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House Judiciary Committee passes bill to codify Roe v Wade
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee today approved the Reproductive Privacy Act (RPA), House Bill 5125 Substitute A, on a 9-7 vote. The bill now moves on to a full vote on the House floor on Thursday, according to Committee Chair...
Rhode Island joins lawsuit against Trump's Title X changes that erode access to reproductive services
“Reproductive health care freedom must be preserved, and part of that freedom includes making sure that women are provided with all of their options when it comes to family planning,” said Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha. “We...
IWOC: Prisoners at the ACI punished for possession of legally protected union literature
Shepard said that when he asked the the Warden about the letter of grievances, the Warden repilied, "that I wouldn’t be getting a response then he smiled and continued to walk off when I further asked him about the progress of the investigation.“ This has led Shepard to view his being placed in solitary as retaliatory in nature “because I continue, in a positive way, to directly address the harsh confinement of prison conditions not only on behalf of myself, but on behalf of the prison population.”
Brown War Watch asks: Why is Bill Kristol always wrong?
Bill Kristol, former editor of the neoconservative journal The Weekly Standard and chairman of the right-wing think tank Project for a New American Century, was, say organizers of a protest against him at Brown University on Thursday, "a...
Mario Monteiro: Sentenced as a juvenile to life in prison
"I believe it is important to acknowledge the wrongdoing, but it may be just as important to know who I was before my crime, who I have become since, and about who I have become: the growth, the maturity, the remorse." On Tuesday the Hou...
Updated: Help low-income workers: Raise the EITC to fight the Trump tax law
On Wednesday, House Majority Leader Joseph Shekarchi (Democrat, District 23, Warwick) introduced legislation to help Rhode Island’s business owners pay less in federal taxes. The legislation counteracts a recent federal tax change includ...
Amended Reproductive Privacy Act earns RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom support
Offered in the Rhode Island House of Representatives as an alternative to the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) the Reproductive Privacy Act (RPA) was a weak cousin, not guaranteeing the rights to an abortion now protected by the Unite...
Legislation to allow undocumented immigrants driver's licenses introduced.
Allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain state issued driver's licenses is once again the focus of legislation being introduced at the State House this week. The legislation (H5511/S0153) is sponsored in the House by Representative Ana...
New report: Rent Control is the only policy tool that can provide immediate relief to renters facing unaffordable rent increases
Oregon poised to become first to impose statewide limits on rising rents “Rent control can immediately provide relief to tenants facing unaffordable rent increases, allowing them to remain in their home and community. This makes it a cri...
Demanding Dignity: Caregivers for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities need a living wage
Direct Service Providers are paid only $11 to $12 per hour. Family members of Rhode Islanders living with intellectual and developmental disabilities, direct service professionals (DSPs), labor leaders, and legislators are calling on the...