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Representatives, not Royalty
Why does it take six times longer to tell a white man he's violating the rules than it does to tell a black woman? [caption id="attachment_6753" align="alignright" width="400"] Lisa Ranglin[/caption] "I am quite disappointed that my stat...
Punching in and taking off: Fake quorums at State House committee meetings
"I'll just stay here for your thing," Rhode Island House Majority Whip John Edwards can be heard saying in the video, "I'm never, ever at this..." "Actually, you are," pointed out the clerk, James DeCastro. Edwards laughed. https://youtu...
RI Rep William O'Brien wants to arm campus security
Rhode Island Representative William O’Brien (Democrat, District 54, North Providence), who once introduced a bill to bring back the death penalty, abolished in Rhode Island in 1852, is back with another terrible idea: “The terrible reali...
Moms Demand takes a victory lap, and get right back to work
The Rhode Island Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a press conference at the Rhode Island State House on Thursday, celebrating the imminent House passage of the red flag bill (H7688), that “would create a means...
First Unitarian Church of Providence seeking donations to build Sanctuary Church space
The First Unitarian Church of Providence held a vote and decided to become a Sanctuary Church. They are currently the only church in Rhode Island known to be close to being able to offer sanctuary to undocumented immigrants threatened wi...
Protesters target Senator Whitehouse for his pro-war votes
Anti Endless War and Excessive Military Spending a group that believes "we can have a more peaceful world and oppose the new massive military budget and unchecked, unauthorized wars" once again picketed outside the downtown Providence of...
ACLU files class action lawsuit against ICE and Trump on behalf of Lilian Calderon
The ACLU of Massachusetts has filed a class action lawsuit against President Donald Trump, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials, and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, on behalf of...
House Judiciary hears reproductive rights bills: All the video
Nearly eight hours of testimony from 65 people was heard in the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday night. The House Judiciary Committee heard from 34 people who were there in support of the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) and in opp...
Reproductive Health Care Act gets its hearing at a busy State House
Bills dealing with guns, immigration and reproductive rights were heard in the Rhode Island House Committee on the Judiciary Tuesday evening, a perfect storm of contentious issues guaranteed to elicit strong emotions and strong advocacy....
Jewish Alliance of Greater RI called on to condemn Israeli Defense Forces killings in Gaza
On Friday afternoon nearly twenty young Jewish persons gathered outside the offices of the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island on the East Side of Providence to "demand... a statement condemning the actions of the Israeli government...