April 4, 2022

Rep Morales tours Providence Community Libraries to promote fully funding ALL state libraries

“Public libraries are the heart of our communities and a key that unlocks opportunity for all people,...

April 4, 2022

Oped: It’s time to close the Wyatt

The Wyatt now stands revealed to be what it always has been: Not a partnership between private...

Rhode Island Chapter of the Communist Party of the United States
April 3, 2022

Rhode Island Chapter of the Communist Party of the United States

“Our goal is political unity in the face of the growing threat to our communities and state,...

April 1, 2022

Transgender Day of Visibility celebrated at Rhode Island State House

“Transgender Day of visibility arose out of continued effort to show the world that the trans community...

March 31, 2022

Judge orders release of unlawfully incarcerated juvenile offenders

In ruling from the bench, Judge Nugent noted that for each day they remained unlawfully incarcerated, the...

April 1, 2022

Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights prevents Mayor and Commissioner from speaking on officer who beat and spit on juvenile

“Obviously the LEOBoR restricts us from publicly commenting on any particular case,” continued the Commissioner. “If any...

March 31, 2022

AG Neronha fails to bring charges against officer who beat and spit on juvenile in custody

“Following a 3-day presentation of witnesses and evidence by prosecutors before the grand jury, the grand jury...

March 31, 2022

Oped: Visibility isn’t enough to liberate trans communities

“More than anything, I want to see trans youth become adults,” writes V Tran....

March 29, 2022

Local peace groups support state legislation on nuclear weapons and state investments in war

“A nation’s power is not measured by the level of destruction its arsenal can inflict,” said Senator...

March 29, 2022

Rhode Island stands with Ukraine rally at the State House

“We’re here together in Rhode Island to do two things,” said Dr. Fine. “To make clear that...

March 28, 2022

Brett Smiley officially kicks off his campaign for Mayor of Providence

“Eight years ago, I made the hardest decision of my professional life and stepped aside to help...

March 29, 2022

LGBTQ students decry anti-trans legislation at State House protest

“I’m hoping to let some people that work in our State house know that this is not...

March 25, 2022

The arrogance of Rhode Island’s payday loan industry

These lobbyists don’t testify at hearings because they don’t need to. They have the State House firmly...

March 25, 2022

General Assembly can and must do more to lift children out of deep poverty says Raising RI Coalition

“After being ignored for so long, Rhode Island Works needs updating to better prepare parents to succeed...

March 24, 2022

Revenue for Rhode Island coalition looking to tax the one percent

“While we have seen an influx of federal pandemic relief money into our State’s coffers, these are...