Rhode Island carpenters union fights wage theft & tax fraud at annual tax day of action
April 19, 2023

Rhode Island carpenters union fights wage theft & tax fraud at annual tax day of action

Carpenters Union Local 330 hosted their fourth-annual Tax Day of Action event, demanding lawmakers address rampant wage...

Rep. Morales introduces bill to fund lead service line replacements at no cost to property owners or tenants
February 7, 2023

Rep. Morales introduces bill to fund lead service line replacements at no cost to property owners or tenants

Lead poisoning affects hundreds of Rhode Island children each year and has serious and long-term impacts on...

Rhode Island legalizes recreational cannabis
May 26, 2022

Rhode Island legalizes recreational cannabis

“The passage of the cannabis legalization bill is a historic achievement, and the inclusion of automatic expungement...

Community groups repeat call to remove cops from schools
February 15, 2022

Community groups repeat call to remove cops from schools

“Community investment and involvement is a long term preventative practice that supports the emotional, social, and mental...

Interview: The Rhode Island Political Cooperative isn’t apologizing for doing democracy
October 1, 2021

Interview: The Rhode Island Political Cooperative isn’t apologizing for doing democracy

“Some of the detractors say we’re not working with anybody, that we go rogue and stuff like...

Rhode Island for Palestine coalition rallies to “end US funding to Israeli Apartheid”
May 22, 2021

Rhode Island for Palestine coalition rallies to “end US funding to Israeli Apartheid”

“At least 200 people in Gaza, including 60+ children, have been killed by Israeli air strikes, funded...

RI Senate to hear $15 minimum wage bills today
February 3, 2021

RI Senate to hear $15 minimum wage bills today

Nearly one-third of all female workers, over one-third of Black workers and nearly half of Latinx workers...

Coalition rallies for taxes on rich to fund essential services
November 21, 2020

Coalition rallies for taxes on rich to fund essential services

“While it is not well known, in 2006 the State of Rhode Island cut taxes for the...

Reclaim Rhode Island celebrates victories, but the work continues
November 5, 2020

Reclaim Rhode Island celebrates victories, but the work continues

With so many new, progressive faces in the General Assembly, the time is right to pass a...

State legislators join community advocates to push back against potential budget cuts
September 22, 2020

State legislators join community advocates to push back against potential budget cuts

“A budget is a statement of our priorities – of the things that we value. Of course...

A noise demonstration at the ACI seeks reforms for the incarcerated amid COVID-19 crisis
June 1, 2020

A noise demonstration at the ACI seeks reforms for the incarcerated amid COVID-19 crisis

“23+ hour lockdown must end immediately. Release to the public an updated plan to restore educational programming,...

Earth Day in RI: Activists call on elected leaders to support sustainable COVID-19 recovery
May 6, 2020

Earth Day in RI: Activists call on elected leaders to support sustainable COVID-19 recovery

“Unfortunately, my Representative did not commit to making a public statement despite supporting every issue I raised...

Advocates press Governor Raimondo to release more inmates from prison in response to pandemic
April 17, 2020

Advocates press Governor Raimondo to release more inmates from prison in response to pandemic

“It’s a public health crisis and we know it’s a ticking time bomb waiting to happen. We...

Hundreds attend online rally to convince Governor Raimondo to depopulate prisons
April 2, 2020

Hundreds attend online rally to convince Governor Raimondo to depopulate prisons

“The ACI and jails across Rhode Island are ticking time bombs for a coronavirus outbreak. Public health...

Coalition demands changes to law enforcement and imprisonment in wake of pandemic
March 20, 2020

Coalition demands changes to law enforcement and imprisonment in wake of pandemic

“From a public health perspective, it is imperative that we protect Rhode Islanders, inside and outside the...

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