PROVIDENCE – Clean Water Action is pleased to announce their endorsement of Sandra Cano’s candidacy in the special election for the District 8 state senate seat. “In her time in public service, Sandra has worked tirelessly to make Pawtucket a safe, healthy, and vibrant community,” said Johnathan Berard, Rhode Island state director. “We look forward […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – City Council Majority Whip Jo-Ann Ryan, (Ward 5) introduced an ordinance that calls for a reduction of single-use plastic bags and encourages the use of reusable checkout bags at retail establishments throughout the City. This ordinance addresses significant environmental and economic concerns facing the City and is modeled after those successfully passed in […]readmore
Providence, RI – Governor Gina Raimondo’s campaign and her subordinate, Patrick Ward’s Providence Democratic City Committee, entered into a secret fundraising agreement. Kevin Olasanoye, the executive director of the R.I. Democratic Party, believed that this agreement would lead to Raimondo’s donors giving $10,000 contributions to the Providence Democratic City Committee for “party building” and in […]readmore
WASINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), co-chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus and the first quadriplegic elected to Congress, voted today against H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act, a bill that undermines the civil rights of Americans with disabilities by creating significant hurdles for victims of discrimination to seek justice under the […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In accordance with a Presidential Proclamation, Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered that the U.S. and Rhode Island flags at all state facilities and buildings be flown at half-staff until sunset on February 19, 2018 in honor of the victims of yesterday’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida. «I pray for the victims […]readmore
Brown University/UNC-Chapel Hill researchers cite Rhode Island Department of Corrections program as driving force to decrease post-incarceration deaths PROVIDENCE, RI – A new study by researchers from Brown University and UNC-Chapel Hill has found that an addiction treatment program for inmates that Governor Gina M. Raimondo launched in 2016 is linked to a 61 percent […]readmore
PROVIDENCE (February 14, 2018)…The Rhode Island Superior Court on Monday upheld an amendment to the Providence zoning ordinance that limits student housing in residential neighborhoods. In 2015, City Council Majority Whip, Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5), introduced an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance that placed a limit on the number of students that could live in […]readmore
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Robert Lancia (R-Dist. 16, Cranston) is calling for immediate action after allegations of severe understaffing at the state’s 911 call center. Rep. Lancia received an anonymous tip claiming that the 911 office is dangerously understaffed to handle the number of calls coming in. Staffing numbers have dropped below the previous minimum […]readmore
PROVIDENCE: Providence Public School District today announced the adoption of the No Bully program (www.nobully.org) in seven of its elementary and middle schools. The program, which uses the power of empathy to stop and prevent student bullying, is made possible through the generosity of Hasbro, Inc. and its BE FEARLESS BE KIND philanthropic initiative. BE […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI – The ACLU of Massachusetts and the ACLU of Rhode Island have announced the release of Lilian Calderon, a Rhode Island mother who was detained last month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Calderon has lived in the United States since she was brought across the border at the age of three, and […]readmore