Health Care Workers Issue Strike Notice at Blackstone Valley Community Health Center
October 31, 2019

Health Care Workers Issue Strike Notice at Blackstone Valley Community Health Center

[From a press release] Staff at Blackstone Valley Community Health Care (BVCHC) who have been fighting for...

Uprise RI is on cable television
May 7, 2020

Uprise RI is on cable television

Uprise RI is expanding into television on cable access. Hosted by Jennifer Siciliano and produced by Grant...

Senators Reed, Gillibrand, and Collins introduce bipartisan legislation to protect transgender service members
March 2, 2020

Senators Reed, Gillibrand, and Collins introduce bipartisan legislation to protect transgender service members

[From a press release:] Following the recent United States Supreme Court ruling that will allow President Donald...

CLF and Toxics Action Center petition for new drinking water standards in Rhode Island
October 30, 2019

CLF and Toxics Action Center petition for new drinking water standards in Rhode Island

From a press release: Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Toxics Action Center have filed a petition to...

Prostitution advocacy group launches national campaign to decriminalize sex work
October 31, 2019

Prostitution advocacy group launches national campaign to decriminalize sex work

[From a press release] In response to the new federal law that resulted in widespread censorship of...

Attorney General Peter Nerohna’s testimony in favor of codifying Roe v Wade into Rhode Island State Law
October 31, 2019

Attorney General Peter Nerohna’s testimony in favor of codifying Roe v Wade into Rhode Island State Law

The following is Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Nerohna‘s written testimony to the House Judiciary Committee in...

Protesters target Southeast Asian American ICE deportations in Bristol County
January 28, 2019

Protesters target Southeast Asian American ICE deportations in Bristol County

The Bristol County House of Corrections is notorious for their horrendous conditions, including complaints of rotten food...

Pawtucket engages consultant on renewable energy strategies
January 22, 2019

Pawtucket engages consultant on renewable energy strategies

From a press release: The City of Pawtucket has brought on the Cadmus Group, LLC (Cadmus) who...

No New Power Plant: Stopping a power plant one recipe at a time
January 20, 2019

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...

Demanding Dignity: Direct Service Providers need $15 an hour
March 2, 2020

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...

Reactions to court decision blocking citizenship status question on 2020 census
October 31, 2019

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...

Statement regarding the domestic violence murder of Rachael Rene
January 19, 2020

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,...

Senator Goldin and Representative Ajello file Reproductive Health Care Act
October 31, 2019

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...

Governor Gina Raimondo’s State of the State Address, annotated
January 15, 2019

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...

Aaron Regunberg named senior advisor on policy to Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza
October 31, 2019

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...

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