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With a month to go before school starts in Cumberland, school bus company won’t negotiate contract in good faith, say workers

Elected officials and community groups out in support of ready to strike nursing home workers
July 31, 2020

Elected officials and community groups out in support of ready to strike nursing home workers

“The people who provide nursing care are engaged in holy work. But you would not know that...
PERA schedules special meeting to review police body cam footage
July 30, 2020

PERA schedules special meeting to review police body cam footage

From a press release: The Providence External Review Authority (PERA) will receive a briefing on the body...
Casey Fredette: The lives of students and educators should not be gambled on
July 31, 2020

Casey Fredette: The lives of students and educators should not be gambled on

“Until the safe return to school can be achieved, my kids and my wife are a risk...
Representative Williams calls out State House racism
July 30, 2020

Representative Williams calls out State House racism

“2020 has taught us all some real life lessons, has put the light on. Some real perpetrators...
Cynthia Mendes: Resume distance learning until the spread of COVID-19 has been stopped in all communities
July 29, 2020

Cynthia Mendes: Resume distance learning until the spread of COVID-19 has been stopped in all communities

“You know a good leader not by the decisions they make that affect the powerful, but by...
Providence School Board President Nicholas Hemond annoyed by public comments
July 31, 2020

Providence School Board President Nicholas Hemond annoyed by public comments

“Go ahead and report me,” said Hemond, sipping from his bottled water. “I want to start by...
Stuart Wilson is running against the status quo personified in his House District 19 run
July 29, 2020

Stuart Wilson is running against the status quo personified in his House District 19 run

“The more I watched what was happening with Rep McNamara and the rest of the leadership in...
Nika Salazar: We must value the lives of our students, their families, our teachers, and our community members over the reopening of our economy…
July 29, 2020

Nika Salazar: We must value the lives of our students, their families, our teachers, and our community members over the reopening of our economy…

“I will not be complicit in my students, my colleagues, and my community members’ lives being put...
Stephanie Meuse: Parents teachers and students want to be heard on school reopening
July 29, 2020

Stephanie Meuse: Parents teachers and students want to be heard on school reopening

“We ask to be heard. We ask for due diligence. Before we send students and school staff...
Candidates for Senate Districts 5 and 6, and House District 8, take questions at WBNA forum
July 29, 2020

Candidates for Senate Districts 5 and 6, and House District 8, take questions at WBNA forum

No one in Rhode Island does candidate forums quite like the West Broadway Neighborhood Association (WBNA). The...
HousingWorks RI issues report on the benefits of housing bonds
July 28, 2020

HousingWorks RI issues report on the benefits of housing bonds

“Rhode Island’s per capita investment for affordable homes, at $21.90, is far below that of our New...
Car rally outside RIDE demands a safe return to school
July 28, 2020

Car rally outside RIDE demands a safe return to school

“What I know about my classroom is that social distancing is impossible, even from 6 feet, even...
Selene Means: Photos from last night’s Providence Stands with PDX action
July 26, 2020

Selene Means: Photos from last night’s Providence Stands with PDX action

Selene writes: Note: Some of the photos are blurry because they were shot purposefully out of focus...
Photos from a Black Lives Matter Silent Vigil in Barrington
July 26, 2020

Photos from a Black Lives Matter Silent Vigil in Barrington

Around 70 people lined up along County Road in Barrington on Sunday afternoon to be part of...
Lock Arms for Peace holds first in-person vigil since the start of the pandemic
July 26, 2020

Lock Arms for Peace holds first in-person vigil since the start of the pandemic

“Since there are so many unsolved murders in our little City of Providence, I, and Moms Demand...
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