Pinto: Rhode Island must pass legislation to stop sexual assault on those in custody
February 7, 2022

Pinto: Rhode Island must pass legislation to stop sexual assault on those in custody

There was a critical flaw in the New York legal system that allowed police officers to have...

Ahlquist: Governor McKee’s budget proposes interest rate cut for tax delinquents
January 25, 2022

Ahlquist: Governor McKee’s budget proposes interest rate cut for tax delinquents

So who exactly will Governor McKee’s tax cut help? Fortunately, we know exactly who because the Rhode...

Senator Valverde and Rep. Cassar: End Rhode Island’s abortion bans
January 18, 2022

Senator Valverde and Rep. Cassar: End Rhode Island’s abortion bans

“Passing the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act this year will ensure that when someone needs an abortion, they...

Lenny Cioe: A new facade on an old building
January 18, 2022

Lenny Cioe: A new facade on an old building

“The Senate President claims he wants a “transformational” legislative session, but we will never have true change...

KPRC: Will the public’s voices be heard on Kennedy Plaza bus hub?
January 18, 2022

KPRC: Will the public’s voices be heard on Kennedy Plaza bus hub?

“As changes are being proposed to the transit hub in Kennedy Plaza, we write to you to...

Clara Hardy: Public housing in Rhode Island needs a complete overhaul
January 7, 2022

Clara Hardy: Public housing in Rhode Island needs a complete overhaul

“Through my work as a social worker, I have seen that when the basic need of shelter...

Dr. Fine: What’s Coming at Us – COVID, Omicron, Division, and Democracy
December 21, 2021

Dr. Fine: What’s Coming at Us – COVID, Omicron, Division, and Democracy

“This will happen because two governors valued commerce over human life and because two governors tried to...

Ahlquist: What are the costs of an inside game?
December 20, 2021

Ahlquist: What are the costs of an inside game?

RI Rank is not simply a metric of a legislator’s positions on a scale from conservative to...

Sgouros: RI’s legislature lacks policy staff, and that’s a problem
December 14, 2021

Sgouros: RI’s legislature lacks policy staff, and that’s a problem

Information is power, but past Speakers apparently never understood that. They thought of power in terms of...

Asinof: What role do politically-connected consultants play in state funding?
December 6, 2021

Asinof: What role do politically-connected consultants play in state funding?

“What role did McKinsey & Company play as a pro bono consultant to the state of Rhode...

Ruggerio Opponent: Senate President is gerrymandering his re-election
December 6, 2021

Ruggerio Opponent: Senate President is gerrymandering his re-election

“The maps released by the redistricting commission are gerrymandered in favor of those still in power, like...

Law students launch boycott of law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
December 3, 2021

Law students launch boycott of law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

“Gibson Dunn has crossed every red line imaginable in their weaponization of the American judicial system to...

RI Coalition for Repro Freedom: Now is the time to end the state’s abortion bans
December 1, 2021

RI Coalition for Repro Freedom: Now is the time to end the state’s abortion bans

“Health disparities have never been more apparent than in the past year, given the dual health and...

Ahlquist: Are lawyers morally culpable for the terrible acts they help their clients to perform?
May 4, 2022

Ahlquist: Are lawyers morally culpable for the terrible acts they help their clients to perform?

There is “something quite seductive” about “being able to turn aside so many ostensibly difficult moral dilemmas...

Diana Gray: Celebrate Native heroes in Providence
November 27, 2021

Diana Gray: Celebrate Native heroes in Providence

Who wouldn’t want people to know the truth about the Natives in this area? Who would want...

April 19, 2023

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