January 19, 2020

Barry Schiller: How would you spend $2.6B on Rhode Island transportation? Hearings coming this week!

The $2.6B is about how much the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will be spending in...

March 2, 2020

David Ehrens: Winners Take All

Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas is not an academic...

January 19, 2020

At Providence River Pedestrian Bridge opening, the Rhode Island Bicycle Coalition demands funding restored to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects

As Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and other political dignitaries prepared to officially...

August 9, 2019

Rally tomorrow outside Senator Jack Reed’s downtown office seeks to end United States participation in War on Yemen

On Friday, August 9, peace activists from Rhode Island and around New England plan to rally at...

January 19, 2020

Governor Raimondo signs executive order creating Juvenile and Criminal Justice Working Groups

As part of her ongoing efforts to reform Rhode Island’s criminal justice system, Governor Gina Raimondo today...

March 2, 2020

TGI Network responds to Governor Raimondo’s non-binary marker announcement

The TGI Network of Rhode Island is the only statewide organization providing support and advocacy for the...

March 2, 2020

Governor Gina Raimondo commits to including a non-binary marker on drivers licenses and birth certificates within the next year

Governor Gina Raimondo just announced that birth certificates and licenses will soon have a non-binary option, as...

October 31, 2019

Young Eco-Socialists holding organizational meeting and book club on August 19 in Warwick

The Young Eco-Socialists, the Youth Caucus of the Green Party, will be holding an organizational book club...

January 19, 2020

ACLU calls on Providence school officials to immediately address “alarming” racial disparities in school discipline

Citing a “persistently disproportionate use of disciplinary action and suspensions against students of color,” the ACLU of...

January 19, 2020

RICAGV: Speaker and Senate President attempt to defend their continued lack of commitment to violence prevention

Following a horrific week of violence in cities across the country including Dayton, El Paso, and Chicago,...

January 19, 2020

Alex Kithes wins special election for the Woonsocket City Council

“It’s a mandate for politics where we actually fight for the future and not just pretend that...

October 31, 2019

The Woonsocket City Council refuses to understand the Open Meetings Act

In pretending to follow the Open Meetings Act, the City Council seems to have repeatedly violated it...

January 19, 2020

Governor Gina Raimondo ceremonially signs legislation extending the statute of limitations for childhood sex abuse claims

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo held a ceremonial signing of legislation that that amends the state’s civil...

January 19, 2020

Tiara Mack announces her candidacy for Rhode Island Senate District 6

Community activist, educator, and organizer Tiara Mack announces her candidacy for Senate District 6. Tiara is a...

January 19, 2020

Bristol residents stage demonstration outside the home of accused child molester

As I approached the demonstration happening outside the home of David Barboza in Bristol, a man drove...