The final vote was disappointing because of the number of putatively "pro-choice" Senators voted to keep the bill in the Judiciary Committee, where it has a...
Nearly one-third of all female workers, over one-third of Black workers and nearly half of Latinx workers in Rhode Island earn low wages and would benefit...
Cash bail "is another way of pimping," said Representative Anastasia Williams. "Pimping the poor community, the community of color, the disenfranchised - so the system can...
"...we must insist on enactment of a clear pathway to $15."
“We must end this broken system, now. Single-payer healthcare is the only ethical alternative. It covers everyone, covers everything, and costs less money.“ More than ever...
State and city elected officials answered questions were about education, climate change, Port of Providence, taxes, guns and more… The West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA) held...
“We have to stand together, stand strong, united, because this community cannot, under any conditions, accept anything like [this transfer station],” said Providence City Councilmember Pedro...
“There is no question that this bill will save lives and be good for women of color in Rhode Island,” said Senator Ana Quezada, “but it...
“Air and traffic pollution in and around Allens Avenue and the Port of Providence is out of control,” said Linda Perri, President of the Washington Park...
Statement also opposes any proposed facilities on Allens Avenue likely to worsen pollution and asthma rates “Air and traffic pollution in and around Allens Avenue and...