Codifying Roe v Wade: RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom kicks-off the Reproductive Health Care Act at the State House
January 24, 2019

Codifying Roe v Wade: RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom kicks-off the Reproductive Health Care Act at the State House

Hundreds of people crowded the Rhode Island State House rotunda to celebrate the introduction of the Reproductive...

Speaker Mattiello retaliates against Reform Caucus members with committee assignments
January 23, 2019

Speaker Mattiello retaliates against Reform Caucus members with committee assignments

Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) said he would not retaliate...

RI State Senate takes up bills to provide financial help to Federal workers during shutdown
January 22, 2019

RI State Senate takes up bills to provide financial help to Federal workers during shutdown

The Rhode Island State Senate Finance Committee and the State Senate Judiciary Committee took up bills to...

General Assembly persists in its policy of institutionalized bigotry against the LGBTQ community
January 23, 2019

General Assembly persists in its policy of institutionalized bigotry against the LGBTQ community

Since the passage of marriage equality in Rhode Island, certain State Representatives and Senators in the General...

New podcast to deal with RI State House through the lens of reproductive rights
January 22, 2019

New podcast to deal with RI State House through the lens of reproductive rights

Jennifer Rourke, former Democratic candidate for Rhode Island State Senator (District 29, Warwick) is hosting a new...

A rally to commemorate the Women’s March at the Rhode Island State House
January 22, 2019

A rally to commemorate the Women’s March at the Rhode Island State House

[Update: Lisa Peterson of the Rhode Island Womxn’s Action Initiative writes that, “This is a misrepresentation of...

Raimondo declares state of emergency in response to extreme cold and National Grid gas turnoffs
January 22, 2019

Raimondo declares state of emergency in response to extreme cold and National Grid gas turnoffs

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has responded to the dangerous cold and sudden lack of heating for...

If the EFSB decides against them, will Invenergy appeal to the RI Supreme Court?
January 20, 2019

If the EFSB decides against them, will Invenergy appeal to the RI Supreme Court?

Hearings continued last week at the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) to determine the fate of Invenergy‘s...

At the Rally against Trump and Trump TV
January 20, 2019

At the Rally against Trump and Trump TV

Turn Off 10, a campaign coordinated by the Rhode Island ReSisters, protested outside Warwick Mall on Saturday...

Representative Cicilline talks shut down and the Democratic agenda
January 19, 2019

Representative Cicilline talks shut down and the Democratic agenda

United States Representative David Cicilline (Democrat, Rhode Island) held a “community conversation” with constituents at Hope High...

The Uprising, January 18, 2019
January 18, 2019

The Uprising, January 18, 2019

“Fresh, clean water cannot be taken for granted. And it is not – water is political and...

Providence City Council unanimously supports resolution in support of codifying Roe v Wade
October 31, 2019

Providence City Council unanimously supports resolution in support of codifying Roe v Wade

The Providence City Council, for the first time a majority woman city council, unanimously passed a resolution...

RI House passes Rules with reforms: All the video
January 17, 2019

RI House passes Rules with reforms: All the video

The Rhode Island House of Representatives debated the rules by which the chamber will be governed for...

Invenergy’s expert witness reads series of ISO press releases showing that Invenergy’s power plant is not needed
October 31, 2019

Invenergy’s expert witness reads series of ISO press releases showing that Invenergy’s power plant is not needed

The hearings on Invenergy‘s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant, aimed at...

The specter of Invenergy haunts the Johnston Inauguration
March 2, 2020

The specter of Invenergy haunts the Johnston Inauguration

At the Town of Johnston’s Mayoral and Town Council Inauguration, held Monday night in the Johnston High...

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