Government

Lawmakers ask the Public Utilities Commission to reverse their votes approving National Grid’s electric rate increase

September 27, 2020

New group, Safer Communities for Justice, seeks resolutions to unsolved murders

“I’m not going to stand back and accept that my child is a number. She’s not a...

September 24, 2020

Elorza announces comprehensive review of Public Safety Dept in Providence

“This review isn’t just financial. Certainly the numbers tell a big story here, but this is also...

September 24, 2020

Community denounces violence against Black women by police/social service partnership

“Police officers do not have the proper training, education and credentials to diagnose someone with a mental...

September 22, 2020

State legislators join community advocates to push back against potential budget cuts

“A budget is a statement of our priorities – of the things that we value. Of course...

September 16, 2020

Newly elected RI lawmakers are saying ‘No’ to Raimondo’s austerity budget

“Cuts to critical services in communities like Pawtucket worsens inequality, which hurts us all over the long...

September 15, 2020

Providence teachers protest Covid-unsafe schools and unsound home learning option

“Let there be no mistake: These conditions in our schools are a direct result of racist and...

September 11, 2020

DARE uses street theater to highlight gentrification and displacement

“Actually,” said DARE’s Terri Wright, in the role of the developer Omni Group, “If you want low-income...

September 10, 2020

Parents demand transparency and options around school reopening

“Two days ago I tried to sign him up for online school, and they’re not letting me...

September 8, 2020

PVD Teachers Union sets up outdoor classroom to demonstrate crowding in classrooms

“When we look at who this pandemic has most affected, it’s the Black, Indigenous and People of...

September 3, 2020

Representative Williams calls on governor to nominate women of color to the judiciary

“We have had this conversation far too often, and for far too long,” said Representative Anastasia Williams....

August 31, 2020

Cutting the state budget will hurt the economy, delay recovery says Economic Progress Institute

“It is critical that Rhode Island does not repeat the mistakes of the last downturn. The options...

August 24, 2020

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,”...

August 17, 2020

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...

July 31, 2020

Providence School Board President Nicholas Hemond annoyed by public comments

“Go ahead and report me,” said Hemond, sipping from his bottled water. “I want to start by...

July 22, 2020

Rhode Island to sue Trump over census memo

“We are here to remind everyone that the Constitution is very clear,” said Providence City Council President...