Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, State Representative Aaron Regunberg was the first elected official to oppose the construction of Invenergy‘s $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at …
Parades and politics are forever linked in American politics. Politicians use parades to meet people and get their messages out there. Meanwhile the people use parades to comment on current trends or the political landscape. …
It was a pretty small mistake. “I believe I mis-typed my zip code when I used the online tool,” said Russell Jennings of Pascoag, Rhode Island. As a result, Jennings submitted his Declaration of Candidacy …
Well over a thousand people with disabilities, their family members, friends, and direct care workers crowded into the Rhode Island State House on Wednesday in what was originally going to be a rally to demand …
Representative Cale Keable (Democrat, District 47, Burrillville, Glocester)’s legislation to overhaul the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) passed the House today on a vote of 69 to 0. The bill (H8120A) would expand the EFSB …
“We have been told repeatedly to ‘trust the process,’” said Representative Cale Keable (Democrat, District 47, Burrillville, Glocester), but, “some people in Burrillville and across the state feel the process needs to be re-examined.” Keable …
Video from the April 10, 2018 Rhode Island House Judiciary hearing on a set of bills concerning reproductive rights, including abortion. Rhode Island is the birthplace of religious freedom.
Bills dealing with guns, immigration and reproductive rights were heard in the Rhode Island House Committee on the Judiciary Tuesday evening, a perfect storm of contentious issues guaranteed to elicit strong emotions and strong advocacy. …
Representative Shelby Maldonado‘s legislation, H7982, was heard in the House Committee on Judiciary late Tuesday evening. The legislation, the first of its kind in the country, is intended to “provide continued employability and drivers licenses …
Once we push past the emotive testimony of those who lost loved ones to overdose and are seeking some form of justice for what happened – once we push past the election year posturing of …
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