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 …
Susan Donovan
Reproductive Rights
Senator Goldin and Representative Ajello file Reproductive Health Care Act
From a press release: With the backing of more cosponsors than ever before, Representative Edith Ajello and Senator Gayle Goldin are introducing legislation to enshrine the reproductive health care rights …
Economics
2019 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit
Unseen by most Rhode Islanders, the Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit (Summit), an annual meeting between the business community and our state’s elected officials, is one of the most …
Elections 2019
Should elected officials be submitting bills that affect elections they are currently running in?
Representative Kenneth Marshall (Democrat, District 68, Bristol) introduced H5015 today, legislation that “would allow the board of canvassers of the town of Bristol to combine two or more voting districts …
State Government
Reform Caucus makes its recommendations for House rules
The Reform Caucus, made up of the Democrats who opposed Representative Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) as Speaker of the House yesterday, today unveiled their recommendations for changing the …
Elections 2018
The 21 Democrats opposing Speaker Mattiello have a name: The Reform Caucus
Twenty-one members of the Democrats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives are standing strong against the leadership of Representative Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) for Speaker. The Reform …
Women
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 Islanders are expressing the opinion that support for the Speaker means that a …
Women
Speaker Mattiello shares his current thinking on sexual harassment and respect for women
In the last days of the 2018 Rhode Island General Assembly session, Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello used his position to prevent a series of bills aimed at preventing …
Elections 2018
Georgia Hollister Isman: Mess with progressive women at your peril and other lessons from the 2018 election
At the end of a hard fought 2018 election season, we’ve had two tremendously successful election cycles for candidates who will champion the priorities of working families and progressive values …
State Government
Speaker Mattiello and Democracy vs Despotism at Chapel Grille
Over 50 people, representing themselves and more than a dozen different advocacy groups, gathered outside Chapel Grille in Cranston Thursday night armed with signs, chants and songs and demanding new …