State funding for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be restored
October 31, 2019

State funding for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be restored

Well over a thousand people with disabilities, their family members, friends, and direct care workers crowded into...

Religious leaders bring ‘guns to plowshares’ to the State House
January 19, 2020

Religious leaders bring ‘guns to plowshares’ to the State House

Following the weekend services in which the religious leaders of three churches and one synagogue talked to...

Senate committee approves Charles Ruggerio for Narragansett Bay Commission
May 3, 2018

Senate committee approves Charles Ruggerio for Narragansett Bay Commission

“Any suspicion that this is a conspiracy that has something to do with the potential acquisition of...

June 20 session of the RI House to open with Hindu prayers?
March 2, 2020

June 20 session of the RI House to open with Hindu prayers?

Rajan Zed, a Hindu cleric, has announced that he will open the June 20 session of the...

Sandra Cano wins special election for State Senate District 8
January 19, 2020

Sandra Cano wins special election for State Senate District 8

Sandra Cano, an at-large Pawtucket City Councilmember, won Tuesday’s special election for state Senate District 8....

Euer and Kazarian introduce bills to protect access to reproductive health care
October 31, 2019

Euer and Kazarian introduce bills to protect access to reproductive health care

“Freedom and full equality cannot be achieved until we have the opportunity to control our lives at...

ACLU warns against rush to expel Kettle
February 20, 2018

ACLU warns against rush to expel Kettle

“The ACLU of Rhode Island appreciates the severity of the allegations that have been leveled against [Senator...

Reproductive healthcare activists give Mardi Gras beads to legislators
October 31, 2019

Reproductive healthcare activists give Mardi Gras beads to legislators

Reproductive rights activists and volunteers offered legislators Mardi Gras beads in three colors; the color to be...

Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom announces legislative agenda
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island Coalition for Reproductive Freedom announces legislative agenda

“Protecting reproductive freedom, including access to contraception and safe, legal abortion, is important to me as a...

Officials kick-off 6/10 Connector repairs
January 19, 2020

Officials kick-off 6/10 Connector repairs

“For too long, the disrepair of this interchange symbolized Rhode Island’s failure to invest in ourselves,” said...

10th Annual Fighting Poverty with Faith Vigil unveils its 2018 legislative agenda
March 2, 2020

10th Annual Fighting Poverty with Faith Vigil unveils its 2018 legislative agenda

“Standing here surrounded by more than 60 clergy persons reminds me that faith leaders participated in the...

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