Updated: Governor Raimondo proposing to copy Trump tax break into Rhode Island State Law
November 6, 2019

Updated: Governor Raimondo proposing to copy Trump tax break into Rhode Island State Law

In Governor Gina Raimondo‘s recently proposed budget, on page 317, lines 24-27, there is this: “For purposes...

Video from 2019’s first House Committee on Judiciary
January 24, 2019

Video from 2019’s first House Committee on Judiciary

The first meeting of the House Committee on Judiciary was to start at the “Rise of the...

If granted, Invenergy will seek to sell its permit or sit on it until market conditions make the plant needed, says expert
January 24, 2019

If granted, Invenergy will seek to sell its permit or sit on it until market conditions make the plant needed, says expert

Burrillville’s expert witness says plant is not needed Under cross-examination from Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Senior Attorney...

Codifying Roe v Wade: RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom kicks-off the Reproductive Health Care Act at the State House
January 24, 2019

Codifying Roe v Wade: RI Coalition for Reproductive Freedom kicks-off the Reproductive Health Care Act at the State House

Hundreds of people crowded the Rhode Island State House rotunda to celebrate the introduction of the Reproductive...

Speaker Mattiello retaliates against Reform Caucus members with committee assignments
January 23, 2019

Speaker Mattiello retaliates against Reform Caucus members with committee assignments

Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) said he would not retaliate...

General Assembly persists in its policy of institutionalized bigotry against the LGBTQ community
January 23, 2019

General Assembly persists in its policy of institutionalized bigotry against the LGBTQ community

Since the passage of marriage equality in Rhode Island, certain State Representatives and Senators in the General...

New podcast to deal with RI State House through the lens of reproductive rights
January 22, 2019

New podcast to deal with RI State House through the lens of reproductive rights

Jennifer Rourke, former Democratic candidate for Rhode Island State Senator (District 29, Warwick) is hosting a new...

A rally to commemorate the Women’s March at the Rhode Island State House
January 22, 2019

A rally to commemorate the Women’s March at the Rhode Island State House

[Update: Lisa Peterson of the Rhode Island Womxn’s Action Initiative writes that, “This is a misrepresentation of...

The Slow and Fast Assault on Public Education: Providence teachers and student activists have a common enemy
January 21, 2019

The Slow and Fast Assault on Public Education: Providence teachers and student activists have a common enemy

A native of Providence, Dr Henry Giroux is a scholar whose range of study has included the...

Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom raises objections to the Reproductive Privacy Act
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom raises objections to the Reproductive Privacy Act

From a press release: The Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom (RICRF) has great concerns with House...

Providence City Council unanimously supports resolution in support of codifying Roe v Wade
October 31, 2019

Providence City Council unanimously supports resolution in support of codifying Roe v Wade

The Providence City Council, for the first time a majority woman city council, unanimously passed a resolution...

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...

The Womxn Project: Momentum growing for the right to abortion in Rhode Island
October 31, 2019

The Womxn Project: Momentum growing for the right to abortion in Rhode Island

From a press release: The Womxn Project applauds the official introduction of the Reproductive Health Care Act...

Reactions to court decision blocking citizenship status question on 2020 census
October 31, 2019

Reactions to court decision blocking citizenship status question on 2020 census

ACLU of RI ACLU of RI executive director Steven Brown issued the following statement today in response...

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