March 2, 2020

Minimum wage increases correlate with stronger wage growth for low-income women and men

An “economic snapshot” from Elise Gould at the Economic Policy Institute shows that “when we compare states...

March 2, 2020

Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers

I was late getting to room 212 at the Rhode Island State House, where the Senate Committee...

March 2, 2020

Rhode Island rated 9th best economy in the United States

This is a big deal and good news for Governor Gina Raimondo, who is struggling in the...

March 2, 2020

Scituate is withdrawing their opposition to Invenergy and their support for Burrillville

“It comes down to a money issue,” said Scituate Town Council President John Mahoney, “Bottom line. This...

March 2, 2020

Reed introduces amendment to protect student loan borrowers

“It’s crucial that we do all we can to protect student loan borrowers,” said United States Senator...

March 2, 2020

National Grid’s rate case, and the future of energy in Rhode Island, continues

National Grid is proposing significant rate hikes for both gas and electric utility service, and the Rhode...

March 6, 2018

The time has passed for Congress to act on DACA

Yesterday marked the deadline that President Donald Trump gave Congress to create a legislative solution for those...

March 2, 2020

FANG Collective declares victory in the Shame on Citizens campaign

On Thursday activists and organizers with The FANG Collective, the Shame On Citizens campaign and other groups...

February 25, 2018

Rodrigo Pimentel: America must renew its promise to DREAMers

With each passing day, I am increasingly terrified of what the future may hold. My family immigrated...

February 20, 2018

ACLU warns against rush to expel Kettle

“The ACLU of Rhode Island appreciates the severity of the allegations that have been leveled against [Senator...

February 16, 2018

Judge demands answers from ICE in Lilian Calderon case

United States District Judge Mark Wolf is demanding answers from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

February 14, 2018

Lilian Calderon describes her processing, orientation and detention by ICE

“It was just a routine interview,” said Lilian Calderon. “We didn’t think anything of it.” On January...

February 13, 2018

UPDATE: Lilian Calderon is home with her family

Uprise RI has confirmed that Lilian Calderon is home with her family, as of Tuesday afternoon. The...

March 2, 2020

Whitehouse and Raimondo want you to trust the process, unless they say otherwise…

On President Donald Trump‘s offshore drilling proposal, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo was unambiguous at a Monday morning...

February 27, 2020

Protesters target Sheldon Whitehouse for his military spending vote

United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse‘s decision to support the passage of the largest military budget in history...