Raimondo breaks silence on CRMC and Jennifer Cervenka
March 2, 2020

Raimondo breaks silence on CRMC and Jennifer Cervenka

Governor Gina Raimondo declined to answer any of my numerous inquiries about Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)...

The end of Net Neutrality threatens smaller news organizations like UpriseRI
October 31, 2019

The end of Net Neutrality threatens smaller news organizations like UpriseRI

“The press today is no longer a synonym for print or broadcast,” said Paola Prado, Ph.D., Associate...

Regunberg testifies before DPUC on National Grid storm preparedness
March 2, 2020

Regunberg testifies before DPUC on National Grid storm preparedness

State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) testified Tuesday at a public comment meeting before the...

CRMC approves National Grid project over community objections
March 2, 2020

CRMC approves National Grid project over community objections

Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) Chair Jennifer Cervenka brushed off the idea that her work for the...

Invenergy must show-cause at hearing to avoid indefinite suspension of power plant plans
March 2, 2020

Invenergy must show-cause at hearing to avoid indefinite suspension of power plant plans

The Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) has voted, 3-0, to hold a show-cause hearing to provide Invenergy...

Refugee Dream Center awarded a children’s library of books by SCBWI
December 11, 2017

Refugee Dream Center awarded a children’s library of books by SCBWI

Rhode Island’s Refugee Dream Center, a post resettlement refugee agency, was one of two organizations chosen from...

Born in the fires of a Trump presidency, Resist Hate RI contemplates its second year
December 12, 2017

Born in the fires of a Trump presidency, Resist Hate RI contemplates its second year

Last year, shortly after the Presidential Election, around a thousand people gathered in the cafeteria of Hope...

Providence introduces PVD Safe Stations, for those seeking treatment for addiction
December 11, 2017

Providence introduces PVD Safe Stations, for those seeking treatment for addiction

Beginning on January 2, 2018, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, “any person...

Invenergy’s lawsuit against National Grid may put ‘tens of millions’ of construction costs on ratepayers
March 2, 2020

Invenergy’s lawsuit against National Grid may put ‘tens of millions’ of construction costs on ratepayers

There will be both a hearing and an open meeting of the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)...

<i>DACAmented</i>: The Documentary
December 10, 2017

DACAmented: The Documentary

“I grew up in a neighborhood in DC often known as ‘Little Central America’ and I went...

Second meeting of the Special Legislative Committee to Study the Energy Facilities Siting Act
March 2, 2020

Second meeting of the Special Legislative Committee to Study the Energy Facilities Siting Act

The Special Legislative Committee to Study the Energy Facilities Siting Act held its second meeting on Thursday,...

The Uprising December 8, 2017
December 8, 2017

The Uprising December 8, 2017

Where to begin? Donald Trump may have launched a new intifada when he recognized Jerusalem. If this...

Jack Reed: We need legislation to protect Net Neutrality
October 31, 2019

Jack Reed: We need legislation to protect Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality, said Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed on Friday, is “a consumer right and it’s also...

Providence joins nationwide protest to save Net Neutrality
October 31, 2019

Providence joins nationwide protest to save Net Neutrality

Two dozen protesters took to the sidewalk outside the Verizon store on Waterman Street in Providence to...

One more time: The EFSB comes to Burrillville
March 2, 2020

One more time: The EFSB comes to Burrillville

The second last Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) public testimony hearing in Burrillville had an easy familiarity...

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