Economics
Governor Raimondo at the Santander Economic Outlook Breakfast
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo was the featured speaker at the 2019 Santander Economic Outlook Breakfast this morning. The subject of the breakfast was the …
News
Education
Investing in world language and dual language immersion programs for all students can improve educational achievement and cultural understanding in Rhode Island
Despite the tough realities, we’re finally taking education seriously: Governor Gina Raimondo is pushing for universal Pre-K, her administration wants to end student hunger and …
Elections 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 to the capitol and try to get people …
Reproductive Rights
Coalition calls on RI Senate to pass the Reproductive Health Care Act without amendments
The Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom (Coalition) calls on the Rhode Island Senate to bring the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) (S0152A) to the …
minimum wage
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 for all municipal town employees at a May …
Media
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 downtown Providence against the United States government’s “unprecedented …
Homelessness
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 preparing to sleep outside in downtown Providence on …
tax fraud
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 workers. Rather than retain and pay workers as …
UFCW
An overview of the Stop & Shop strike
Today, marks the fifth day of the Stop & Shop supermarket strike in different parts of the New England Region (Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island). …
Wyatt Detention Center
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 Corporation (CFDFC), now operating under a new board …