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RI House passes Rules with reforms: All the video
The Rhode Island House of Representatives debated the rules by which the chamber will be governed for the next two years for nearly three hours Wednesday evening, in the end passing small reforms. This is the fastest rules hearing in rec...
The Womxn Project: Momentum growing for the right to abortion in Rhode Island
From a press release: The Womxn Project applauds the official introduction of the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA), which protects the right to abortion, into the Rhode Island House of Representatives. The introduction of this critica...
Reactions to court decision blocking citizenship status question on 2020 census
ACLU of RI ACLU of RI executive director Steven Brown issued the following statement today in response to the inclusion of a question about citizenship status in the 2020 census:See: “As we’ve said before: A thorough and accurate census...
Governor Raimondo makes strong statement of support for reproductive rights in State of the State address
From a press release: The Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom thanks Governor Gina Raimondo for calling on the Rhode Island General Assembly to pass the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) in 2019, saying in part, "Let's pass...
Senator Goldin and Representative Ajello file Reproductive Health Care Act
From a press release: With the backing of more cosponsors than ever before, Representative Edith Ajello and Senator Gayle Goldin are introducing legislation to enshrine the reproductive health care rights protected by Roe v Wade to defen...
Governor Gina Raimondo's State of the State Address, annotated
Note: The following is Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo's full 2019 State of the State Address, with the annotations included in the original: Good evening, Speaker Mattiello, Senate President Ruggerio, members of the House and Senate...
Government shutdown threatens food assistance safety net
[From a press release] With the government shutdown continuing indefinitely, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank is asking the public for assistance to ensure that they have enough food to meet the increasing demand. Of particular conce...
The specter of Invenergy haunts the Johnston Inauguration
At the Town of Johnston's Mayoral and Town Council Inauguration, held Monday night in the Johnston High School auditorium, Invenergy's top attorney, Chicago-based lawyer Michael Blazer, was sitting front and center. Invenergy is the comp...
Government shutdown may affect SNAP benefits, other programs; Money may run out in March
Courtney Hawkins, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (RI DHS) held a press conference today to let people receiving SNAP benefits, a federally funded food assistance program, know that the government shutdown in Wa...
2019 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit
Unseen by most Rhode Islanders, the Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit (Summit), an annual meeting between the business community and our state's elected officials, is one of the most influential gatherings of the year. The 13th...