Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
Redistricting in Rhode Island: Grand Theft Democracy
The process of redistricting in Rhode Island is corrupt on a molecular level, and has been for the entire lifetimes of voters under the age of 40. All voters in our state are victims of a crime - Grand Theft Democracy - perpetuated by the very people we trust to write the laws.
A progressive civil war or bump in the road?
Nell Salzman examines the truth behind the narrative of a 'progressive civil war' in Rhode Island...
Rhode Island redistricting appears to intentionally protect incumbents
"... it's certainly an instance where we were cognizant of where people were and it's a question of can we accommodate everybody," said Kimball Brace of Election Data Services. "One of the standards you have to recognize is that a redistricting process is ultimately a bill that needs to be passed in the legislature, right? So you need to get 50% plus one vote of the legislature to get the bill passed."
Disappointment at the General Assembly: RI Rank Open Government Rankings Published
RI Rank's annual study of where our legislators land on issues of open government - the important issues of how we choose our leaders and how we access information about our government - yielded disappointing results. Not one legislator was ranked as excellent...
Governor McKee's tree lighting disrupted by protesters against homelessness
"Hundreds of people are sleeping on the streets tonight. What would Jesus do?" asked protester Monica Huertas.
The RI Redistricting Commission hearing on prison gerrymandering
"If the state really does believe that imprisoned people are in fact residents of the districts in which they are imprisoned, why are they then not allowed to send their children to school there?" asked Providence resident Rachel Bishop. "This hypocrisy makes clear the cynicism behind this argument."
Here are all the bills passed by one chamber and killed by the other
This process matters. For a bill to become law, it must pass both chambers. So we decided to comb through legislative records to make public which bills passed one chamber but not the other.
Political Coop rallies at State House to demand action on unspent federal funds
"We are here because we got money eight months ago that is just sitting [there]," said Damián Lima, a community activist and candidate for General Assembly. "People are being evicted from their homes. People are losing services, while money just sits there. We're here because we know that money can help folks."
Institutionalizing the Political Theory Project: How an ideological Trojan horse might breach Brown
"Simply put, there is no way to disentangle the proposed center from the [Political Theory Project]’s origins as a component of a well-documented political project to undermine the scientific consensus around climate change and to roll back the gains of the Civil Rights Movement.”
Candidates for Governor respond to McKee's lack of action on homelessness crisis
The silence of the McKee Administration prompted UpriseRI to reach out to those candidates (who have submitted campaign finance reports) challenging the Governor in the 2022 election. UpriseRI received responses from State Treasurer Seth Magaziner, Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea and Dr Luis Daniel Muñoz...