December 29, 2021

Save Kennedy Plaza! say riders and advocates at protest against RIDOT/McKee plan to destroy it

Neighborhood, social justice and transportation advocacy groups urge Governor Daniel McKee to halt the rollout of RIDOT’s...

April 15, 2021

Schedule for Pawtucket City Council Special Election released

“City council members make decisions that affect education, the local economy, and the overall quality of life...

April 15, 2021

Attorney General Neronha expresses concerns over West Warwick Medrecycler pyrolysis facility

“I have detailed my concerns in a comment letter sent to the Department of Environmental Management and...

June 15, 2021

Rhode Island demands justice for Daunte Wright – and systemic change

“…we need to create a system that breaks the cycle of violence. Then we need to end...

RIDOT’s “bewildering” response to Kennedy Plaza plan TITLE VI civil rights complaint
December 29, 2021

RIDOT’s “bewildering” response to Kennedy Plaza plan TITLE VI civil rights complaint

RIDOT’s written response to the complaint is superficial and flimsy and disregards the significant, disproportionate and negative...

April 14, 2021

RI State House Tuesday April 13, 2021

Tuesday April 13, 2021 2pm House Oversight AGENDA: Call Meeting to Order. Presentation on the 2020 Rhode...

April 14, 2021

South Kingstown rallies for justice in the wake of arrests

“We all want to help healing to happen,” said Eve Mombelly. “For there to be justice and...

April 13, 2021

Elorza releases report on public safety in Providence – community leaders push for action

“Many of the arrests created by the Providence Police Department are understood to be state mandated arrests...

House Finance considers budget amendment to save Kennedy Plaza
December 29, 2021

House Finance considers budget amendment to save Kennedy Plaza

“Back in 2014, 60% of Rhode Islanders voted to pass this $35m bond to improve the vital...

April 12, 2021

Privatizing School Nurses: SMART Clinics in Providence Public Schools

From College Hill Independent reporters Olivia Cruz Mayeda and Mara Cavallaro: “By removing union school nurses and...

April 12, 2021

RI State House Monday April 12, 2021 – Redistricting, Guns and more

S0415 Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Assault weapons owned on the effective date...

April 11, 2021

A walk to kick off Black Maternal Health Week and the doula bill

“This doula bill is about reproductive justice, it’s about racial justice, and it’s about economic justice,” said...

April 10, 2021

Family members of incarcerated people rally to demand correctional officer accountability

“I am the voice out here for the man I love, who is currently in the ACI....

April 9, 2021

RI House weighs outlawing pyrolysis and high heat waste processing

“This process runs against everything we are trying to do in our state to preserve our environment...

April 9, 2021

Rhode Island State House Friday, April 9, 2021

Friday, April 9, 2021 2pm House Judiciary SCHEDULED FOR HEARING AND/OR CONSIDERATION H5037 by Perez ENTITLED, AN...