Politics & Elections
Election 2026 coverage
Standing up for women's rights at the Sakonnet Women's March for Democracy
"Right before the most important election of our lifetime you are showing up, while honoring the restrictions we must have in place... You all indeed are activists. By being here you are acknowledging that women's rights are human rights...
Summoning the Future: An interview with Tiara Mack
"...so many Rhode Islanders who are afraid to step into that building, that giant, white building with all those quote-unquote ‘fancy people’ who look nothing like me and who know nothing about my story and [yet] who make laws about our...
Bernie Sanders announces Rhode Island General Election endorsements
"I am proud to endorse these excellent leaders who will make a difference in the lives of Rhode Islanders. Together we will create a Rhode Island and a nation based on social justice, racial justice, economic justice, and environmental j...
WBNA's House District 9 Candidate Forum gets personal, touches on Britt trial
The West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA) holds excellent candidate forums every election year. This year in the general election only one candidate in the WBNA neighborhood has an opponent. Political newcomer Rosa Marie Hill is...
They're not as strong as we think they are: An interview with Senator-elect Cynthia Mendes
"...winning this, I'm hoping, will prove to other people that not only is it possible to run for office, to win, but it's also proving to people how fragile leadership really is. They're not as strong as we think they are, as they want u...
Sunrise, a major factor in progressive primary wins, calls for new leadership in RI General Assembly
"We are building a movement of people ready to fight for our future and hold our leaders accountable, and that starts with new leadership in the General Assembly. Ruggerio and Mattiello are opposed to everything we stand for. They have t...
Tiana Ochoa is running a write-in campaign for House District 13 and needs your help
"I give Perez credit, he put in the work and he knocked on doors and some people responded to his messaging, but I checked his platform. The only talking point he has that resonates with residents is the car tax thing, which has been in...
Representative Moira Walsh: The exit interview
"If you don't mind, I would love to skip ahead to the very first thing that got me in trouble..." For four years, waitress turned activist turned legislator Moira Walsh was a constant thorn in the side of the Speaker of the House Nichola...
Scenes from Rhode Island's pro-Trump rally
"What would you say if a Trump supporter ran over a protester on the highway? … I would politely ask him to back up and finish the job." Saturday's Trump Rally, held on the south steps of the Rhode Island State House, contained all the i...
Rhode Island tells Senators Reed & Whitehouse: Stop Trump's Supreme Court appointee
“What is the point of being in the Senate for as long as our Senators have been there, of knowing the rules so deeply, of having this much power, if not to throw sand in the gears of this illegitimate process so that Trump cannot appoint...