Planned Parenthood gathers elected officials to rally for Equality in Abortion Coverage Act
January 25, 2023

Planned Parenthood gathers elected officials to rally for Equality in Abortion Coverage Act

The rally marks what would have been the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, guaranteeing a person’s...

State legislators propose using Medicaid dollars for chronic homelessness
January 24, 2023

State legislators propose using Medicaid dollars for chronic homelessness

The idea is simple: chronically homeless individuals are suffering and cost taxpayers thousands of dollars through ER...

Yaimani Rivera: Armory area clean up is great, but what about South Providence
January 23, 2023

Yaimani Rivera: Armory area clean up is great, but what about South Providence

“This is the time for our elected officials and allies to step up and advocate for us....

This is not the time to rush forward with a costly unwanted bus hub 
January 23, 2023

This is not the time to rush forward with a costly unwanted bus hub 

“…it still hasn’t been proven that moving the bus hub from its current location to this site...

Conflicting laws leave contested Chariho School Committee vacancy up to RI Supreme Court
January 25, 2023

Conflicting laws leave contested Chariho School Committee vacancy up to RI Supreme Court

There are two laws that govern the appointment of members to vacated Richmond seats on the Chariho...

McKee’s new head of prisons was previously fired from Wyatt, failed to assist sick prisoners
January 23, 2023

McKee’s new head of prisons was previously fired from Wyatt, failed to assist sick prisoners

Hiu Lui Ng was essentially tortured, to death, by prison administrators, including Wayne Salisbury, who at the...

Rep McGaw introduces bill to outlaw high-heat waste processing facilities
January 21, 2023

Rep McGaw introduces bill to outlaw high-heat waste processing facilities

Legislation stands up to plastics industry effort to push ‘advanced recycling’…...

RI House debates potential rule changes
January 25, 2023

RI House debates potential rule changes

The Rules by which the House and Senate organize themselves serve as the operating system for the...

One of Rhode Island’s top ‘slumlords’ receives a Sunday morning wake up call
January 16, 2023

One of Rhode Island’s top ‘slumlords’ receives a Sunday morning wake up call

About a dozen people approached the home of Anurag Sureka in an upscale neighborhood cul de sac...

The search for the next Providence Police Chief begins
January 16, 2023

The search for the next Providence Police Chief begins

Final candidates will attend a public forum facilitated by Nonviolence Institute Executive Director Cedric Huntley and community...

Exclusive: Uprise RI interviews those unlawfully evicted from Woonsocket homeless encampment
January 13, 2023

Exclusive: Uprise RI interviews those unlawfully evicted from Woonsocket homeless encampment

On Thursday morning we spoke to three people who lived in the encampment until last Wednesday, Jeremy,...

Woonsocket Mayor responds to accusations about homeless encampment eviction on conservative radio
January 11, 2023

Woonsocket Mayor responds to accusations about homeless encampment eviction on conservative radio

Mayor Baldelli-Hunt hit back at advocates, borrowing a tactic from Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee, and accusing...

Woonsocket City officials called out on ‘cruel’ homeless encampment eviction
January 10, 2023

Woonsocket City officials called out on ‘cruel’ homeless encampment eviction

“What was done last week in our city was cruel and thoughtless. City officials that ordered the...

Seven Stars employees at all five café locations vote unanimously to approve first contract
January 7, 2023

Seven Stars employees at all five café locations vote unanimously to approve first contract

After three months of negotiations, employees secure a first contract that raises wages and offers new and...

Rep Kazarian introduces Equality in Abortion Coverage Act
January 7, 2023

Rep Kazarian introduces Equality in Abortion Coverage Act

The legislation would eliminate sections of law that expressly prohibit state employees’ and Medicaid recipients’ insurance from...

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