Providence’s First Annual People of Color Dyke and Trans March
March 2, 2020

Providence’s First Annual People of Color Dyke and Trans March

Every year, around the country, Dyke and Trans Marches are held “to give voice to communities either...

The Uprising! June 14, 2019
June 14, 2019

The Uprising! June 14, 2019

“I think we’ve dealt with this issue already, twice, so I think the third time is not...

Reproductive Privacy Act passes out of Committee and onto Senate Floor
October 31, 2019

Reproductive Privacy Act passes out of Committee and onto Senate Floor

On Thursday the Senate Health and Human Services Committee (HHS) passed the Reproductive Privacy Act (RPA), H5125B,...

Senate rule violation letter from Senators Morgan and de la Cruz
October 31, 2019

Senate rule violation letter from Senators Morgan and de la Cruz

Senators Jessica de la Cruz (Republican, District 23, Burrillville, Glocester) and Senator Elaine Morgan (Republican, District 34,...

Faith leaders rally at the State House to demand safer schools
January 19, 2020

Faith leaders rally at the State House to demand safer schools

Faith leaders and youth organizers with the One Gun Gone Project met today at the Rhode Island...

Unable to get the Reproductive Privacy Act out of Judiciary, in a surprise move, Senator Lynch Prata transfers the bill to Senate Health
October 31, 2019

Unable to get the Reproductive Privacy Act out of Judiciary, in a surprise move, Senator Lynch Prata transfers the bill to Senate Health

Senator Erin Lynch Prata (Democrat, District 31, Warwick, Cranston), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, today surprised...

Knowing they can’t prove the power plant is needed on the merits, Invenergy attempts to baffle the EFSB with bullshit
October 31, 2019

Knowing they can’t prove the power plant is needed on the merits, Invenergy attempts to baffle the EFSB with bullshit

In the 1990s, many northeastern states, including Rhode Island, restructured (or deregulated) utility markets. Before restructuring, electrical...

The Cities of Providence and Central Falls sued the Trump Administration and won
June 11, 2019

The Cities of Providence and Central Falls sued the Trump Administration and won

United States District Court Judge John McConnell today issued a blistering decision against United States Attorney General...

Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom: Revised Reproductive Privacy Act properly codifies Roe into state law
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom: Revised Reproductive Privacy Act properly codifies Roe into state law

The Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom issued the following statement this afternoon: “The Reproductive Privacy Act...

Members of the George Wiley Center take over the Board
March 2, 2020

Members of the George Wiley Center take over the Board

I arrived at the George Wiley Center action outside the Pawtucket Public Library Saturday morning with only...

The Uprising! June 7, 2019
June 17, 2019

The Uprising! June 7, 2019

“You know, the [idea] that children should be afraid of this community is just something I don’t...

Speaker Mattiello accused of childish, unethical, outrageous behavior by Representative Fogarty
June 6, 2019

Speaker Mattiello accused of childish, unethical, outrageous behavior by Representative Fogarty

“I am here to tell you that this is not leadership. It is outrageous. It is unethical....

Abortion debate at Rhode Island State House intensifies
October 31, 2019

Abortion debate at Rhode Island State House intensifies

Toni Van Pelt, President of the National Organization for Women, is drowned out by anti-choice protesters in...

Film preview for ‘Providence Lost’ sparks conversation about housing crisis solutions
January 19, 2020

Film preview for ‘Providence Lost’ sparks conversation about housing crisis solutions

After the preview of the documentary Providence Lost (2019) Monday evening, a panel discussed the issue of...

Rhode Island Senate poised to issue a financial windfall to millionaire tax delinquents
February 27, 2020

Rhode Island Senate poised to issue a financial windfall to millionaire tax delinquents

This “get-out-of-debt free” card is the product of pro-business extremists such as Grafton H ‘Cap‘ Willey IV…...

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