November 20, 2018

Sunrise RI disrupts Tom Perez event at Brown over DNC’s lack of urgency on climate change

Student activists from the Sunrise Movement, continuing their Washington DC protest where they occupied United States House...

October 31, 2019

RIPTA needs lessons in how the Open Meetings Act works

“I’m going to need you to gather up your stuff and come out into the hallway,” said...

March 2, 2020

Not good: Rhode Island Food bank releases report on hunger in Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank has released their 2018 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island....

October 31, 2019

CLF issues a flurry of Motions before the EFSB in Invenergy case

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) issued a flurry of motions Monday morning, ahead of the Energy Facility Siting...

January 19, 2020

Will legalized marijuana in Massachusetts inspire Rhode Island to follow suit?

Legal adult marijuana sales will begin in Massachusetts Tuesday, with retailers in Northampton and Leicester reportedly set...

January 19, 2020

Activists canvass Representative Blazejewski’s district to encourage him to drop support of the Speaker

On Saturday over a dozen people canvassed the neighborhoods of Rhode Island State Representative Christopher Blazejewski (Democrat,...

March 29, 2022

Our Common Wealth: The return of public ownership in the United States

“Public ownership in the United States is much more prevalent, and common, and resilient than most people...

March 2, 2020

Legislators supporting Speaker Mattiello do so at their peril

Supporting Speaker Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) may be politically costly to some legislators. Many Rhode...

October 31, 2019

RI NOW on the continuing need for Sexual Harassment Commission

Throughout 2018 sexual harassment has dominated public discourse, both nationally and here in our state. This is...

October 31, 2019

Representative Amore calls for action on sexual harassment legislation to begin the 2019 session

Representative Gregg Amore (Democrat, District 65, East Providence) is requesting that the issues brought forth by the...

November 13, 2018

Health Care Revolt demands restored funding for Rhode Island 911

Health Care Revolt, an organization of Rhode Island health care workers, health professionals, students and consumers, launched...

March 2, 2020

Speaker Mattiello shares his current thinking on sexual harassment and respect for women

In the last days of the 2018 Rhode Island General Assembly session, Speaker of the House Nicholas...

October 31, 2019

Speaker Mattiello shares his current thinking on the Invenergy power plant and energy in New England

Ed Achorn, the Providence Journal editorial pages editor, has used his pulpit to strongly advocate for Invenergy‘s...

October 31, 2019

Speaker Mattiello shares his current thinking on reproductive rights and codifying Roe v Wade

Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello has used his position to prevent the codification of...

October 31, 2019

Blazejewski to prefile legislation tackling sexual and discriminatory harassment at the General Assembly

Representative Christopher Blazejewski (Democrat, District 2, Providence) plans to prefile legislation ahead of the 2019 legislative session...