Pawtucket engages consultant on renewable energy strategies
From a press release: The City of Pawtucket has brought on the Cadmus Group, LLC (Cadmus) who has an extensive track record in renewable energy …
Articles by UpriseRI
No New Power Plant: Stopping a power plant one recipe at a time
From a press release: “Its hard to imagine that selling a cookbook could ever help stop a multi-national, multi-billion dollar fossil fuel power plant company. …
minimum wage
Demanding Dignity: Direct Service Providers need $15 an hour
An open letter from the Demanding Dignity campaign, a coalition consisting of the RI AFL-CIO, RI Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, United Nurses and …
Census 2020
Reactions to court decision blocking citizenship status question on 2020 census
ACLU of RI ACLU of RI executive director Steven Brown issued the following statement today in response to the inclusion of a question about citizenship …
Domestic Violence
Statement regarding the domestic violence murder of Rachael Rene
Statement from Tonya Harris, Executive Director, Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Vanessa Volz, Executive Director, Sojourner House We are devastated by the domestic …
Reproductive Rights
Senator Goldin and Representative Ajello file Reproductive Health Care Act
From a press release: With the backing of more cosponsors than ever before, Representative Edith Ajello and Senator Gayle Goldin are introducing legislation to enshrine …
State Government
Governor Gina Raimondo’s State of the State Address, annotated
Note: The following is Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s full 2019 State of the State Address, with the annotations included in the original: Good evening, …
Providence
Aaron Regunberg named senior advisor on policy to Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza
From a press release: Mayor Jorge Elorza today announced that former State Representative Aaron Regunberg will serve as Providence’s Senior Advisor on Policy, where he …
Providence
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza’s second inauguration address
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza held a chilly outdoors ceremony to celebrate his second inauguration. Below is the video and text of his speech: Friends, family, …
Guns
Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence supports Reform Caucus rule change proposals
From a press release: The Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) supports the proposed rule changes made by the House Reform Caucus that would …