January 19, 2020

Bill would disallow juveniles being sentenced to life without possibility of parole

When Stephanie Rubio was eight her 14 year-old brother was tried as an adult for murder. Her...

March 2, 2020

Transgender advocates seek respect in death

Rhode Island has always been a leader in respecting the rights of transgender people while they are...

March 2, 2020

RI NOW demonstrates free childcare at State House

Over a dozen children, aged 3-11 were playing games, coloring, doing puzzles and eating snacks in the...

October 31, 2019

General Assembly considers updating Rhode Island’s out-of-date parentage laws

Rhode Island’s parentage laws are woefully out of date. The statutes were enacted in 1979, and have...

January 19, 2020

March for Our Lives Rhode Island – photos

Well over 5000 people crowded the south lawn of the Rhode Island State House for the March...

January 19, 2020

March for Our Lives Rhode Island – video

Well over 5000 people crowded the south lawn of the Rhode Island State House for the March...

October 31, 2019

‘Trust us, nothing will change,’ say businesses who spent millions to overturn net neutrality

Lobbyists for Internet Service Providers descended upon the Rhode Island House Committee on Corporations Tuesday evening to...

October 31, 2019

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...

January 19, 2020

Adah Bryan: We are not pawns, I am not a puppet…

Hello senators and representatives. My name is Adah Bryan, I am a freshman at Classical High School,...

January 19, 2020

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...

January 19, 2020

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...

January 19, 2020

Everytown announces new national legislative priorities

Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a part of Everytown,...

March 2, 2020

International Women’s Day marked by two celebrations at the State House

International Women’s Day was marked by two celebrations at the Rhode Island State House on Thursday. Hope...

January 19, 2020

Second Amendment advocates rise, but don’t shine, at legislative hearings

Unusually, the Judiciary Committees of the Rhode Island House and Senate scheduled hearings on a slate of...

October 31, 2019

Heavy metal performer scheduled at Fête accused of ‘numerous racist comments and advocating violence against homosexuals’

Fête Music Hall scheduled a show for March 31 featuring the band Mayhem whose founder and drummer, Jan...