Woonsocket elected officials threaten to violate 1st Amendment rights if Pride organizers criticize them
June 9, 2022

Woonsocket elected officials threaten to violate 1st Amendment rights if Pride organizers criticize them

“…the first one was billed as a ‘celebration’ that was approved by the council seven to nothing...

Senate approves scientifically unsound and environmentally dangerous plastics burning bill
August 29, 2022

Senate approves scientifically unsound and environmentally dangerous plastics burning bill

“There is no good reason to exempt toxic, climate-damaging facilities from laws and regulations designed to keep...

Activists rally at RI State House to end mass criminalization
June 8, 2022

Activists rally at RI State House to end mass criminalization

“A small amount of [prison] time can change your life,” said Trent Manning, and organizer with Behind...

Essential healthcare workers hold State House rally to demand investment now, not later
June 9, 2022

Essential healthcare workers hold State House rally to demand investment now, not later

“At the same time demand has spiked, staffing is the worst I have ever seen,” said Ian...

Oped: Senate legislation passing today will benefit health insurance middlemen, not Rhode Islanders
June 7, 2022

Oped: Senate legislation passing today will benefit health insurance middlemen, not Rhode Islanders

Nothing in S2994 will control skyrocketing healthcare costs because it allows OHIC [Office of the Health Insurance...

RI’s labor movement welcomes unionizing Starbucks workers
June 7, 2022

RI’s labor movement welcomes unionizing Starbucks workers

“We feel really good about where we are,” said Starbucks worker and union organizer Cassie Burke. “Everyone’s...

Little Compton Pride rises above legislative bigotry
June 6, 2022

Little Compton Pride rises above legislative bigotry

“So many of our community, including our allies, have reached out to us support us in flying...

Rhode Island is facing a mental health crisis and the General Assembly needs to act, say workers
June 6, 2022

Rhode Island is facing a mental health crisis and the General Assembly needs to act, say workers

“There should be no difference between how we rose to meet the demands for the physical health...

A protest in Barrington shouts: No more!
June 6, 2022

A protest in Barrington shouts: No more!

“We are here because everyone is just grieving over so many different things – racism caused by...

EPI Report details four transformative and equity-centered ways Rhode Island can invest ARPA funding
June 2, 2022

EPI Report details four transformative and equity-centered ways Rhode Island can invest ARPA funding

“With eight areas of focus and over fifty proposals, many further subdivided, the Governor’s overall plan for...

Officer “John Doe” needs to reveal identity to sue the state say advocacy groups
June 1, 2022

Officer “John Doe” needs to reveal identity to sue the state say advocacy groups

Representing the Black Lives Matter RI PAC (BLM RI PAC), the community advocacy group Direct Action for...

Pawtucket High School students walk out to protest legislative inaction on guns and abortion rights
June 1, 2022

Pawtucket High School students walk out to protest legislative inaction on guns and abortion rights

“We’re here in response to the failures of our government – how they failed those babies in...

State House rally calls for action on gun violence in Rhode Island
June 1, 2022

State House rally calls for action on gun violence in Rhode Island

“Ten years! It’s been ten years. That is long enough,” said Jennifer Boylan from Moms Demand Action....

The Womxn Project: Research shows voters oppose bans on abortion
May 31, 2022

The Womxn Project: Research shows voters oppose bans on abortion

…Research shows that people who are denied access to abortion care are more likely to live in...

Rhode Island Legislative Black and Latino Caucus calls for passage of gun sense legislation
June 1, 2022

Rhode Island Legislative Black and Latino Caucus calls for passage of gun sense legislation

“This country has stronger laws to prevent women from getting and abortion and for banning books and...

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