Sustainability, Leah Bamberger, and Providence City Solicitor Jeff Dana gave a presentation to the...

Racist stickers affixed to signs in Johnston, police are investigating
October 31, 2019

Racist stickers affixed to signs in Johnston, police are investigating

Racist stickers have been affixed to street signs along Greenville Avenue in the Town of Johnston, Rhode...

Newly elected South Kingstown School Committee members facing harassment and threats
January 19, 2020

Newly elected South Kingstown School Committee members facing harassment and threats

An unusual Friday night meeting of the South Kingstown School Committee became contentious over what should have...

A community gathering to commemorate World AIDS Day at the RI State House
December 2, 2018

A community gathering to commemorate World AIDS Day at the RI State House

Over two dozen people gathered on the south steps of the Rhode Island State House to commemorate...

Climate Action RI responds to State Senator Elaine Morgan with dinner at Amigos Taqueria Y Tequila
October 31, 2019

Climate Action RI responds to State Senator Elaine Morgan with dinner at Amigos Taqueria Y Tequila

Over twenty people, mostly members of Climate Action Rhode Island (CARI) but also members of many other...

Representative Joe Almeida: We need to address Rhode Island’s achievement gap
December 1, 2018

Representative Joe Almeida: We need to address Rhode Island’s achievement gap

Like most Rhode Islanders, I was so disappointed in the Rhode Island Department of Education’s latest student...

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