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Sunrise RI: Statement on Rhode Island Senate and House leadership vote
Sunrise RI calls on all Senators and Representatives to abstain from the undemocratic vote for House and Senate leadership...
Six arrested outside Governor Raimondo's home protesting conditions at the ACI
"Any life lost is a loved one lost— a father, son, sister, a mother," said Ms Sheila of DARE, by telephone. "And it’s sad and it’s despicable and disgraceful. And, you know, I learned from Ms. Bandele from a statement when she was talking about her husband. She said none of us are the worst thing we’ve ever done nor are we the best.”
Santa Claus visits State House to advocate for the evicted and housing insecure
“Anyone who is trying to evict families during the holidays: where is your heart? I'm asking Santa for a heart for you. To our leaders: what are doing to fix this situation? I'm asking Santa for you all to be brave.”
A statement from the Decarcerate NOW Coalition, in response to DOC Director Coyne Fague
"Raimondo, Coyne-Fague, Neronha, Alexander-Scott: do you understand that the lives of incarcerated people matter?"
Despite a difficult year, Rhode Island passed a decent 2021 budget - We can do better for 2022
"Despite these 2021 Budget wins, the 2022 budget battle may be harder, as some of the key battles were avoided due to a smaller than worst-scenario budget gap of $275m versus a projected $900m."
Car Rally outside Raimondo press conference demands an immediate response to prison Covid outbreak
"808 incarcerated people are infected with Covid at the ACI and the number is growing. For nine months, family members, community organizers, public health experts and the public defender's office called on Governor Raimondo, Department of Health, Department of Corrections, and Attorney General Peter Neronha to take recommended precautions. They ignored us and now disease has spread like wildfire inside a place already notorious for abusive conditions and substandard medical care..."
Nursing home resident and caregiver COVID-19 deaths surpassed 1,000 this week
“Every day nursing home residents and frontline heroes are dying from COVID-19 yet the industry continues to obscenely claim they can’t afford the staffing and support needed to help contain the spread,” continued Adanjesus Marin, Coordinator of Raise the Bar on Resident Care.
Report: Essential workers in Rhode Island struggle to make ends meet, says EPI
“This year we wanted to show the realities that COVID has brought to light – that many of the workers who are essential to our economy aren’t paid enough to meet their own basic needs. We also wanted to highlight that while many workers struggle to keep up with their bills, Black and Latinx workers are faring far worse than White workers."
Raimondo's multi-hub bus plan violates principles in the Transit Master Plan her administration just approved
"I think transit advocates would have a really strong argument to make," said Grow Smart RI's John Flaherty. "That the multi-hub goes against principles that are outlined in the Transit Master Plan having to do with convenience and speed."
Food security, housing security and mental health for families: RI ranks near the bottom
"By measuring food security, the ability to make rent or mortgage payments, health insurance status, and mental health concerns, the [report] identified four pain points for children and families that require immediate action... States in the bottom 10 that were doing worse on three or all four categories were Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Texas."