December 5, 2020

Entire Aquidneck Island delegation opposes planned expansion of fracked gas

“The long-term interests of Aquidneck Island’s communities will be best served by an aggressive transition away from...

OpEd: R.I. Parents/Educators for Safe Schools oppose a Raimondo cabinet appointment
December 16, 2020

OpEd: R.I. Parents/Educators for Safe Schools oppose a Raimondo cabinet appointment

“We do not believe that a public servant who is willing to dismiss and denigrate worried constituents,...

December 2, 2020

Getting rid of cash bail a good idea even when there’s no pandemic, say legislators

Cash bail “is another way of pimping,” said Representative Anastasia Williams. “Pimping the poor community, the community...

December 2, 2020

Providence’s African American Advisory Group outlines plan to remove SROs from schools

“We know that teachers do not fit the demographics of the students,” said Anita Bruno, who leads...

Public Defender petitions RI Supreme Court to end cash bail amid ACI Covid spike
December 2, 2020

Public Defender petitions RI Supreme Court to end cash bail amid ACI Covid spike

Dr Jennifer Clarke, the now former medical programs director at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, added...

July 24, 2023

Talking policy with Rep-elect Jose Batista

“I think there’s a good argument to be made that the extra due process that police get...

December 16, 2020

Press Release: More school bus workers join Teamsters Local 251

“These workers safely transport our most precious cargo, our children, to school every school day,” said Matt...

December 16, 2020

OpEd: A missed opportunity to support workers and protect state finances during the pause

The state should ensure that workshare is a ready-to-go option for employers, and require that businesses maintain...

December 16, 2020

OpEd: The Diversity Think Tank at URI calls for an end to racist hiring practices

We reject a worldview of white supremacy that has reigned unchallenged for 128 years at the University...

November 24, 2020

Housing advocates name and shame the top ten evictors in Rhode Island, and their lawyers

“Governor Raimondo should stop being a coward and use her executive power to protect renters from being...

November 23, 2020

RI Food Bank reports dramatic increase in food insecurity

“It’s shocking, but one in four households lack adequate food,” said Andrew Schiff, CEO of the Rhode...

November 22, 2020

Remembering – and Honoring – trans lives lost in 2020

“Locally, we lost a friend and loved one who was an organizer in Providence for several years,...

November 21, 2020

Coalition rallies for taxes on rich to fund essential services

“While it is not well known, in 2006 the State of Rhode Island cut taxes for the...

December 16, 2020

Civil rights groups decry downplaying of racial disparities in police traffic stops

“It is time for the state to grapple with, rather than find excuses for, the presence of...

Is the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights about accountability?
December 16, 2020

Is the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights about accountability?

At the most recent meeting of the Senate Task Force to suggest changes to the Law Enforcement...