Hope and Change for Haiti celebrates International Women’s Day
March 2, 2020

Hope and Change for Haiti celebrates International Women’s Day

Hope and Change for Haiti held their second annual International Women Day Celebration at the Rhode Island...

Invenergy hearings resume at EFSB, CLF warns against delays
October 31, 2019

Invenergy hearings resume at EFSB, CLF warns against delays

The hearings on Invenergy‘s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant are resuming...

Senator Sam Bell urges his fellow senators to vote against Senate Rules on Wednesday
March 11, 2019

Senator Sam Bell urges his fellow senators to vote against Senate Rules on Wednesday

Last week the Senate Rules Committee unanimously voted to send the newly revised Senate Rules to the...

The Uprising! March 8, 2019
March 9, 2019

The Uprising! March 8, 2019

“I commend the House of Representatives for sending a clear message today that we as a state...

All the video: Testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act before Senate Judiciary
October 31, 2019

All the video: Testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act before Senate Judiciary

Testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday lasted well...

Resolutions to find state level Green New Deal solutions to the climate crisis introduced
October 31, 2019

Resolutions to find state level Green New Deal solutions to the climate crisis introduced

Representative Christopher Blazejewski (Democrat, District 2, Providence) and Senator Louis DiPalma (Democrat, District 12, Little Compton, Middletown,...

Rhode Island House of Representatives passes bill codifying Roe v Wade
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island House of Representatives passes bill codifying Roe v Wade

In a hearing that lasted around five hours, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed the Reproductive...

Four members of the Rhode Island House just voted against a gay wedding…
March 2, 2020

Four members of the Rhode Island House just voted against a gay wedding…

On Tuesday, State Representative Robert Craven (Democrat, District 32, North Kingstown) rose to recommend passage of Senate...

Women’s Economic Justice Platform introduced in the General Assembly
March 2, 2020

Women’s Economic Justice Platform introduced in the General Assembly

The Women’s Economic Justice platform, which includes raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by...

Bill would allow for the possibility for parole for juveniles serving life
January 19, 2020

Bill would allow for the possibility for parole for juveniles serving life

“My name is Mario Monteiro. I’m a juvenile lifer serving a mandatory consecutive double life sentence.” Those...

June Speakman wins House District 68 special election
January 19, 2020

June Speakman wins House District 68 special election

“I want to thank the voters of Bristol and Warren for believing in our campaign and for...

House Judiciary Committee passes bill to codify Roe v Wade
October 31, 2019

House Judiciary Committee passes bill to codify Roe v Wade

The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee today approved the Reproductive Privacy Act (RPA), House Bill 5125 Substitute...

Newport Water and Suez in South County may be on the hook for Invenergy’s water needs
October 31, 2019

Newport Water and Suez in South County may be on the hook for Invenergy’s water needs

Invenergy has identified 8 sources for the water needed to build and operate their proposed $1 billion...

Brown War Watch asks: Why is Bill Kristol always wrong?
February 27, 2020

Brown War Watch asks: Why is Bill Kristol always wrong?

Bill Kristol, former editor of the neoconservative journal The Weekly Standard and chairman of the right-wing think...

Mario Monteiro: Sentenced as a juvenile to life in prison
January 19, 2020

Mario Monteiro: Sentenced as a juvenile to life in prison

“I believe it is important to acknowledge the wrongdoing, but it may be just as important to...

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