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Help Rhode Island pass Net Neutrality on Tuesday
On Tuesday, net neutrality bills are getting a public hearing at the State House, and it's a good opportunity for members of the public to speak or show support for an effort that could preserve net neutrality in Rhode Island. You can al...
Providence bike share program open houses this week
The first of four bike share program open house events was held downtown, organized by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, the Providence Department of Planning and Development, and JUMP Bikes, will provide 400 publicly available electric-ass...
Minimum wage increases correlate with stronger wage growth for low-income women and men
An "economic snapshot" from Elise Gould at the Economic Policy Institute shows that "when we compare states with any minimum wage change since 2013 with those without any... the association between states with at least one minimum wage c...
Rhode Island's annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers
I was late getting to room 212 at the Rhode Island State House, where the Senate Committee on Labor, chaired by Senator Paul Fogarty (Democrat, District 23, Burrillville, Glocester), was hearing a slate of bills to increase the minimum w...
Rhode Island rated 9th best economy in the United States
This is a big deal and good news for Governor Gina Raimondo, who is struggling in the polls: The Business Insider ranked of Rhode Island as the 9th best economy in the United States. The ranking of all 50 states and Washington, D.C. reli...
After the student rally: Gun control advocates demand safe schools
Ironically, despite all the concerns about student safety, when a thousand students walked out of their high schools and and held a rally inside the Rhode Island State House, they moved themselves from a place where concealed carry gun p...
Students speak out at the Providence Walkout to End Gun Violence
"Students and staff have the right to teach and learn in an environment free from the fear of being gunned down in their classrooms or on their way home from school," said students Wednesday at the Rhode Island State House. Hundreds of s...
Scituate is withdrawing their opposition to Invenergy and their support for Burrillville
"It comes down to a money issue," said Scituate Town Council President John Mahoney, "Bottom line. This is an issue for Burrillville to sort out, not Scituate." The Scituate Town Council will be hearing a resolution on Thursday evening t...
Everytown announces new national legislative priorities
Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown, has developed a list of policy priorities that they say Congress "should pass into law to help prevent gun violence of all forms," one month a...
Reed introduces amendment to protect student loan borrowers
“It’s crucial that we do all we can to protect student loan borrowers,” said United States Senator Reed (Democrat, Rhode Island). “Strengthening student loan servicing and protections for private student loan borrowers, including in the...