Peace rally outside senator Jack Reed’s office in Cranston
February 27, 2020

Peace rally outside senator Jack Reed’s office in Cranston

Half a dozen peace activists from the group Anti Endless War and Excessive Military Spending rallied outside...

Low-income taxpayers in Rhode Island pay over 50 percent more in taxes than the wealthiest
February 27, 2020

Low-income taxpayers in Rhode Island pay over 50 percent more in taxes than the wealthiest

A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and the Economic...

20-year, $18 million tax break for luxury downtown apartments under fire ahead of Providence City Council vote
February 27, 2020

20-year, $18 million tax break for luxury downtown apartments under fire ahead of Providence City Council vote

The Providence City Council is planning to decide on the fate of an $18 million, 20-year Tax...

Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee and Town of Lincoln donate ambulance to Haiti
October 31, 2019

Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee and Town of Lincoln donate ambulance to Haiti

Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee, Lincoln Town Administrator Joseph Almond and Bernard Georges, founder of New Bridges for...

Starwood Energy Group to acquire Manchester Street Power Station from Dominion as part of a $1.23 billion deal
March 2, 2020

Starwood Energy Group to acquire Manchester Street Power Station from Dominion as part of a $1.23 billion deal

[Note this story has been updated for clarity.] Dominion Energy has reached an agreement to sell the...

Waterfire (and the Climate Crisis) sponsored by National Grid
March 2, 2020

Waterfire (and the Climate Crisis) sponsored by National Grid

As the National Grid sponsored Waterfire began, activists from Climate Action Rhode Island and the George Wiley...

Cranston Mayor Fung called out on his ‘Trumpian, divisive, racist, fear-based campaigning’
August 28, 2018

Cranston Mayor Fung called out on his ‘Trumpian, divisive, racist, fear-based campaigning’

Members of the Cranston Action Network (CAN) and allied groups rallied outside Cranston City Hall Monday night...

Hope and Change for Haiti holds first annual ‘Engage for Change’ gala
October 31, 2019

Hope and Change for Haiti holds first annual ‘Engage for Change’ gala

Hope and Change for Haiti works to improve the quality of life of the Haitian community, contribute...

Cranston Action Network to rally against Fung’s ‘anti-immigrant fearmongering’ at Cranston City Hall
August 26, 2018

Cranston Action Network to rally against Fung’s ‘anti-immigrant fearmongering’ at Cranston City Hall

Declaring that, “Cranston and Rhode Island don’t stand with Fung’s Trumpian divisive, racist, fear-based campaigning, nor with...

Entrances to Bristol County Jail blocked by demonstrators over ICE connection
August 20, 2018

Entrances to Bristol County Jail blocked by demonstrators over ICE connection

On Monday afternoon multiple blockades were erected to obstruct the entrances of the Bristol County Jail and...

Humanitarian crisis in Yemen
February 27, 2020

Humanitarian crisis in Yemen

By all accounts, United States weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been...

Report: Work-hours test proposals are punitive and harmful to working people
March 2, 2020

Report: Work-hours test proposals are punitive and harmful to working people

“Heavy-handed and punitive work tests for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and Medicaid will do little to...

Food & Water Watch: Rhode Island counts filthy energy as clean, renewable power
March 2, 2020

Food & Water Watch: Rhode Island counts filthy energy as clean, renewable power

A new report from Food & Water Watch demonstrates how Rhode Island considers energy sources such as...

Dominion lawyer says $150,000 tax stabilization reduction is actually an increase
March 2, 2020

Dominion lawyer says $150,000 tax stabilization reduction is actually an increase

The Providence City Council Finance Committee met Monday evening to hear testimony of the alteration of a...

Report: Manchester Street Power Station for sale by owner
March 2, 2020

Report: Manchester Street Power Station for sale by owner

Hot on the heels of the revelation that the Providence City Council is seeking to give Dominion Energy...

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