Rhode Islanders for Reform: Senate Rules changes are not acceptable
October 30, 2019

Rhode Islanders for Reform: Senate Rules changes are not acceptable

Rhode Islanders for Reform is staunchly opposed to the proposed 2019-2020 Senate Rules package, as introduced on...

Senator Samuel Bell: Statement on the proposed gutting of the Senate rules
October 30, 2019

Senator Samuel Bell: Statement on the proposed gutting of the Senate rules

The new proposed Senate rules have just been announced, and they are an insane power grab by...

Science may show why Senator Whitehouse and Governor Raimondo tacitly support local fossil fuel projects despite pro-environment claims
March 2, 2020

Science may show why Senator Whitehouse and Governor Raimondo tacitly support local fossil fuel projects despite pro-environment claims

“If you have a chance to do a little bit of light reading in your spare time,...

Tuesday: bill protects your right to pay cash
March 2, 2020

Tuesday: bill protects your right to pay cash

As stores in many cities start to close their doors to consumers who prefer cash to credit,...

Tax cuts for the rich, even if they’re dead, is a somehow a non-partisan issue
February 27, 2020

Tax cuts for the rich, even if they’re dead, is a somehow a non-partisan issue

Both Democrats and Republicans were quick to champion the idea of eliminating the estate tax after the...

Demanding Dignity: Direct Service Providers need $15 an hour
March 2, 2020

Demanding Dignity: Direct Service Providers need $15 an hour

An open letter from the Demanding Dignity campaign, a coalition consisting of the RI AFL-CIO, RI Federation...

RI House passes Rules with reforms: All the video
January 17, 2019

RI House passes Rules with reforms: All the video

The Rhode Island House of Representatives debated the rules by which the chamber will be governed for...

Governor Gina Raimondo’s State of the State Address, annotated
January 15, 2019

Governor Gina Raimondo’s State of the State Address, annotated

Note: The following is Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s full 2019 State of the State Address, with...

The specter of Invenergy haunts the Johnston Inauguration
March 2, 2020

The specter of Invenergy haunts the Johnston Inauguration

At the Town of Johnston’s Mayoral and Town Council Inauguration, held Monday night in the Johnston High...

2019 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit
March 2, 2020

2019 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit

Unseen by most Rhode Islanders, the Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit (Summit), an annual meeting between...

Performative Irony: House Committee on Rules makes a “small step” towards reform
January 12, 2019

Performative Irony: House Committee on Rules makes a “small step” towards reform

Speaking to me on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives ahead of the House...

Lessons from the House orientation on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Diversity need to be applied
January 14, 2019

Lessons from the House orientation on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Diversity need to be applied

On Wednesday the Rhode Island House of Representatives held its second annual orientation on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment...

Here’s all the written comments to the House Committee on Rules – still no one in favor of status quo
January 14, 2019

Here’s all the written comments to the House Committee on Rules – still no one in favor of status quo

Often overlooked during big committee meetings in the General Assembly where the public directly addresses their legislators...

Rhode Islanders for Reform holds rally before House Committee on Rules hearing
January 14, 2019

Rhode Islanders for Reform holds rally before House Committee on Rules hearing

Ahead of the House Committee on Rules hearing held on Tuesday, a rally was held on the...

House Committee on Rules holds a public meeting, but are they listening?
January 14, 2019

House Committee on Rules holds a public meeting, but are they listening?

On Tuesday afternoon the House Committee on Rules heard from the public on H5037 a bill that...

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