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Advocates against school reopening protest outside Raimondo press conference
"Governor Raimondo is ignoring science by telling Rhode Islanders that it is safe to return to school," said Meuse, as DePetro activated some sort of siren on his megaphone. "Governor Raimondo has promised us scientific evidence and inst...
Families and community members rally outside Pawtucket Police for accountability and answers
"We are really pushing for a community review board - every other city's doing it, why shouldn't we? Pawtucket has one of the worst police departments in the state… So you would think they'd want that kind of transparency. I want that fo...
Providence protest to support the Post Office part of a nation-wide effort
"It is just a crime what is being done to the greatest postal system in the world," said Cranston resident Garry Bliss. "And it is a crime against democracy that it is happening in the middle of a pandemic, on the eve of an election, wit...
RIDOT faces strong opposition to multi-hub plan at public meeting
"Raimondo and her administration have proven that they cannot be trusted to have a transparent and inclusive process to include riders, and would rather bulldoze over them and force through a plan by means of RIDOT," say RI Transit Rider...
Black Lives Matter RI protests outside East Providence Police Department
"We're here to say that racial profiling is not part of protecting or serving this community. When you have a community that gets pulled over, that gets harassed, because of the color of their skin… no one should be pulled over just beca...
Pandemic gives rise to more supervisional neglect, group home adolescents struggling
Reports of child abuse and neglect were down 34% overall this spring but cases of child maltreatment during the pandemic have remained steady at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence. Here’s what two pediatricians there are seeing. Ja...
What are must-haves for this year’s state budget? Here’s what voters think
“Voters are looking not just for a return to normal, but a better way to run the state government and take care of each other.” As lawmakers prepare to return to Smith Hill to write a new state budget, the stakes couldn’t be higher. In t...
Hundreds of activists clean up Providence; Castillo commits to reallocating police budget
"We cleaned up trash around the city, along Broad Street, Westminster, and Hartford Ave, canvassing onlookers to hear their ideas about how taxpayer funds should be directed. We are not willing to wait for politicians to invest in our co...
Parents and educators rally at State House for a safe return to school
"Rather than finding fault, criticizing and shaming the process or blaming teachers, perhaps the past five months state leaders should have worked to find solutions to the areas that were identified as being in need, or needing to change...
Two arrested at courthouse eviction protest in Providence
"Collecting rent during a pandemic is extortion," said a protester. "Eviction during a pandemic is genocide. Knock it off!" Police arrested two people at the Garrahy Judicial Complex this morning in Providence. One of those arrested was...