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Attorney General Peter Nerohna's testimony in favor of codifying Roe v Wade into Rhode Island State Law
The following is Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Nerohna's written testimony to the House Judiciary Committee in support of codifying Roe v Wade: "I am writing to express my support in principle for both HB 5125, The Reproductive Pri...
Video: House Committee hears testimony on Reproductive Health Care Act
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on five bills concerning reproductive rights and abortion on Tuesday in a hearing that lasted well into Wednesday morning, ending after 2:45am. The biggest and most important bil...
Updated: Governor Raimondo proposing to copy Trump tax break into Rhode Island State Law
In Governor Gina Raimondo's recently proposed budget, on page 317, lines 24-27, there is this: "For purposes of a corporation’s state tax liability, any deduction to income allowable under 26 U.S.C. 1400Z-2(c) may be claimed in the case...
Video from 2019's first House Committee on Judiciary
The first meeting of the House Committee on Judiciary was to start at the "Rise of the House," which is when the House session ends, usually around 4:30pm. The House ended their session right around 4:30, and room 205 of the Rhode Island...
Codifying Roe v Wade: RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom kicks-off the Reproductive Health Care Act at the State House
Hundreds of people crowded the Rhode Island State House rotunda to celebrate the introduction of the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA), legislation that would codify the federal protections of of Roe v Wade into state law and protect a...
Speaker Mattiello retaliates against Reform Caucus members with committee assignments
Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) said he would not retaliate against the members of the Reform Caucus for opposing his election to Speaker and challenging him on the House rules, but...
The Slow and Fast Assault on Public Education: Providence teachers and student activists have a common enemy
A native of Providence, Dr Henry Giroux is a scholar whose range of study has included the training of schoolteachers and critique of neoliberal processes such as austerity measures that cut funding for public utilities, programs, and se...
Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom raises objections to the Reproductive Privacy Act
From a press release: The Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom (RICRF) has great concerns with House Bill 5125 the Reproductive Privacy Act (RPA) that was introduced on Tuesday. While the RPA purports to protect the right to a...
Providence City Council unanimously supports resolution in support of codifying Roe v Wade
Helen Anthony The Providence City Council, for the first time a majority woman city council, unanimously passed a resolution in favor of passing the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA), legislation currently before the Rhode Island Gener...
Demanding Dignity: Direct Service Providers need $15 an hour
An open letter from the Demanding Dignity campaign, a coalition consisting of the RI AFL-CIO, RI Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, United Nurses and Allied Professionals, SEIU District 1199, and District 26 International A...