State Government
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 next two years for nearly three hours Wednesday evening, in the end …
Stephen Ucci
Uprising
The Uprising, June 22, 2018 – Fair Pay edition
“You have no idea Representative, respectfully, how much time went into this version. Every business group that we could find voiced an opinion. We’ve had dozens of people working on …
Animals
Exotic animal hunting bill stalked and killed by activists
Another bill that would serve the interests of a single wealthy entity was being fast tracked through the Rhode Island General Assembly only to stall due to public outrage and …
Democratic Party
Democratic platform committee meeting highlights divisions amid calls for unity
The third meeting of the Rhode Island Democratic Party (RIDP) Platform Committee highlighted the divisions between conservative and progressive Democrats that exist beneath the RIDP’s “big tent.” In unusually blunt …
State Government
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 saying in the video, “I’m never, ever at this…”
OpEd
Democrats in Name Only stage attacks on reproductive rights at the State House
2017 was The Year of Naming Names. As it turns out, so is 2018. You would think, after witnessing the massive blue wave of backlash against sexual harassment and assault, …
Taxes
Speaker Mattiello wants to put the brakes on ‘excessive’ vehicle inspection late fees
Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello is asking Governor Gina Raimondo to put the brakes on a Division of Motor Vehicles plan of charging a $250 fee on top of …