Health Care

Rep Cassar: Bans on abortion coverage are not good economic policy, not good health policy, and not good for Rhode Island

May 20, 2022

Yes Rep Quattrocchi, the RI General Assembly can pass laws on the funding of abortion

“We are of the opinion that the enactment of the RPA did not amount to a constitutional...

May 20, 2022

Speaker Shekarchi and advocates call for investments in housing using APRA funds

“We know that not being able to afford a safe home impacts all members of a family...

May 18, 2022

More than a dozen national groups call for passage of the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act

“Right now, there are policies on the books in Rhode Island that take away health coverage for...

May 14, 2022

Bans Off Our Bodies: Rhode Island rallies and marches for abortion rights

“Those of us who have worked in the abortion advocacy space were not surprised when that opinion...

May 13, 2022

Advocates protest again outside McKee’s office due to looming homeless crisis

Activists taped a large eviction notice on the door to the Governor’s office door, informing Governor McKee...

May 13, 2022

McKee announces “Landlord Challenge”, will pay landlords to rent to formerly homeless

“Winter shelter subsidies are expiring, which means that hundreds more are likely to be living outside in...

May 5, 2022

The path to Medicare-for-All is through Rhode Island say advocates

“In 2009 the Episcopal Church nationally came out in favor of any government action that would lead...

May 4, 2022

Rhode Island rallies in response to leaked Supreme Court abortion decision

“Our right to abortion is something that we fought for decades ago and ever since then they’ve...

May 3, 2022

The Womxn Project statement on pending Supreme Court abortion decision

The Womxn Project is organizing a Rally at the State House tonight at 8pm on the Mall...

May 9, 2023

Video: Landlords sometimes illegally refuse lawful rent payments as a pretext to evict tenants

“People that we don’t want their rent because they’ve become a burden on the building, a burden...

March 13, 2022

Mushrooms sprouting from the ceiling: Providence Living Tenants Union protests their unhealthy apartments

“When I had first come to see the apartment it seemed nice,” said John Vatkevich. “I reported...

March 11, 2022

Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Mystery Middlemen Managing Your Prescription Drugs

Other states are doing a much better job monitoring and controlling PBMs and have saved consumers and...

March 11, 2022

Speaker Shekarchi and Rep Speakman introduce a series of housing bills

The bills, said the Speaker in his press release, “aim to streamline development, provide more complete and...

March 9, 2022

PIPP will help low-income Rhode Islanders pay their utility bills and avoid costly shut-offs

“It is very difficult to shuffle and reprioritize my responsibilities so I can continue to nourish and...

February 17, 2022

Advocates gear up for battle to provide all Rhode Islanders with a form of Medicare

On Wednesday, March 9, at 7pm, Providence DSA and PNHP RI will partner with the Olneyville Neighborhood...

June 8, 2023

Desolate, hopeless, distressing, painful, unpredictable, heartbreaking, inadequate

June 7, 2023

The numbers are in and it’s official: Homelessness is rising – fast

May 24, 2023

Tackling the Housing Crisis: Secretary Stefan Pryor Unveils Current State and Planned Actions

May 2, 2023

Rally Against Negligent Providence Landlords Highlights Health Hazards, Calls for Tenant Protections

April 28, 2023

RI House Passes Equality in Abortion Coverage Act: A Step Towards Equitable Healthcare

April 26, 2023

A Step Towards Housing Justice: Rhode Island Expands Legal Aid for Tenants Facing Eviction

March 28, 2023

Looming Medicaid Tsunami: Overburdened Rhode Island DHS Faces Renewal Crisis

February 4, 2023

The heat in Rhode Island’s largest unhoused warming center failed last night

January 25, 2023

Planned Parenthood gathers elected officials to rally for Equality in Abortion Coverage Act

January 4, 2023

On first day of session, advocates steer focus to equal abortion rights

November 22, 2022

Large group demands Governor McKee keep promise of providing shelter to the unhoused

November 21, 2022

RI Community Food Bank reports food need has tripled over last two years

November 20, 2022

Exclusive: State admits those camping at State House not offered alternative shelter

November 11, 2022

Butler Hospital workers picket over ARPA funds, staffing levels

November 4, 2022

Healthcare workers picket outside Fatima about patient safety concerns

November 3, 2022

Caregivers at Women & Infants picket in response to staffing and funding concerns

October 19, 2022

A memorial for those who died while homeless has more names than ever

October 21, 2022

Mathewson St. Church helping the unhoused apply for free RIPTA bus passes

October 3, 2022

One of Rhode Island’s worst landlords gets a Sunday wake up call

October 3, 2022

Activists march on State House to demand end to unsheltered homelessness