State Government
RI House passes Rules with reforms: All the video
The Rhode Island House of Representatives debated the rules by which the chamber will be governed for the next two years for nearly three hours Wednesday evening, in the end …
Joseph McNamara
Reproductive Rights
Senator Goldin and Representative Ajello file Reproductive Health Care Act
From a press release: With the backing of more cosponsors than ever before, Representative Edith Ajello and Senator Gayle Goldin are introducing legislation to enshrine the reproductive health care rights …
Elections 2018
Joe Biden comes to Providence to stump for Democrats ahead of November elections
“We have the three Trumpeteers from Rhode Island: Flanders, Fung and Bell, whose objective is to Trumpetize this state,” said Representative Joseph McNamara (Democrat, District 19, Warwick), Chairman of the …
Elections 2018
Candidates do not want to be associated with Michael Earnheart
“I look at it like this: I have a responsibility to everyone who steps on this property,” said Providence resident Joseph Casoli in a telephone interview. “Whether it be Dan …
Elections 2018
Exclusive “signing parties” for endorsed candidates only further divides Rhode Island Democratic Party
Some Democratic City and Town Committee are holding “signing parties” that are exclusive to only endorsed candidates As candidates work furiously to collect the signatures they need to get on …
Elections 2018
Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair McNamara responds to endorsement blunders
Rhode Island Democratic Party (RIDP) Chair Joe McNamara responded to a Rhode Island resident via email regarding a series of unfortunate endorsements, two of which were rescinded last week. In …
Elections 2018
Representative Daniel McKiernan never sought the Democratic Party endorsement, they tried to give it to him anyway
There are two documents filed at the Rhode Island Secretary of State‘s office regarding the endorsements for House District 7, a seat currently held by Daniel McKiernan. McKiernan is being …
Elections 2018
Rhode Island Democratic Party rescinds endorsements of Earnheart and Acciardo
The Rhode Island Democratic Party today rescinded the endorsements of Michael Earnheart, running for House District 3 in Providence and Greg Acciardo, running for Senate District 35, North Kingstown and …
Elections 2018
Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus and LGBTQ Caucus address endorsement isssue
Letters were sent out from the Chair and Executive Committee of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Women’s Caucus and from the Rhode Island Democratic LGBTQ Caucus decrying the endorsements of …
Elections 2018
Bridget Valverde – My opponent is “unfit to represent our district, and completely unworthy of our party’s endorsement”
It has been extremely disappointing to watch Democratic party leadership targeting progressive women and supporting some truly disgraceful candidates. I’ve been running for this seat for months, to represent a …