State House holds first meeting of a Commission on Sex Work
November 16, 2021

State House holds first meeting of a Commission on Sex Work

“For public testimony it’s very important that we get comfortable with talking about the issues in our...

Race, politics and Covid collide at Barrington Zoning Board of Review
October 19, 2021

Race, politics and Covid collide at Barrington Zoning Board of Review

“To be honest with you, and we’ve had discussions about this – I’m not happy about going...

2021 Housing Fact Book looks at the relationship of housing and health
October 16, 2021

2021 Housing Fact Book looks at the relationship of housing and health

“In Rhode Island, the primary driver of the health risks posed by the state’s housing is the...

AG Neronha: “Lifespan and CNE erred, and significantly so” in vaccinating some board members
March 23, 2021

AG Neronha: “Lifespan and CNE erred, and significantly so” in vaccinating some board members

“Lifespan and CNE should have acted differently,” says AG Neronha. Adding that, though the hospitals did not...

A statement from the Decarcerate NOW Coalition, in response to DOC Director Coyne Fague
December 21, 2020

A statement from the Decarcerate NOW Coalition, in response to DOC Director Coyne Fague

“Raimondo, Coyne-Fague, Neronha, Alexander-Scott: do you understand that the lives of incarcerated people matter?”...

Rhode Island to stay the course on prison Covid outbreak
December 11, 2020

Rhode Island to stay the course on prison Covid outbreak

“…our focus is to support the Department of Corrections’ leadership, help ensure that there isn’t any increase...

OpEd: DARE speaks out on COVID Crisis at the ACI
December 16, 2020

OpEd: DARE speaks out on COVID Crisis at the ACI

“It is clear that the denial of even the few comforts available to our loved ones was...

Public Defender petitions RI Supreme Court to end cash bail amid ACI Covid spike
December 2, 2020

Public Defender petitions RI Supreme Court to end cash bail amid ACI Covid spike

Dr Jennifer Clarke, the now former medical programs director at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, added...

Caregivers, family and community members hold memorial service for nursing home victims of Covid
September 25, 2020

Caregivers, family and community members hold memorial service for nursing home victims of Covid

“Hundreds of nursing home residents and caregiver lives have already been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Protesters object to Raimondo’s Crush COVID police
June 15, 2021

Protesters object to Raimondo’s Crush COVID police

“We want want the Governor to ‘Knock It Off.’ We don’t need COVID Cops.“ About thirty people...

Safe staffing bill killed by House leadership; Strike pending at nursing homes
July 16, 2020

Safe staffing bill killed by House leadership; Strike pending at nursing homes

As nursing home workers prepare to strike, the House declines to pass a safe staffing bill, instead...

RI’s Governor and Education Commissioner need to change course immediately
July 12, 2020

RI’s Governor and Education Commissioner need to change course immediately

“Governor Raimondo should take pride in how she has led Rhode Island through this pandemic. She is...

For transit riders, the beach is out of reach
June 29, 2020

For transit riders, the beach is out of reach

“Those who can’t afford a car are unable to get to the beach, while those with a...

The Crush COVID RI app is trying to navigate the line between public health and privacy rights
May 20, 2020

The Crush COVID RI app is trying to navigate the line between public health and privacy rights

“We… applaud the Governor for keeping privacy concerns front and center in the development of this app,”...

COVID-19 cases have exploded at the Wyatt; Is the ACI next? State officials say no…
May 19, 2020

COVID-19 cases have exploded at the Wyatt; Is the ACI next? State officials say no…

“We’ve tested all the workers, all the inmates,” said Governor Gina Raimondo at Friday’s COVID-19 press briefing....

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