12th Annual Fighting Poverty with Faith Vigil launches anti-poverty legislative agenda
March 2, 2020

12th Annual Fighting Poverty with Faith Vigil launches anti-poverty legislative agenda

“We come because we share a passionate concern for those entrapped and oppressed by poverty in our...

9-year old Ryan Kyote helped end lunch shaming in California
January 19, 2020

9-year old Ryan Kyote helped end lunch shaming in California

“I saw on the news about a little girl that was in line, she got her lunch...

State leaders announce largest economic development project in Pawtucket’s history
December 2, 2019

State leaders announce largest economic development project in Pawtucket’s history

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien, Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and House Speaker Nicholas...

Where did members of the General Assembly land on the Rhode Island Democratic Party bylaws vote?
November 21, 2019

Where did members of the General Assembly land on the Rhode Island Democratic Party bylaws vote?

Not every Democrat elected to the Rhode Island General Assembly is a member of the Rhode Island...

An open letter from District 40 Committeewoman Lauren Niedel-Gresh on last night’s RI Democratic Party meeting
November 19, 2019

An open letter from District 40 Committeewoman Lauren Niedel-Gresh on last night’s RI Democratic Party meeting

“The best thing that can happen right now is for the whole shameful process to blow up...

Demanding Dignity: Direct Service Providers need $15 an hour
March 2, 2020

Demanding Dignity: Direct Service Providers need $15 an hour

An open letter from the Demanding Dignity campaign, a coalition consisting of the RI AFL-CIO, RI Federation...

RI House passes Rules with reforms: All the video
January 17, 2019

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 specter of Invenergy haunts the Johnston Inauguration
March 2, 2020

The specter of Invenergy haunts the Johnston Inauguration

At the Town of Johnston’s Mayoral and Town Council Inauguration, held Monday night in the Johnston High...

2019 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit
March 2, 2020

2019 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit

Unseen by most Rhode Islanders, the Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit (Summit), an annual meeting between...

Performative Irony: House Committee on Rules makes a “small step” towards reform
January 12, 2019

Performative Irony: House Committee on Rules makes a “small step” towards reform

Speaking to me on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives ahead of the House...

Lessons from the House orientation on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Diversity need to be applied
January 14, 2019

Lessons from the House orientation on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment and Diversity need to be applied

On Wednesday the Rhode Island House of Representatives held its second annual orientation on Discrimination, Sexual Harassment...

Rhode Islanders for Reform holds rally before House Committee on Rules hearing
January 14, 2019

Rhode Islanders for Reform holds rally before House Committee on Rules hearing

Ahead of the House Committee on Rules hearing held on Tuesday, a rally was held on the...

House Committee on Rules holds a public meeting, but are they listening?
January 14, 2019

House Committee on Rules holds a public meeting, but are they listening?

On Tuesday afternoon the House Committee on Rules heard from the public on H5037 a bill that...

Reform Caucus makes its recommendations for House rules
January 2, 2019

Reform Caucus makes its recommendations for House rules

The Reform Caucus, made up of the Democrats who opposed Representative Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston)...

Protesters rock the House during Mattiello’s ascendancy to Speaker
January 2, 2019

Protesters rock the House during Mattiello’s ascendancy to Speaker

As a vote was pushed through inside the chambers of the Rhode Island House to elect Representative...

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