As Rhode Island’s grassroots gun violence prevention organization the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAGV) is gratified to see that the the Democratic Party of Rhode Island has at last recognized that there is “a serious issue with gun violence in our country,” and has for the first time acknowledged that gun violence is […]readmore
VOA/Aline Barros HAZLETON, PA — Residents of the small city of Hazleton, PA, face deeply personal choices in this November’s election which features a homegrown candidate with hardline-immigrant views in a city that has been changed in deep-rooted ways by… an influx of immigrants.Hazleton’s “transformative decade,” is how former police chief Frank DeAndrea puts it. And […]readmore
VOA News The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct has come forward with her allegation. Christine Blasey Ford, professor at Palo Alto University in California, told the Washington Post that she feared for her life during the attack. «I thought he might inadvertently kill me,» Ford the newspaper in […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — Following the tragedy that occurred yesterday outside the Providence Career and Technical Academy, words feel entirely inadequate. As a father, as a teacher, as a resident of this wonderful city, I struggle to identify any possible phrase to match the level of loss, fear, and anger, which I am sure so many members of […]readmore
STATE HOUSE — Rep. Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (D-Dist. 5, Providence) has released a statement on the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy outside the Providence Career and Technical Academy Wednesday afternoon. “It is with deep sadness that I write about yet another senseless killing of a bright 15-year-old boy,” said Representative Ranglin-Vassell. “Schools are sacred places […]readmore
Calls Out Sen. Whitehouse to ‘Tear Down This Wall of Hypocrisy’ «I first came to Burrillville in late July to tour the site of the proposed power plant, and then attend a community forum. It was important for me to do this because this is an important issue to this community. Until I visited here […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI — The United Auto Workers (UAW) Region 9A and Office and Professional Employees Union (OPEIU) Local 25 today endorsed Governor Gina Raimondo for re-election. The Governor also received the endorsements of the Rhode Island Latino Political Action Committee (RILPAC), Latino Construction Workers Association (LCWA) and the Portuguese Americans Citizens Committee (PACC) and the […]readmore
(Providence, Rhode Island) Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee and candidate for re-election has strongly criticized his opponent, Aaron Regunberg, for not disavowing an attack ad on McKee issued by the Washington D.C. AFT Solidarity PAC. As reported in the Providence Journal on April 20, McKee stepped forward to condemn attack mailings targeting Regunberg issued by a […]readmore
Brown’s record of financial mismanagement would be a disaster for Rhode Island PROVIDENCE, RI — Matt Brown is so deep in debt that he owes three times what his campaign has in the bank. According to his latest fundraising report, Brown only has about $80,000 cash on hand and owes nearly $300,000 to campaign staff, consultants and […]readmore
VOA/Fatiha Belfakir The Trump administration is justifying the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in additional military aid to Egypt, citing the country’s progress over the last year in counterterrorism efforts and some improvements in its human rights record. A State Department official told VOA the United States has worked closely with the Egyptian […]readmore