First payments in PVD Guaranteed Income Program already effecting positive change
December 1, 2021

First payments in PVD Guaranteed Income Program already effecting positive change

“I’m sure I’m not the only one who works in health care who has the intentions of...

Was a rally against the Woonsocket Mayor and City Council deliberately disrupted by city officials?
November 26, 2021

Was a rally against the Woonsocket Mayor and City Council deliberately disrupted by city officials?

Workers from the Woonsocket Highway Department were in the park with at least three trucks and multiple...

Political Coop rallies at State House to demand action on unspent federal funds
November 16, 2021

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...

Candidates for Governor respond to McKee’s lack of action on homelessness crisis
November 10, 2021

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...

Governor McKee continues the failed economic policies that ruined us
November 8, 2021

Governor McKee continues the failed economic policies that ruined us

Governor McKee, like Governor Gina Raimondo before him, continues to flog the dead horse of trickle-down economics...

Homeless in RI: If we leave 600 people out there, people will die…
November 3, 2021

Homeless in RI: If we leave 600 people out there, people will die…

“We need a solution today and we’ve been asking the Governor’s office for months. We need him...

Governor McKee confronted by activists on his failure to act on homelessness crisis
October 28, 2021

Governor McKee confronted by activists on his failure to act on homelessness crisis

“In regards to unsheltered homelessness, why isn’t the Governor declaring a state of emergency?” asked Barbara Freitas,...

Boardman: Here’s what’s in Governor Dan McKee’s proposal for American Rescue Plan Act funds
May 4, 2022

Boardman: Here’s what’s in Governor Dan McKee’s proposal for American Rescue Plan Act funds

“Of the $113 million McKee proposes spending, four in ten dollars are dedicated to helping businesses,” writes...

Coalition presents affordable housing plan that approaches the scale of the problem
June 28, 2021

Coalition presents affordable housing plan that approaches the scale of the problem

“Over half of Rhode Island renters are cost burdened by housing and Black and Latinx Rhode Islanders...

Governor McKee suggests affordable housing crisis bigger than federal funds can handle
June 17, 2021

Governor McKee suggests affordable housing crisis bigger than federal funds can handle

“The problem is large, right?” answered Governor Daniel McKee. “I don’t know whether there is enough money...

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