A vigil to remember and honor all victims of domestic violence homicide
January 19, 2020

A vigil to remember and honor all victims of domestic violence homicide

The Rhode Island State House was illuminated in purple as survivors, family members, advocates, and supporters gathered...

To Governor Gina Raimondo: Oppose National Grid’s LNG facility and Invenergy’s fossil fuel power plant
October 15, 2018

To Governor Gina Raimondo: Oppose National Grid’s LNG facility and Invenergy’s fossil fuel power plant

To Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo: For three years we have been resisting two major fossil fuel...

Brown Grad Employees to file petition for union elections
October 12, 2018

Brown Grad Employees to file petition for union elections

From a press release: Graduate employees at Brown University have given official notice to the university of...

Governor’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics convenes first meeting
October 10, 2018

Governor’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics convenes first meeting

The Governor’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics held their first meeting on Friday to “develop a host...

Groden Center staff reach tentative agreement with management
October 10, 2018

Groden Center staff reach tentative agreement with management

[From a press release] After months of negotiating and two strikes, Behavioral Specialists and Clerical Staff, who...

Rhode Island DEM denies youth climate petition
October 9, 2018

Rhode Island DEM denies youth climate petition

Update: The board of Nature’s Trust Rhode Island just reached a unanimous decision to appeal the Rhode...

Hate groups shut down their own rally with violence
October 31, 2019

Hate groups shut down their own rally with violence

Shortly after members of fascist groups known as the Proud Boys and/or Patriot Prayer started a fight...

Governor Raimondo’s Gun Safety Working Group releases recommendations
January 19, 2020

Governor Raimondo’s Gun Safety Working Group releases recommendations

[From a press release] Governor Gina Raimondo‘s Gun Safety Working Group today released its final report, which...

Truck overturns off Allens Ave, dumps thousands of gallons of fuel in the Bay
October 31, 2019

Truck overturns off Allens Ave, dumps thousands of gallons of fuel in the Bay

A fuel truck overturned on the Route 95 Allens Avenue ramp in Providence Wednesday evening, leaking about...

Warwick Rep Vella-Wilkinson, a Democrat, supports Republican Giarrusso over his Democratic challenger
January 19, 2020

Warwick Rep Vella-Wilkinson, a Democrat, supports Republican Giarrusso over his Democratic challenger

Warwick Representative Camille Vella-Wilkinson may be cheering for a Blue Wave this November, but in a race...

Groden Center educators still on strike – Day Two
October 31, 2019

Groden Center educators still on strike – Day Two

UPDATE from SEIU: “Behavior specialists and other support staff, who provide education and other services to children...

Groden Center educators on strike
October 31, 2019

Groden Center educators on strike

Educators at the Groden Center schools in Providence and Coventry went on strike Tuesday in protest of...

Governor Raimondo announces co-chairs and members of Task Force to Tackle Plastics
October 1, 2018

Governor Raimondo announces co-chairs and members of Task Force to Tackle Plastics

[From a press release] Governor Gina Raimondo today announced the leadership, composition, and first meeting of the...

Governor Raimondo signs executive order to protect Obamacare from the Trump Administration
September 26, 2018

Governor Raimondo signs executive order to protect Obamacare from the Trump Administration

Governor Gina Raimondo today signed an executive order to protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare,...

Providence school bus drivers will strike on Thursday if no agreement is made with city
September 23, 2018

Providence school bus drivers will strike on Thursday if no agreement is made with city

The following is the official statement from Teamsters Local 251 Principal Officer and Secretary-Treasurer Matt Taibi on...

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