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ACLU says latest figures from state on providing food stamp benefits are “jaw-dropping”
After failing to provide court-ordered reports for August and September on the status of its efforts to ensure the timely provision of food stamp assistance to needy families, the state Department of Human Services has released a report...
Grid operator's faux neutrality and endorsement of natural gas threatens our future
[caption id="attachment_3015" align="alignright" width="350"] Gordon van Welie[/caption] “Our mission is to achieve reliability through wholesale markets and we’re technology neutral,” said Gordon van Welie, CEO of ISO New England. "So u...
Reed, Whitehouse call Republican tax bills 'destructive' and 'an assault'
“Like any Americans we’re just stunned that the House republicans could vote yesterday, along strict party lines, for a tax plan that would leave our seniors and working families vulnerable," said United States Senator Jack Reed (Democra...
Private event for fossil fuel industry insiders held in Cranston
Five people braved the wind and cold outside a fossil fuel energy company event held at Taco Comfort Solutions in Cranston, Rhode Island Friday morning that drew industry insiders and government officials from across New England. The eve...
Will city and state tax credits be used to exploit vulnerable workers at the 78 Fountain St project?
[caption id="attachment_2951" align="alignright" width="400"] 78 Fountain St[/caption] Callahan Construction Managers has a long and detailed history of subcontracting work to companies accused of safety hazards, wage theft, project dela...
Siham Byah remains a political prisoner of the United States, says lawyer
[caption id="attachment_2943" align="alignright" width="400"] Matthew Cameron[/caption] “Siham Byah remains a political prisoner of the United States, two weeks in," said her lawyer, Matthew Cameron. "We still don’t know why she is in cu...
1-877-231-7171 ACLU re-staffs hotline for UHIP-related food stamp complaints
In recognition that a large backlog of food stamp applications causing undue hardship to hundreds of poor residents continues to exist, the ACLU of Rhode Island today announced it was re-staffing a telephone hotline for people to call if...
EFSB to hear motions in power plant case on November 27, public attendance is important
The Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) has scheduled a hearing for Monday, November 27, 2017, beginning at 10:00 AM in Hearing Room A of the Public Utilities Commission office building, 89 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, Rhode Island to h...
Subsidizing the criminal class
The headline on the business page of the Thursday November 16 Providence Journal said it all: “More state help for developer." For the umpteenth time the I-195 Commission is giving more money to some very wealthy developer so they can bu...
Dr. J Mark Ryan explains the basics and advantages of single payer health care
https://youtu.be/Hw1HwJIuuLg J Mark Ryan, MD, head of the Rhode Island affiliate of Physicians for National Health Plan (PNHP) presents to AFSCME Rhode Island Chapter 94 Retirees on the benefits of a Medicare for All, aka, single payer h...