ICE detainees at Wyatt get ‘Know Your Rights’ presentation from immigration attorneys
October 31, 2019

ICE detainees at Wyatt get ‘Know Your Rights’ presentation from immigration attorneys

This morning a group of immigration attorneys, including Deborah Gonzalez of the Roger Williams University Law School...

Community groups and Rhode Island residents react to Mayor Elorza’s water announcement
October 30, 2019

Community groups and Rhode Island residents react to Mayor Elorza’s water announcement

Community groups and indigenous leaders rejoice as the mayor, responding to public opposition, cancels plans to privatize...

Planned Parenthood President Dr Leana Wen speaks at the Rhode Island State House
October 31, 2019

Planned Parenthood President Dr Leana Wen speaks at the Rhode Island State House

Dr Leana Wen, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), visited the Rhode Island State House...

Rhode Island College students rally for RIC Promise
January 19, 2020

Rhode Island College students rally for RIC Promise

“With a mom who works a full time job, I’m responsible for keeping the house clean and...

Watch Now: The Uprising, episode 2 with Alicia Gauvin from the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
March 12, 2019

Watch Now: The Uprising, episode 2 with Alicia Gauvin from the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health

The second episode of The Uprising is an interview with Alicia Gauvin, the Executive Director of The...

Youth Plaintiffs file Superior Court requests in Duryea v Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
October 31, 2019

Youth Plaintiffs file Superior Court requests in Duryea v Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Nature’s Trust Rhode Island announced that it has taken further action to compel the State of Rhode...

UNAP stages informational picket outside Fatima ahead of possible strike
October 31, 2019

UNAP stages informational picket outside Fatima ahead of possible strike

“We don’t take this step lightly and we realize what’s at stake for each other, our patients...

Rhode Island joins lawsuit against Trump’s Title X changes that erode access to reproductive services
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island joins lawsuit against Trump’s Title X changes that erode access to reproductive services

“Reproductive health care freedom must be preserved, and part of that freedom includes making sure that women...

Republican Representative John Lyle Jr: I proudly support the Reproductive Privacy Act
October 31, 2019

Republican Representative John Lyle Jr: I proudly support the Reproductive Privacy Act

“As a Republican, I believe in the values of individual autonomy and freedom. The rhetoric from leaders...

Amended Reproductive Privacy Act earns RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom support
October 31, 2019

Amended Reproductive Privacy Act earns RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom support

Offered in the Rhode Island House of Representatives as an alternative to the Reproductive Health Care Act...

Global Warming Solutions Act and combating plastic on ECRI’s legislative to do list
February 28, 2019

Global Warming Solutions Act and combating plastic on ECRI’s legislative to do list

State leaders joined members of the Environment Council of Rhode Island[note]ECRI is a coalition of organizations and...

New report: Rent Control is the only policy tool that can provide immediate relief to renters facing unaffordable rent increases
January 19, 2020

New report: Rent Control is the only policy tool that can provide immediate relief to renters facing unaffordable rent increases

Oregon poised to become first to impose statewide limits on rising rents “Rent control can immediately provide...

AG Peter Neronha: Justice demands reclassifying simple possession as a misdemeanor
January 19, 2020

AG Peter Neronha: Justice demands reclassifying simple possession as a misdemeanor

Rhode Island State Attorney General Peter Neronha delivered the following words at a press conference detailing legislation...

Union contract with Stop & Shop ends at midnight; talks continue, strike authorization votes called
October 31, 2019

Union contract with Stop & Shop ends at midnight; talks continue, strike authorization votes called

UFCW and Stop & Shop contract expires at midnight with company refusing to honor employees’ value and...

Governor Raimondo reminded about the 1st Amendment right to protest
October 31, 2019

Governor Raimondo reminded about the 1st Amendment right to protest

As Governor Gina Raimondo‘s press conference to announce her plan to increase funding for state parks and...

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