Hope and Change for Haiti celebrates International Women’s Day
March 8, 2020

Hope and Change for Haiti celebrates International Women’s Day

“How many more years do we have to wait before the Hope has literally turned into the...

Women’s Wave RI holds 4th annual event on the State House lawn
March 2, 2020

Women’s Wave RI holds 4th annual event on the State House lawn

“Ask yourself, are you ever in a space where a woman is being silenced?” offered Representative Liana...

Here’s all the written comments to the House Committee on Rules – still no one in favor of status quo
January 14, 2019

Here’s all the written comments to the House Committee on Rules – still no one in favor of status quo

Often overlooked during big committee meetings in the General Assembly where the public directly addresses their legislators...

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...

Legislators supporting Speaker Mattiello do so at their peril
March 2, 2020

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...

RI NOW on the continuing need for Sexual Harassment Commission
October 31, 2019

RI NOW on the continuing need for Sexual Harassment Commission

Throughout 2018 sexual harassment has dominated public discourse, both nationally and here in our state. This is...

RI NOW: We support Senator Whitehouse’s efforts to #StopKavanaugh and denounce Flanders statements
September 17, 2018

RI NOW: We support Senator Whitehouse’s efforts to #StopKavanaugh and denounce Flanders statements

Since July 10, 2018 when Brett Kavanugh was nominated for the Supreme Court of the United States...

2018 Rhode Island Democratic Party Platform attempts to knit divisions
October 31, 2019

2018 Rhode Island Democratic Party Platform attempts to knit divisions

“It is very clear what the Democratic Party stands for in Rhode Island, and we now have...

Hope and Change for Haiti holds first annual ‘Engage for Change’ gala
October 31, 2019

Hope and Change for Haiti holds first annual ‘Engage for Change’ gala

Hope and Change for Haiti works to improve the quality of life of the Haitian community, contribute...

Melanie Dupont highlights her series of endorsements in Senate District 22 bid
January 19, 2020

Melanie Dupont highlights her series of endorsements in Senate District 22 bid

Melanie DuPont, Democratic candidate for State Senate District 22, announces new endorsements of her candidacy including Our...

Rhode Island has created a political environment in which women are ignored
March 2, 2020

Rhode Island has created a political environment in which women are ignored

On Saturday the Rhode Island legislative session ended with no movement on legislation pertaining to equal pay,...

Governor Raimondo teams with RI NOW in phone banking for the Reproductive Health Care Act and equal pay
October 31, 2019

Governor Raimondo teams with RI NOW in phone banking for the Reproductive Health Care Act and equal pay

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined with The Woman Project and RI NOW (Rhode Island National Organization...

Mattiello challenged for his comments on Roe v Wade codification
October 31, 2019

Mattiello challenged for his comments on Roe v Wade codification

The following was released by four Women’s groups in response to comments made earlier on Friday by...

Fair Pay Act and $15 minimum wage critically important, say advocates
March 2, 2020

Fair Pay Act and $15 minimum wage critically important, say advocates

Ahead of Rhode Island House Labor Committee consideration of bills concerning Fair Pay and a $15 minimum...

Reproductive Health Care Act gets its hearing at a busy State House
October 31, 2019

Reproductive Health Care Act gets its hearing at a busy State House

Bills dealing with guns, immigration and reproductive rights were heard in the Rhode Island House Committee on...

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