August 20, 2020

General Assembly to consider bill to halt evictions

“Eviction endangers the publics’ health during this ongoing pandemic and declared state of emergency,” said Jennifer Wood,...

August 12, 2020

Marshall Development and Keep Metacomet Green battle during East Providence City Council meeting

“Even if there’s no apparent wrongdoing of any sort, it just looks bad. And that makes people...

July 16, 2020

Public pushes back against politically connected developer in East Providence

“I do see some of the comments that pop up and say, ‘Nobody wants this,’” said Senator...

April 21, 2020

Joint Legislative COVID-19 Emergency Spending Task Force created

“While the Finance Committees will be doing the comprehensive work of putting the budget together in the...

March 26, 2020

The Disaster Emergency Funding Board approves up to $300m in state borrowing

Senate President Dominick Ruggerio expressed some reservations, calling the DEFB meeting “an imperfect way” to secure the...

October 31, 2019

Senator Goldin and Representative Ajello file Reproductive Health Care Act

From a press release: With the backing of more cosponsors than ever before, Representative Edith Ajello and...

January 19, 2020

Video from the House District 66 forum

Three candidate forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island and the East Bay...

January 19, 2020

Video from the Senate District 14 forum

Three candidate forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island and the East Bay...

January 19, 2020

Video from the East Providence Mayoral Forum

Three candidate forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Rhodalbe Island and the East Bay...

October 31, 2019

Challenge to Invenergy’s water deal heats up in Superior Court

“[F]rankly, we don’t really care. Why should we? If you turn on a spigot, the water goes...

October 31, 2019

Senate Committee shirked its ‘advice and consent’ duty on CRMC re-appointments

Just when you think you’re getting a handle on the issue of how to reconfigure the Coastal...

October 31, 2019

No LNG in PVD! floods the State House

Monica Huertas, campaign coordinator of No LNG in PVD! led a “Flood the State House” event where...

October 31, 2019

Legislation to overhaul EFSB won’t affect outcome of proposed Invenergy power plant

Representative Cale Keable (Democrat, District 47, Burrillville, Glocester)’s legislation to overhaul the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)...

March 2, 2020

Economic Progress Institute celebrates 10th Annual Policy and Budget Conference

The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) celebrated its 10th annual policy and budget conference entitled Budget Rhode Map:...