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Goldin and Ajello pre-file Reproductive Health Care Act
Rhode Island State Senator Gayle Goldin (Democrat, District 3, Providence) and Representative Edith Ajello (Democrat, District 1, Providence) have pre-filed their legislation to enshrine the reproductive health care rights protected by R...
Christmas Carolers rebuffed at City Hall and RI Housing
Both Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and Rhode Island Housing Director Barbara Fields refused to leave their offices for a few minutes to listen to Christmas Carols from members of DARE’s Tenant and Homeowner Association (THA). The carols...
EPI report: Rhode Islanders are still struggling to meet basic needs
The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) publishes its Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) report twice a year to answer two important questions: What is the cost of meeting basic needs for families and individuals in Rhode Island?How do s...
Two State Senators express concerns about Raimondo's judicial nominees
“I’m very proud to be appointing one of the most diverse sets of judges, I think, really, ever, that any governor has been able to appoint at one time,” said Governor Gina Raimondo on December 10, announcing her appointments, pending Sta...
Over 200 jobs lost as Providence Board of Licenses votes to close Foxy Lady
Today the Providence Board of Licenses decided, on a 3-1 vote, to close the Foxy Lady, after three misdemeanor charges of prostitution were brought against three workers in an undercover police sting on December 11. "Merry Christmas! Tha...
Vigil for International Migrants Day
Standing Up for Racial Justice Rhode Island (SURJ) braved the windchill to hold a vigil outside the Federal Building across from Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence Tuesday evening to commemorate International Migrants Day. "President T...
ACLU: Justice reinvestment undermined by General Assembly expansion of “Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline”
A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island (ACLU RI) finds that, "the 'Statehouse-to-prison pipeline' got a little wider this year as the result of the General Assembly’s passage of a number of laws adding more...
George Wiley Center demands a walk-in payment center from National Grid, with Christmas Carols
Activists from the George Wiley Center stood outside the National Grid offices on Melrose Street in Providence Thursday afternoon to sing modified Christmas Carols with a serious point: They want National Grid to open a customer service...
Breaking Barriers: Refugee Dream Center begins classes to train refugees to access vital resources
The Refugee Dream Center, with a grant from the Department of Public Safety Grant Administration Office, has developed a program called Breaking Barriers, which will train refugees living in various communities within Rhode island to hel...
Counselors not Cops: The Providence Student Union demands a new approach to school safety
The Providence Student Union (PSU) kicked off their new campaign demanding an increase in school counselors and health care staff and the removal of the eight school resource officers (SROs) from Providence Schools. The students carried...