Mayors Elorza and Diossa announce joint gun buyback program
September 17, 2020

Mayors Elorza and Diossa announce joint gun buyback program

“We’re asking residents across Rhode Island to turn in their unwanted guns, no questions asked, and help...

RI Working Families Party wins 90% of primary elections
September 10, 2020

RI Working Families Party wins 90% of primary elections

“From criminal justice reform to a $15 minimum wage to housing, healthcare and education as a human...

Local transit advocacy groups and other orgs oppose RIDOT bus hub plan
December 29, 2021

Local transit advocacy groups and other orgs oppose RIDOT bus hub plan

“Splitting up Kennedy Plaza is going to be a big inconvenience to our every day RIPTA riders...

Families and community members rally outside Pawtucket Police for accountability and answers
August 24, 2020

Families and community members rally outside Pawtucket Police for accountability and answers

“We are really pushing for a community review board – every other city’s doing it, why shouldn’t...

General Assembly to consider bill to halt evictions
August 20, 2020

General Assembly to consider bill to halt evictions

“Eviction endangers the publics’ health during this ongoing pandemic and declared state of emergency,” said Jennifer Wood,...

Jonathan Jacobs: It is time for Cynthia Mendes
August 20, 2020

Jonathan Jacobs: It is time for Cynthia Mendes

For the people of Rhode Island Senate District 18, Cynthia Mendes listens to us. She offers a...

An interview with Senator Sam Bell
August 21, 2020

An interview with Senator Sam Bell

“I think Rhode Island has incredible potential. For so long Rhode Islanders have felt like our state...

Black Lives Matter RI protests outside East Providence Police Department
August 19, 2020

Black Lives Matter RI protests outside East Providence Police Department

“We’re here to say that racial profiling is not part of protecting or serving this community. When...

Councilmember Castillo walks back her support for defunding police
August 17, 2020

Councilmember Castillo walks back her support for defunding police

In a statement, Councilmember Carmen Castillo writes: “I want to be very clear that as a woman...

Raimondo to reconsider executive order as the state heads towards eviction crisis
August 22, 2020

Raimondo to reconsider executive order as the state heads towards eviction crisis

The Aspen Institute estimates that 44,000-62,000 Rhode Island households, meaning 100,000-142,000 individual Rhode Islanders, “could be at...

State requires Johnston metal shredding company to reduce air pollution and pay largest penalty ever assessed for Clean Air Act violations
August 12, 2020

State requires Johnston metal shredding company to reduce air pollution and pay largest penalty ever assessed for Clean Air Act violations

“For too long, SMMNEC has not met its obligation to the people of Rhode Island to protect...

Community Statement on Equitably Reopening RI Schools
August 12, 2020

Community Statement on Equitably Reopening RI Schools

“As the leaders in our state are working hard to develop school reopening plans, we strongly believe...

Black Lives Matter RI protests outside the home of Richard Gordon in Barrington
August 24, 2020

Black Lives Matter RI protests outside the home of Richard Gordon in Barrington

Gordon has now been charged with a hate crime as the Rhode Island Attorney General takes over...

PERA schedules special meeting to review police body cam footage
July 30, 2020

PERA schedules special meeting to review police body cam footage

From a press release: The Providence External Review Authority (PERA) will receive a briefing on the body...

Candidates for Senate Districts 5 and 6, and House District 8, take questions at WBNA forum
July 29, 2020

Candidates for Senate Districts 5 and 6, and House District 8, take questions at WBNA forum

No one in Rhode Island does candidate forums quite like the West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA). The...

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