The Uprising! April 20, 2019
April 20, 2019

The Uprising! April 20, 2019

With the General Assembly on break you’d think it would be a slower news week but Rhode...

The negative consequences of Kristen’s Law were known and predicted; Our elected leaders passed it any way
January 19, 2020

The negative consequences of Kristen’s Law were known and predicted; Our elected leaders passed it any way

“We know, based on decades of criminal justice based drug policy, that harsher penalties do not decrease...

South side residents don’t want to lose John Hope Settlement House to proposed charter school
January 19, 2020

South side residents don’t want to lose John Hope Settlement House to proposed charter school

Last night well over 100 community members filled the South Side Community Center at a meeting convened...

Cicilline: The Mueller Report ‘does not exonerate the President’
April 19, 2019

Cicilline: The Mueller Report ‘does not exonerate the President’

The report, says Cicilline, “details unacceptable, unpatriotic, and unethical conduct and a sustained effort by the President...

PrYSM rallies in support of Seng family at Providence City Hall
January 19, 2020

PrYSM rallies in support of Seng family at Providence City Hall

Sian Seng’s children and nephew were stopped and searched by Providence Police in an apparent violation of...

Running for Governor of West Virginia, Stephen Smith visits Rhode Island
January 19, 2020

Running for Governor of West Virginia, Stephen Smith visits Rhode Island

“I’m exhausted by a politics that says it’s our job as the citizenry is to go up...

Barrington residents to vote on municipal minimum wage increase at Financial Town Meeting
March 2, 2020

Barrington residents to vote on municipal minimum wage increase at Financial Town Meeting

Jacob Brier is a member of the Barrington Town Council. He is proposing a $15 minimum wage...

A rally for Wikileaks, Chelsea Manning and a free press
April 16, 2019

A rally for Wikileaks, Chelsea Manning and a free press

Rhode Island Rights and the Rhode Island Anti-War Committee held a rally outside the Federal Courthouse in...

Homeless rights community calls for response to attack on woman
January 19, 2020

Homeless rights community calls for response to attack on woman

The homeless rights community called for “a broader response to the attack on a woman who was...

Elected leaders join Carpenters in rally at State House to call attention to tax fraud
February 27, 2020

Elected leaders join Carpenters in rally at State House to call attention to tax fraud

Tax fraud is an illegal business practice commonplace in the service industries, disproportionately affecting construction and hotel...

ICE detainees can stay at Wyatt while lawsuit talks underway; Wyatt board holds emergency meeting 9am Sunday morning
October 31, 2019

ICE detainees can stay at Wyatt while lawsuit talks underway; Wyatt board holds emergency meeting 9am Sunday morning

Mere days after being found in violation of the Open Meetings Act, the Central Falls Detention Facility...

The Uprising!, April 13, 2019
April 13, 2019

The Uprising!, April 13, 2019

“This is the heart of public health in action. It’s about evidence; using science and data to...

The Fair Chance Licensing Coalition says everyone deserves meaningful employment
October 31, 2019

The Fair Chance Licensing Coalition says everyone deserves meaningful employment

For Rhode Islanders who have been involved in the criminal justice system, occupational licensing restrictions pose a...

The Time is Already, a film by Selene Means
March 2, 2020

The Time is Already, a film by Selene Means

Angered by the 2016 election, a group of people get politically involved for the first time, to...

Dr Mona Hanna-Attisha scientist-hero of the Flint water crisis, comes to Rhode Island
October 30, 2019

Dr Mona Hanna-Attisha scientist-hero of the Flint water crisis, comes to Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) hosted Dr...

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