DHS offices throughout the state have been closed for 22 months…
January 5, 2022

DHS offices throughout the state have been closed for 22 months…

“The lack of assistance is a barrier that is preventing some Rhode Islanders from getting and keeping...

RI Rank: Rhode Island’s top legislators are both independent and accountable
January 5, 2022

RI Rank: Rhode Island’s top legislators are both independent and accountable

It should surprise no one that legislators who have had to run against challengers are more responsive...

Religious leaders call for government action on poverty
January 4, 2022

Religious leaders call for government action on poverty

“The coalition’s mission has never been more essential,” said Rabbi Howard Voss-Altman. “The unprecedented challenges of this...

How Barrington municipal employees got bumped to $15 min wage for 2022
January 3, 2022

How Barrington municipal employees got bumped to $15 min wage for 2022

“Human time and effort is worth at least $15 an hour,” said Barrington Town Councilmember Jacob Brier....

Ocean State Power Plant cited 33 times, mostly for emissions violations – activists want it gone
January 3, 2022

Ocean State Power Plant cited 33 times, mostly for emissions violations – activists want it gone

“Ocean State Power emits the same toxins like nitrogen oxide, formaldehyde, and climate change causing emissions that...

Greenleaf bosses fold, meet union demands in Portsmouth
December 29, 2021

Greenleaf bosses fold, meet union demands in Portsmouth

“We encourage workers to continue to organize with each other both within individual companies and across the...

Dr. Fine: What’s Coming at Us – COVID, Omicron, Division, and Democracy
December 21, 2021

Dr. Fine: What’s Coming at Us – COVID, Omicron, Division, and Democracy

“This will happen because two governors valued commerce over human life and because two governors tried to...

Ahlquist: What are the costs of an inside game?
December 20, 2021

Ahlquist: What are the costs of an inside game?

RI Rank is not simply a metric of a legislator’s positions on a scale from conservative to...

Mendes and Brown end Sleep Out protest, vow further action
December 18, 2021

Mendes and Brown end Sleep Out protest, vow further action

“Governor McKee always had the tools and resources to solve the crisis of houselessness, but he chose...

Governor McKee takes helter-skelter approach to combatting homelessness
December 16, 2021

Governor McKee takes helter-skelter approach to combatting homelessness

“Even with the resources announced today there will still be Rhode Islanders experiencing homelessness,” said Jennifer Barrera,...

Are corporations co-opting environmental oversight? A conversation with DEM’s Terry Gray
December 15, 2021

Are corporations co-opting environmental oversight? A conversation with DEM’s Terry Gray

“Tidewater is an old site. This thing goes back to the 1800’s where it was a manufactured...

Sgouros: RI’s legislature lacks policy staff, and that’s a problem
December 14, 2021

Sgouros: RI’s legislature lacks policy staff, and that’s a problem

Information is power, but past Speakers apparently never understood that. They thought of power in terms of...

Record turnout for Sleep Out to end homelessness
December 14, 2021

Record turnout for Sleep Out to end homelessness

“As amazing as it is to be in solidarity with so many Rhode Islanders, we shouldn’t have...

Reed and Whitehouse protested against for extreme military budget
December 13, 2021

Reed and Whitehouse protested against for extreme military budget

“Senator Reed has single-handedly gutted Senator Gillibrand’s very important bill which would have protected our servicewomen and...

Redistricting in Rhode Island: Grand Theft Democracy
December 13, 2021

Redistricting in Rhode Island: Grand Theft Democracy

The process of redistricting in Rhode Island is corrupt on a molecular level, and has been for...

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