Car Rally outside Raimondo press conference demands an immediate response to prison Covid outbreak
June 15, 2021

Car Rally outside Raimondo press conference demands an immediate response to prison Covid outbreak

“808 incarcerated people are infected with Covid at the ACI and the number is growing. For nine...

Nursing home resident and caregiver COVID-19 deaths surpassed 1,000 this week
December 17, 2020

Nursing home resident and caregiver COVID-19 deaths surpassed 1,000 this week

“Every day nursing home residents and frontline heroes are dying from COVID-19 yet the industry continues to...

Oped: Patrick Tigue is a threat to healthcare in Rhode Island
December 17, 2020

Oped: Patrick Tigue is a threat to healthcare in Rhode Island

“The working class – the majority of Rhode Island – is being cheated and killed by a...

TGI Network calls out Councilmember Correia’s dehumanizing comments
December 17, 2020

TGI Network calls out Councilmember Correia’s dehumanizing comments

“You have offended us, you have offended members of the transgender and non-binary community, you have offended...

Report: Essential workers in Rhode Island struggle to make ends meet, says EPI
December 16, 2020

Report: Essential workers in Rhode Island struggle to make ends meet, says EPI

“This year we wanted to show the realities that COVID has brought to light – that many...

Uprise RI launches podcast, makes changes to coverage
December 16, 2020

Uprise RI launches podcast, makes changes to coverage

This week we launched our long-awaited podcast, The Uprising. This new weekly show picks up where Steve...

Raimondo’s multi-hub bus plan violates principles in the Transit Master Plan her administration just approved
December 29, 2021

Raimondo’s multi-hub bus plan violates principles in the Transit Master Plan her administration just approved

“I think transit advocates would have a really strong argument to make,” said Grow Smart RI’s John...

No environmental viewpoint represented on Senate’s gas and electric transmission infrastructure commission
December 14, 2020

No environmental viewpoint represented on Senate’s gas and electric transmission infrastructure commission

At least one commission member has a clear history of anti-environmental, pro-fossil fuel bias....

Food security, housing security and mental health for families: RI ranks near the bottom
December 13, 2020

Food security, housing security and mental health for families: RI ranks near the bottom

“By measuring food security, the ability to make rent or mortgage payments, health insurance status, and mental...

OpEd: Governor Raimondo, it is time to suspend indoor dining and close houses of worship
December 14, 2020

OpEd: Governor Raimondo, it is time to suspend indoor dining and close houses of worship

“A vaccine is on the way and frontline health care workers are scheduled to receive vaccinations next...

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...

Mayor Elorza commits to universal basic income pilot program for Providence in 2021
December 10, 2020

Mayor Elorza commits to universal basic income pilot program for Providence in 2021

“We believe that fundamentally, people are poor because they don’t have money. So if we’re serious in...

Senate LEOBoR Task Force votes on final recommendations
May 2, 2022

Senate LEOBoR Task Force votes on final recommendations

“…no one has managed to convince me why there is a need for a Law Enforcement Officer’s...

Press Release: AG Neronha establishes Civil Rights Team, new approach to investigations
December 16, 2020

Press Release: AG Neronha establishes Civil Rights Team, new approach to investigations

AG announces creation of a dedicated Civil Rights Prosecution Unit to investigate and prosecute hate crimes, police...

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...

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