Gina Raimondo’s annotated State of the State address
January 17, 2018

Gina Raimondo’s annotated State of the State address

Above: Video of the State of the State address. Below: Raimondo’s State of the State address, as...

Burrillville personally messages Raimondo before and after the State of the State address
October 31, 2019

Burrillville personally messages Raimondo before and after the State of the State address

Before and after Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo‘s State of the State address, residents of Burrillville and...

Small Business Economic Summit recycles long debunked minimum wage myths
March 2, 2020

Small Business Economic Summit recycles long debunked minimum wage myths

At the 2018 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit, held at Bryant University on Tuesday morning, Dale...

Senator Euer and Representative Carson introduce bill to prevent oil drilling off Rhode Island coast
January 16, 2018

Senator Euer and Representative Carson introduce bill to prevent oil drilling off Rhode Island coast

Newport legislators Representative Lauren Carson (Democrat, District 75, Newport) and Senator Dawn Euer (Democrat, District 13, Newport, Jamestown)...

Protesters chide Jack Reed for excessive military spending
February 27, 2020

Protesters chide Jack Reed for excessive military spending

Several people held signs outside United States Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)’s Cranston office Tuesday afternoon protesting his...

Update on ACLU “Harrington Hall” lawsuit: State law remains on hold
January 19, 2020

Update on ACLU “Harrington Hall” lawsuit: State law remains on hold

Following a closed-chambers conference with US District Judge William Smith today, the State has acknowledged that a...

Regunberg introduces resolution opposing Trump’s off-shore drilling plans
January 16, 2018

Regunberg introduces resolution opposing Trump’s off-shore drilling plans

“Our environment is our state’s greatest asset,” said Rhode Island Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence)....

Not resting on a ‘win’ against fossil fuel compressor station, Rehoboth prepares itself for round two, with the help of elected officials
March 2, 2020

Not resting on a ‘win’ against fossil fuel compressor station, Rehoboth prepares itself for round two, with the help of elected officials

The environmental action group Citizens Against the Rehoboth Compressor Station (CARCS) is not taking their recent “win”...

Rhode Island speaks out against President Donald Trump’s ignorant racism
January 15, 2018

Rhode Island speaks out against President Donald Trump’s ignorant racism

“New Bridges for Haitian Success, other Haitian leaders and elected officials take this initiative to condemn the...

NAACP President Jim Vincent: We got to get conscious right now!
January 15, 2018

NAACP President Jim Vincent: We got to get conscious right now!

“I’m here because I’m outraged,” said Jim Vincent, President of the NAACP Providence Branch. “I’m outraged because...

Providence City Councilor Nirva LaFortune: We must counter darkness and hate with love and light
January 15, 2018

Providence City Councilor Nirva LaFortune: We must counter darkness and hate with love and light

“In this day and age there is no room for racist and xenophobic practices. Our nation should...

Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell: Faith, love and strong progressive legislation for a better world
March 2, 2020

Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell: Faith, love and strong progressive legislation for a better world

“I just want to begin by saying Donald Trump is a racist, he’s a fraud, he’s a...

Attorney General Kilmartin opposes Invenergy’s power plant plans
October 31, 2019

Attorney General Kilmartin opposes Invenergy’s power plant plans

Attorney General Peter Kilmartin has announced his opposition to Invenergy‘s planned $1 billion fracked gas and diesel...

Justine Caldwell calls out Rep Giarrusso for skipping House sexual harassment training
January 19, 2020

Justine Caldwell calls out Rep Giarrusso for skipping House sexual harassment training

Justine Caldwell, who is exploring a candidacy against Representative Antonio Giarrusso in Rhode Island House District 30...

Celebrating the lottery, and football, and all that they entail
March 2, 2020

Celebrating the lottery, and football, and all that they entail

At a press conference held yesterday to announce new Patriots themed scratch tickets, Governor Gina Raimondo, New...

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