Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
A question for Majority Leader Joe Shekarchi
"From his influential perch, [Joseph Shekarchi] prioritized a tax loophole for the rich. And to sell the loophole to colleagues and constituents, he employed misleading statistics."
Count Every Vote: Rhode Islanders rally for Democracy
"The work that we do today, the work that we did yesterday and the work that we do tomorrow continues and continues so that one day in the future they'll be doing things that right now seem impossible. And they'll be doing those things because we paved the road for them."
RI Board of Elections shuts down discussion of systemic racism in Woonsocket polling location change
"I don't think we should be in the situation where we're talking about systemic racism in this particular situation," said Louis DeSimone Jr, Governor Raimondo's recent appointment to the Rhode Island Board of Elections. "I have a problem with going off on this type of a dissertation. I have a real issue with it."
Representative Cassar appeals to House colleagues in bid to become Speaker
“We, together, can model good government with inclusive decision-making, diplomatic communication, and transparency that upholds the ideals of ethics and democracy.” Rhode Island State Representative Liana Cassar (Democrat, District 66,...
ACLU challenges Woonsocket polling place relocation affecting low-income and non-white voters
“It bears emphasis that Fairmount Heights has a high number of non-white and low income voters, so that these populations are particularly effected by moving of the polling place to a less convenient location outside the voting district....
Woonsocket closes polling location in dense, working class/community of color precinct
"...regardless of efforts to mitigate the crisis, the Board's actions amount to voter suppression, intentional or not," say candidates. The Fairmount Heights polling location in Woonsocket has been closed due to management concerns of CO...
RI Political Cooperative Backs Gayle Goldin for Senate President
“It’s been decades since we’ve had a Rhode Island Senate that fights for the interests of the people of Rhode Island but I believe with Gayle as Senate President we can build it,” said RI Political Cooperative Co-Chair and Senator-elect...
What does Rhode Island and Providence Plantations have to do with slavery? - Everything
This November 3rd, as we consider whether or not to remove ‘plantation’ from our state’s official name, let’s remember that the word represents not only a deep involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, but also an earlier history of...
Nasty Womxn Vote 2020 rally wants you to vote for change
"I believe that our lives are shaped by the women who are in them. Whether that's the single parent, the stay at home mom, the educators, the advocates - these are the women that are empowering us, uplifting us." Featuring music, artists...
Photos from the Women's March 2020 event at the Narragansett Sea Wall
Dozens of people lined the Sea Wall in Narragansett on Sunday, wearing masks and socially distancing while holding signs in support of women's rights as just one of the hundreds of Women's March 2020 demonstrations taking place across th...