A lively forum for the open City Council seat in Woonsocket
January 19, 2020

A lively forum for the open City Council seat in Woonsocket

Over 60 people crowded into the Woonsocket Harris Public Library where the Woonsocket Republican City Committee was...

The case against HP Lovecraft
March 2, 2020

The case against HP Lovecraft

HP Lovecraft was a racist, an antisemite, and a white supremacist. And it’s time for Rhode Island...

DEM’s air pollution permit for Invenergy project uses outdated metrics, says Paul Roselli of the Burrillville Land Trust
October 31, 2019

DEM’s air pollution permit for Invenergy project uses outdated metrics, says Paul Roselli of the Burrillville Land Trust

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) issued a draft “major source” air pollution permit for...

Parents and advocates urge House Speaker to pass H5707 to modernize outdated parentage laws
October 31, 2019

Parents and advocates urge House Speaker to pass H5707 to modernize outdated parentage laws

Rhode Island urgently needs to update our parentage laws which haven’t changed since the 1970’s. The Senate...

No time to wait: The Rhode Island Senate needs to raise the minimum wage this year, and here’s how
March 2, 2020

No time to wait: The Rhode Island Senate needs to raise the minimum wage this year, and here’s how

Tell your Senator – tell all the Senators – that you want them to amend the 2020...

The House passes the 2020 Rhode Island State Budget – All the video
February 27, 2020

The House passes the 2020 Rhode Island State Budget – All the video

House deliberations on the 2020 Rhode Island State Budget (H5151A) were to begin at 2pm on Friday...

As the RI House passes the 2020 Budget, Representative Walsh criticizes the Speaker and the process
February 27, 2020

As the RI House passes the 2020 Budget, Representative Walsh criticizes the Speaker and the process

Walsh called for greater transparency in the Budget process and warned that the $1M for a Cranston...

Celebrating World Refuge Day with the Refugee Dream Center
June 23, 2019

Celebrating World Refuge Day with the Refugee Dream Center

The Refugee Dream Center held their annual World Refugee Day celebration in South Providence on Saturday where...

Locking arms for peace and against gun violence
January 19, 2020

Locking arms for peace and against gun violence

“The violence has to stop because, if that’s our future, we’ve lost,” said a father at the...

The Uprising! June 21, 2019
June 21, 2019

The Uprising! June 21, 2019

I don’t even know where to begin. Any one of three stories might be the biggest of...

DARE bill to establish fair occupational licenses stalls in the House
October 31, 2019

DARE bill to establish fair occupational licenses stalls in the House

“It’s not right that people have served their time and still can’t make a living and support...

It’s over: EFSB denies Invenergy application
October 31, 2019

It’s over: EFSB denies Invenergy application

After four years of fighting, the Town of Burrillville and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) prevailed, as the...

ACLU: blogger subjected to court “gag order” after he posted a blog about Hopkinton resident
October 31, 2019

ACLU: blogger subjected to court “gag order” after he posted a blog about Hopkinton resident

In a case raising important First Amendment issues for the Internet age, the ACLU of Rhode Island...

Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence: Astonishing analysis shows gun violence costs Rhode Islanders $95 million a year
January 19, 2020

Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence: Astonishing analysis shows gun violence costs Rhode Islanders $95 million a year

New report shows how gun violence impacts communities and taxpayers of the state A new analysis from...

Young Democrats: Statement on Speaker Mattiello’s Budget
February 27, 2020

Young Democrats: Statement on Speaker Mattiello’s Budget

The Young Democrats of Rhode Island are disappointed but not surprised by the decisions that were released...

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