The Uprising February 18, 2019
Better late than never, here’s a rundown of stories covered by Uprise RI and other local, independent news sources! 1a. Progressive Democrat’s clean energy plan an “extraordinary roadmap to action” 1b. A short, simple bill that strengthens Rhode Island’s commitment to fighting climate change… 1c. Wholesale Electricity Price Drop Reduces Demand for Fossil Fuels by Tim Faulkner at ecoRI 2a.
Published on February 18, 2020
By Steve Ahlquist
Better late than never, here’s a rundown of stories covered by Uprise RI and other local, independent news sources!
1a. Progressive Democrat’s clean energy plan an “extraordinary roadmap to action”
1b. A short, simple bill that strengthens Rhode Island’s commitment to fighting climate change…
1c. Wholesale Electricity Price Drop Reduces Demand for Fossil Fuels by Tim Faulkner at ecoRI
2a. Young gun violence prevention advocates stage Valentines Not Violence: A Rally for Our Loved Ones
2b. Governor Raimondo and AG Neronha unveil package of gun violence prevention bills
3a. All marriages are equal, but some marriages are more equal than others…
3b. The battle for Marriage Equality in Rhode Island continues
4. A conversation with Rhode Island Attorney General Neronha
5a. Rhode Island State legislative leaders answer business community questions
5b. When one and one doesn’t equal two by Andy Boardman
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6. The battle over the JCLS is also about gerrymandering
7. Rhode Island is poised to pass a $1 minimum wage increase and that’s not good enough
8. RI Parentage Act expected to pass the Senate today, still stalled in the House
9. Senate Judiciary passes bill to allow campaign cash to be used for child care
10. The Rhode Island Senate voting record on civil liberties is pretty dismal
11a. Petition against Communion Denial gathers 11,000 Signatures by Will James
11b. Rhode Island Democrats are no true Democrats at all by Caleb Apple
11c. Trump’s Title VI executive order confuses anti-Jewish bigotry with criticism of Israel by Joel Reinstein
11d. Bloomberg Advertisements on Local Television raise Concerns by Will James
11e. There’s no action like job action like no action we know by Peter Nightingale
12a. Rhode Islanders for Parentage Equality cheers unanimous Senate passage of Rhode Island Parentage Act
12b. Open space and core forests are under threat
13. Will the health care industry willingly relinquish its economic power? by Richard Asinof at ConvergenceRI
The conflict between health care as a commodity and as community-driven Health Equity Zones took center stage at a meeting of stakeholders convened by the Rhode Island Foundation to develop a plan of action for its long-term statewide health plan
14. The Bartholomewtown Podcast
- RI Roundtable: Solar Farm Sites and Community Challenges, with Rep Mike Chippendale, EcoRI’s Tim Faulkner and Burrillville Land Trust’s Paul Roselli
- Thomas Giordano (Executive Director, Partnership for Rhode Island)
- After Iowa and New Hampshire, with Brown University’s Dr. Wendy Schiller
- Assessing Rhode Island’s challenges via design, with SMMA’s Nick Kaulbanis
15. The College Hill Independent Metro
- Sirens, Camera, Action: Policing entertainment in East Providence by Miles Guggenheim
- Molehills Out of Mountains: A close look at Governor Raimondo’s 2021 Budget Proposal by Deb Marini and Ricardo Gomez
16. A Win for Earth! by Sister Mary Pendergast
17. Should Journalism address Solutions? by RINewsToday
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