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 …
Marcia Ranglin-Vassell
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 …
Elections 2018
The 21 Democrats opposing Speaker Mattiello have a name: The Reform Caucus
Twenty-one members of the Democrats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives are standing strong against the leadership of Representative Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, …
Women
Legislators supporting Speaker Mattiello do so at their peril
Supporting Speaker Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) may be politically costly to some legislators. Many Rhode Islanders are expressing the opinion that support for …
State Government
Speaker Mattiello and Democracy vs Despotism at Chapel Grille
Over 50 people, representing themselves and more than a dozen different advocacy groups, gathered outside Chapel Grille in Cranston Thursday night armed with signs, chants …
Elections 2018
Young Democrats of Rhode Island PAC Announces 2018 General Election Endorsements
The Young Democrats of Rhode Island Political Action Committee (YDRI PAC) is proud to announce our 2018 general election endorsements. “These candidates were selected based …
Elections 2018
Climate Action Rhode Island releases election endorsements
Climate Action Rhode Island (CARI), the Rhode Island affiliate of 350.org, is proud to announce its enthusiastic endorsement of 13 candidates for State House seats …
Elections 2018
Planned Parenthood Votes! RI PAC: Primary races provide victories for reproductive freedom
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC (PPV!RI PAC) celebrated the victories of 15 reproductive health champions in the Democratic primaries …
Elections 2018
Georgia Hollister Isman: Primary was a great night for Working Families Party and for the values we stand for
Yesterday’s primary was a whirlwind, and a wet one at that. There were many great victories and a few sad loses, but on the whole, …
Guns
Representative Ranglin-Vassell statement on shooting death of William Parsons, 15
Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (Democrat, District 5, Providence) has released a statement on the shooting death of 15-year-old William Parsons outside the Providence Career and Technical …