Andrew Maguire to run for Pawtucket City Council District 4, endorsed by Senator Calkin
January 19, 2020

Andrew Maguire to run for Pawtucket City Council District 4, endorsed by Senator Calkin

Andrew “Drew” Maguire, candidate for Pawtucket City Council District 4, was excited to receive the Endorsement of...

Senate Judiciary takes up Reproductive Health Care Act
October 31, 2019

Senate Judiciary takes up Reproductive Health Care Act

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee took up the Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) (S2163/H7340) on Thursday, a...

Matt Brown launches campaign for governor
January 19, 2020

Matt Brown launches campaign for governor

After being introduced by his daughter, Ella, Democratic candidate for Governor of Rhode Island Matt Brown started...

Let Women Lead – Women candidates hold meet and greet at Rhode Island State House
January 19, 2020

Let Women Lead – Women candidates hold meet and greet at Rhode Island State House

More than 13 women running for public office in Rhode Island held a meet and greet on...

Testimony Project: Rhode Island Franchisee Association against a living wage
November 1, 2019

Testimony Project: Rhode Island Franchisee Association against a living wage

Welcome to UpriseRI’s Testimony Project. This project will make public and easily accessible the written testimony of...

What does it mean to be a Democrat?
October 31, 2019

What does it mean to be a Democrat?

The Platform Committee of the Rhode Island Democratic Party (RIDP) is supposed to be putting together a...

Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers
March 2, 2020

Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers

I was late getting to room 212 at the Rhode Island State House, where the Senate Committee...

This is what Democracy looks like: The People’s Hearing on Offshore Drilling
October 31, 2019

This is what Democracy looks like: The People’s Hearing on Offshore Drilling

“Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming to the People’s Hearing on Offshore Oil and...

DEM hearing on National Grid LNG project was inaccessible and exclusionary
October 31, 2019

DEM hearing on National Grid LNG project was inaccessible and exclusionary

It’s called environmental racism. Community members and environmental allies cried foul Wednesday evening when the Rhode Island...

Energize Rhode Island announces new carbon pricing bill
March 2, 2020

Energize Rhode Island announces new carbon pricing bill

“For anyone who is a scientist or a parent, this moment in history is particularly scary,” said...

Announcing the campaign for a $15 minimum wage and fair wages
March 2, 2020

Announcing the campaign for a $15 minimum wage and fair wages

Today marked the launch of a coordinated campaign to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an...

Support Rhode Island single payer
January 29, 2018

Support Rhode Island single payer

The enormous costs of healthcare cannot be controlled by hospital closures and buyouts or cutting Medicaid funding....

Carbon capture as a way to combat climate change
March 2, 2020

Carbon capture as a way to combat climate change

Dr Graciela Chichilnisky, lead author on the Nobel Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), spoke...

How the executive director of the Rhode Island Democratic Party broke up a meeting of the women’s caucus — and kicked us out into the cold
December 15, 2017

How the executive director of the Rhode Island Democratic Party broke up a meeting of the women’s caucus — and kicked us out into the cold

Thursday night was the culmination of months of effort for the Rhode Island Democratic Party’s Women’s Caucus....

CRMC to vote on Providence LNG plant despite calls for chair’s resignation
March 2, 2020

CRMC to vote on Providence LNG plant despite calls for chair’s resignation

Despite outcry over conflict of interest, racial bias, and growing calls for resignation of the Chairperson, the...

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