October 31, 2019

Rhode Island’s parentage law hurts some families, the Uniform Parentage Act will remedy that

Rhode Island’s parentage laws are woefully out of date.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

January 19, 2020

Providence City Council and Mayor Elorza propose ordinance to prevent source of income housing discrimination

The ordinance aims to ban housing discrimination faced by prospective renters who rely on a lawful alternative...

March 20, 2019

Senator Donna Nesselbush: This is not the way to run a democracy

Last week, the Rhode Island Senate adopted its rules, a bi-annual debate that determines the way in...

January 19, 2020

Las Vegas shooting survivor Erica Keuter: You do not want the next mass shooting to take place here in Rhode Island

The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a series of bills concerning guns Tuesday evening. Gun safety...

February 27, 2020

Is licensing and regulating hairdressing worth the cost?

Representative Williams has long advocated for carving out an exception for hair braiding in the onerous licensing...

January 19, 2020

The case for dual language education in Rhode Island

More than 1 in 5 Rhode Island residents speak a language other than English at home. Rhode...

January 19, 2020

Hearings this week on Governor Raimondo’s marijuana legalization proposal

The state Senate Finance and Judiciary committees will hold a joint hearing today on Article 20 of...

March 2, 2020

Hundreds attend Christchurch vigil in Providence

The white supremacist terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand that left 50 dead, 50 wounded and dozens...

January 19, 2020

Silence is no longer an option…

This new generation refuses to be silent. We can see it in our neighborhoods, cities, states, and...

January 19, 2020

A vigil for Lauren Ise

“I just feel that he had more rights than her. He came to her apartment at 3am...

October 31, 2019

Nicole DiPaolo: We will fight until we win

Days ago we had our first snowstorm of the year and today it is 60 degrees. The...

October 31, 2019

Youth Climate Strike Rhode Island

Students across the world, in as many as 123 countries and 2000 cities, walked out of school...

October 31, 2019

Legislation: Allowing Medicaid to cover doula services will improve outcomes for pregnant women and reduce costs

The legislation is particularly important for women of color, who are three to four times more likely...

October 31, 2019

Testimony before the EFSB explores the inadequacy of Rhode Island’s protections of bio-diversity at proposed Invenergy power plant site

Having sat through most of the hearings at the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) concerning the licensing...

October 31, 2019

Rhode Island State Senators fail to support victims of workplace sexual harassment in alarming vote

The Rhode Island State Senate held their hearing on adopting Senate Rules for the 2019-2020 legislative year...