Education is Freedom! The Central Falls Rally to fund the schools
June 19, 2020

Education is Freedom! The Central Falls Rally to fund the schools

“I am a child living in a hotspot during a global pandemic,” said Juan Diego Estrada, a...

Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity shares ‘urgent concerns and recommendations’ for reopening RI
May 9, 2020

Commission for Health Advocacy and Equity shares ‘urgent concerns and recommendations’ for reopening RI

“While… inequities and unjust systems were in place long before any of us came to occupy our...

Lenny Cioe: Senate President busy campaigning, not helping Rhode Islanders
May 5, 2020

Lenny Cioe: Senate President busy campaigning, not helping Rhode Islanders

“All of our elected representatives should be dedicating their time and energy to taking care of Rhode...

Joint Legislative Task Force ‘unlawful’ says Minority Leader Filippi in exclusive interview
May 29, 2020

Joint Legislative Task Force ‘unlawful’ says Minority Leader Filippi in exclusive interview

“It is holding itself out to be something to exercise the authority of the House. The Speaker’s...

Joint Legislative COVID-19 Emergency Spending Task Force created
April 21, 2020

Joint Legislative COVID-19 Emergency Spending Task Force created

“While the Finance Committees will be doing the comprehensive work of putting the budget together in the...

Essential workers face stark choices, and Governor Raimondo refuses to help
April 12, 2020

Essential workers face stark choices, and Governor Raimondo refuses to help

“I don’t have an authority via executive order to require private employers to tell them how they...

RI Senate Candidate Lenny Cioe proposes new strategy to fight coronavirus
April 6, 2020

RI Senate Candidate Lenny Cioe proposes new strategy to fight coronavirus

Retrofitting surgery centers could expand Rhode Island’s healthcare capacity, argues Cioe Lenny Cioe, a candidate for Senate...

Ruggerio rival Lenny Cioe attacks GA’s non-response to COVID-19
April 6, 2020

Ruggerio rival Lenny Cioe attacks GA’s non-response to COVID-19

“We need broad, sweeping plans to help our neighbors survive this event. Instead, the House Speaker and...

Progressive organizations unite to demand RI lawmakers rescue workers left out of stimulus bill
April 1, 2020

Progressive organizations unite to demand RI lawmakers rescue workers left out of stimulus bill

“We need the state government to step in and protect the countless working Rhode Islanders who need...

House and Senate Republicans call for the General Assembly to re-open
March 30, 2020

House and Senate Republicans call for the General Assembly to re-open

“Now is not the time to eliminate legislative participation. Rather, Rhode Island will benefit with the inclusion...

The Disaster Emergency Funding Board approves up to $300m in state borrowing
March 26, 2020

The Disaster Emergency Funding Board approves up to $300m in state borrowing

Senate President Dominick Ruggerio expressed some reservations, calling the DEFB meeting “an imperfect way” to secure the...

People are suffering. The General Assembly must take action
March 23, 2020

People are suffering. The General Assembly must take action

“People are dying. The economy is in freefall. If there ever was a moment when legislative leadership...

Opposition to the proposed Port garbage transfer station intensifies
February 21, 2020

Opposition to the proposed Port garbage transfer station intensifies

“We have to stand together, stand strong, united, because this community cannot, under any conditions, accept anything...

When one and one doesn’t equal two
February 17, 2020

When one and one doesn’t equal two

“Two-thirds of the benefit from a tax exemption for retirement income would flow to the richest 20...

Rhode Island State legislative leaders answer business community questions
February 14, 2020

Rhode Island State legislative leaders answer business community questions

State elected legislative leaders answered questions about marijuana, the estate tax, the FY 2021 Budget, affordable housing,...

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