Providence City Council Finance Committee to consider controversial tax agreements tonight
February 27, 2020

Providence City Council Finance Committee to consider controversial tax agreements tonight

Under a plan being unveiled at the Providence City Council Finance Committee meeting this evening at 5pm,...

The Uprising, December 21, 2018
December 21, 2018

The Uprising, December 21, 2018

“You put over 200 people who have Christmas time, who have families who come to our establishment...

Santa and the Pickle Boys
March 2, 2020

Santa and the Pickle Boys

Back then, we didn’t call them serial killers. We didn’t have those words. And truthfully, I don’t...

Christmas Carolers rebuffed at City Hall and RI Housing
January 19, 2020

Christmas Carolers rebuffed at City Hall and RI Housing

Both Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and Rhode Island Housing Director Barbara Fields refused to leave their offices...

EPI report: Rhode Islanders are still struggling to meet basic needs
March 2, 2020

EPI report: Rhode Islanders are still struggling to meet basic needs

The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) publishes its Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) report twice a year...

Two State Senators express concerns about Raimondo’s judicial nominees
October 30, 2019

Two State Senators express concerns about Raimondo’s judicial nominees

“I’m very proud to be appointing one of the most diverse sets of judges, I think, really,...

Over 200 jobs lost as Providence Board of Licenses votes to close Foxy Lady
October 31, 2019

Over 200 jobs lost as Providence Board of Licenses votes to close Foxy Lady

Today the Providence Board of Licenses decided, on a 3-1 vote, to close the Foxy Lady, after...

Vigil for International Migrants Day
December 19, 2018

Vigil for International Migrants Day

Standing Up for Racial Justice Rhode Island (SURJ) braved the windchill to hold a vigil outside the...

Scituate releases report on Providence Water, the town’s largest landowner
October 30, 2019

Scituate releases report on Providence Water, the town’s largest landowner

A while back the Scituate Town Council hired attorney Michael Marcello to write “a pretty expensive report...

ACLU: Justice reinvestment undermined by General Assembly expansion of “Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline”
October 31, 2019

ACLU: Justice reinvestment undermined by General Assembly expansion of “Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline”

A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU RI) finds that, “the...

COYOTE RI observes the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
October 31, 2019

COYOTE RI observes the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

The International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is observed each year on December 17 to...

‘We must move beyond business as usual,’ says new report on Rhode Island’s inadequate response to climate change
December 17, 2018

‘We must move beyond business as usual,’ says new report on Rhode Island’s inadequate response to climate change

The Civic Alliance for a Cooler Rhode Island (CACRI) has issued a “citizen evaluation” of the Executive...

The Uprising, December 14, 2018
December 14, 2018

The Uprising, December 14, 2018

“Allow us to be very clear: we will not accept the usual excuses that our kids are...

Honoring the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School with art and prayer
January 19, 2020

Honoring the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School with art and prayer

This was the sixth vigil held at the First Unitarian Church of Providence since the terrible events...

As new testimony is filed with the EFSB, Invenergy is running out of arguments
October 31, 2019

As new testimony is filed with the EFSB, Invenergy is running out of arguments

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) today filed additionally testimony from their expert witness Robert Fagan with the Energy...

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