Punching in and taking off: Fake quorums at State House committee meetings
April 17, 2018

Punching in and taking off: Fake quorums at State House committee meetings

“I’ll just stay here for your thing,” Rhode Island House Majority Whip John Edwards can be heard...

Moms Demand takes a victory lap, and get right back to work
January 19, 2020

Moms Demand takes a victory lap, and get right back to work

The Rhode Island Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America held a press conference...

House Judiciary hears reproductive rights bills: All the video
October 31, 2019

House Judiciary hears reproductive rights bills: All the video

Nearly eight hours of testimony from 65 people was heard in the Rhode Island State House on...

CPNRI Day of Action for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
October 31, 2019

CPNRI Day of Action for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

The Community Provider Network of Rhode Island (CPNRI) hosted a “Day of Action” for Intellectual/Developmental Disability (I/DD)...

Artistic activism at the State House and why it matters
October 31, 2019

Artistic activism at the State House and why it matters

The Reproductive Health Care Act (RHCA) will impact so many people from all walks of life in...

RI NOW demonstrates free childcare at State House
March 2, 2020

RI NOW demonstrates free childcare at State House

Over a dozen children, aged 3-11 were playing games, coloring, doing puzzles and eating snacks in the...

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...

After the student rally: Gun control advocates demand safe schools
January 19, 2020

After the student rally: Gun control advocates demand safe schools

Ironically, despite all the concerns about student safety, when a thousand students walked out of their high...

Second Amendment advocates rise, but don’t shine, at legislative hearings
January 19, 2020

Second Amendment advocates rise, but don’t shine, at legislative hearings

Unusually, the Judiciary Committees of the Rhode Island House and Senate scheduled hearings on a slate of...

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...

Rhode Island environmentalists and elected officials say ‘No’ to Trump’s offshore drilling proposal
October 31, 2019

Rhode Island environmentalists and elected officials say ‘No’ to Trump’s offshore drilling proposal

The Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) held a press conference at the Rhode Island State House...

Republican state representatives call high school student speakers ‘props’ at State House rally
January 19, 2020

Republican state representatives call high school student speakers ‘props’ at State House rally

During yesterday’s rally at the Rhode Island State House announcing the introduction of legislation to ban assault...

Assault weapon ban introduced in Rhode Island, high school students speak in support
January 19, 2020

Assault weapon ban introduced in Rhode Island, high school students speak in support

Assault weapons are banned in Connecticut and Massachusetts, making Rhode Island what Speaker of the House Nicholas...

Indivisible RI: No President is above the law
February 26, 2018

Indivisible RI: No President is above the law

Over 200 people gathered at the Rhode Island State House Saturday afternoon as part of Indivisible Rhode...

Justine Caldwell calls out Rep Giarrusso for skipping House sexual harassment training
January 19, 2020

Justine Caldwell calls out Rep Giarrusso for skipping House sexual harassment training

Justine Caldwell, who is exploring a candidacy against Representative Antonio Giarrusso in Rhode Island House District 30...

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