Refugee Dream Center awarded a children’s library of books by SCBWI
December 11, 2017

Refugee Dream Center awarded a children’s library of books by SCBWI

Rhode Island’s Refugee Dream Center, a post resettlement refugee agency, was one of two organizations chosen from...

Born in the fires of a Trump presidency, Resist Hate RI contemplates its second year
December 12, 2017

Born in the fires of a Trump presidency, Resist Hate RI contemplates its second year

Last year, shortly after the Presidential Election, around a thousand people gathered in the cafeteria of Hope...

Providence introduces PVD Safe Stations, for those seeking treatment for addiction
December 11, 2017

Providence introduces PVD Safe Stations, for those seeking treatment for addiction

Beginning on January 2, 2018, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, “any person...

Invenergy’s lawsuit against National Grid may put ‘tens of millions’ of construction costs on ratepayers
March 2, 2020

Invenergy’s lawsuit against National Grid may put ‘tens of millions’ of construction costs on ratepayers

There will be both a hearing and an open meeting of the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)...

Feeding Her Fire: Art by youth and the female artists who inspired them
March 2, 2020

Feeding Her Fire: Art by youth and the female artists who inspired them

With allegations of sexual harassment dominating headlines, young female artists, and their professional adult counterparts, are exhibiting works...

<i>DACAmented</i>: The Documentary
December 10, 2017

DACAmented: The Documentary

“I grew up in a neighborhood in DC often known as ‘Little Central America’ and I went...

Second meeting of the Special Legislative Committee to Study the Energy Facilities Siting Act
March 2, 2020

Second meeting of the Special Legislative Committee to Study the Energy Facilities Siting Act

The Special Legislative Committee to Study the Energy Facilities Siting Act held its second meeting on Thursday,...

The ACLU announces a settlement involving public breastfeeding law
October 31, 2019

The ACLU announces a settlement involving public breastfeeding law

The ACLU of Rhode Island today announced a settlement in its case on behalf of Elizabeth Gooding...

Jack Reed: We need legislation to protect Net Neutrality
October 31, 2019

Jack Reed: We need legislation to protect Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality, said Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed on Friday, is “a consumer right and it’s also...

UNAP files lawsuit to preserve healthcare services and jobs at Memorial Hospital
December 8, 2017

UNAP files lawsuit to preserve healthcare services and jobs at Memorial Hospital

United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) Local 5082 filed a lawsuit in Superior Court today in an...

Providence joins nationwide protest to save Net Neutrality
October 31, 2019

Providence joins nationwide protest to save Net Neutrality

Two dozen protesters took to the sidewalk outside the Verizon store on Waterman Street in Providence to...

One more time: The EFSB comes to Burrillville
March 2, 2020

One more time: The EFSB comes to Burrillville

The second last Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) public testimony hearing in Burrillville had an easy familiarity...

Nika Lomazzo to challenge John Lombardi in District 8
January 19, 2020

Nika Lomazzo to challenge John Lombardi in District 8

“I don’t think there are any elected officials advocating for trans people in Rhode Island,” said Nika...

As more elected officials call for resignation of CRMC chair, Governor Raimondo remains silent
March 2, 2020

As more elected officials call for resignation of CRMC chair, Governor Raimondo remains silent

As of this writing, four more elected state representatives, Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence), Marcia Ranglin-Vassel...

Recognizing the tremendous burden that women are carrying in this moment
October 31, 2019

Recognizing the tremendous burden that women are carrying in this moment

As the #MeToo movement has swept across the country, it has forced some painful cultural reckoning. Powerful...

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