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The case for dual language education in Rhode Island
More than 1 in 5 Rhode Island residents speak a language other than English at home. Rhode Island employers across sectors recognize the value and critical importance of a multilingual workforce - for international trade, healthcare, edu...
Hearings this week on Governor Raimondo’s marijuana legalization proposal
The state Senate Finance and Judiciary committees will hold a joint hearing today on Article 20 of Governor Gina Raimondo’s proposed budget, which features a plan to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana for adult use. It also includes a...
Legislation: Allowing Medicaid to cover doula services will improve outcomes for pregnant women and reduce costs
The legislation is particularly important for women of color, who are three to four times more likely to die for pregnancy-related reasons than white women. “Doulas have been shown to make real, measurable improvements in the health outc...
Rhode Island College students rally for RIC Promise
"With a mom who works a full time job, I'm responsible for keeping the house clean and making sure my nephew is taken care of until his mom, my sister, comes home from work," said Rhode Island College (RIC) student Angela Pierre-Louis, w...
Senator Sam Bell urges his fellow senators to vote against Senate Rules on Wednesday
Last week the Senate Rules Committee unanimously voted to send the newly revised Senate Rules to the Senate floor, recommending passage. It was a meeting that lasted over three hours, as Senators Donna Nesselbush (Democrat, District 15,...
All the video: Testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act before Senate Judiciary
Testimony on the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday lasted well int the evening and into the morning, ending around 6am. Just over 130 people, on both sides of the issue surrounding safe,...
Rhode Island House of Representatives passes bill codifying Roe v Wade
In a hearing that lasted around five hours, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed the Reproductive Privacy Act (RPA) by a vote of 44-30. The vote included 60 percent of all the Democrats in the chamber, 21 of the 26 women in t...
Four members of the Rhode Island House just voted against a gay wedding...
On Tuesday, State Representative Robert Craven (Democrat, District 32, North Kingstown) rose to recommend passage of Senate Bill 0075, a routine solemnization of marriage bill that would allow Daniel Baker to act as the officiant in the...
Women’s Economic Justice Platform introduced in the General Assembly
The Women’s Economic Justice platform, which includes raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023, guaranteeing fair pay for all workers, protecting Rhode Islanders from sexual harassment, ensuring access to affordable childc...
Bill would allow for the possibility for parole for juveniles serving life
"My name is Mario Monteiro. I'm a juvenile lifer serving a mandatory consecutive double life sentence." Those words were read to the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday by 17 year old Anastasia Pattison, Monteiro's cousin. Pattison cont...