Key Republicans call for greater budget transparency and a line-item veto in wake of Dr Pedro revelation
February 27, 2020

Key Republicans call for greater budget transparency and a line-item veto in wake of Dr Pedro revelation

Businessman and candidate for Governor Ken Block and Rhode Island Republican Party Chair Sue Cienki held a...

Secretary of State’s election bills are all in danger of failing to pass…
January 19, 2020

Secretary of State’s election bills are all in danger of failing to pass…

Back in February Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea proposed a set of bills “to improve...

Community members bring complaints about the Providence Police to a PERA Board without a quorum
January 19, 2020

Community members bring complaints about the Providence Police to a PERA Board without a quorum

The Providence Police Department has violated the Community Safety Act on several counts, say community members, adding...

A lively forum for the open City Council seat in Woonsocket
January 19, 2020

A lively forum for the open City Council seat in Woonsocket

Over 60 people crowded into the Woonsocket Harris Public Library where the Woonsocket Republican City Committee was...

DEM’s air pollution permit for Invenergy project uses outdated metrics, says Paul Roselli of the Burrillville Land Trust
October 31, 2019

DEM’s air pollution permit for Invenergy project uses outdated metrics, says Paul Roselli of the Burrillville Land Trust

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) issued a draft “major source” air pollution permit for...

No time to wait: The Rhode Island Senate needs to raise the minimum wage this year, and here’s how
March 2, 2020

No time to wait: The Rhode Island Senate needs to raise the minimum wage this year, and here’s how

Tell your Senator – tell all the Senators – that you want them to amend the 2020...

The House passes the 2020 Rhode Island State Budget – All the video
February 27, 2020

The House passes the 2020 Rhode Island State Budget – All the video

House deliberations on the 2020 Rhode Island State Budget (H5151A) were to begin at 2pm on Friday...

As the RI House passes the 2020 Budget, Representative Walsh criticizes the Speaker and the process
February 27, 2020

As the RI House passes the 2020 Budget, Representative Walsh criticizes the Speaker and the process

Walsh called for greater transparency in the Budget process and warned that the $1M for a Cranston...

Celebrating World Refuge Day with the Refugee Dream Center
June 23, 2019

Celebrating World Refuge Day with the Refugee Dream Center

The Refugee Dream Center held their annual World Refugee Day celebration in South Providence on Saturday where...

Locking arms for peace and against gun violence
January 19, 2020

Locking arms for peace and against gun violence

“The violence has to stop because, if that’s our future, we’ve lost,” said a father at the...

The Uprising! June 21, 2019
June 21, 2019

The Uprising! June 21, 2019

I don’t even know where to begin. Any one of three stories might be the biggest of...

It’s over: EFSB denies Invenergy application
October 31, 2019

It’s over: EFSB denies Invenergy application

After four years of fighting, the Town of Burrillville and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) prevailed, as the...

DEM hears testimony on Invenergy’s air pollution permit
October 31, 2019

DEM hears testimony on Invenergy’s air pollution permit

If licensed, Invenergy will become the largest emitter of pollution and greenhouse gases in Rhode Island. Final...

Experts in the field of psychiatry and neuroscience implore the General Assembly to fund programs proven to work, not Victor Pedro
February 27, 2020

Experts in the field of psychiatry and neuroscience implore the General Assembly to fund programs proven to work, not Victor Pedro

Actual doctors, experts in the fields of psychiatry and neuroscience, released a letter today challenging the science...

Speaker Mattiello’s office defends $1M budget item for alternative medicine chiropractor
February 27, 2020

Speaker Mattiello’s office defends $1M budget item for alternative medicine chiropractor

Speaker Nicholas Mattiello “believes the state should be committed to providing appropriate resources to a program offering...

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