WASHINGTON—Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Trump administration’s budget proposal: “This budget doesn’t fund the future; it does quite the opposite, forfeiting children by yet again cutting the education budget while safeguarding the tax cuts given to the wealthy last year. President Trump and Secretary DeVos have made a choice with this budget—enriching […]readmore
All 5 UFCW local unions representing over 31,000 Stop & Shop workers prepared to take action amidst contract negotiations Providence, RI – United Food and Commercial Workers Local 328, 371, 1445, 1459, and 919, which collectively represent over 31,000 Stop & Shop members in the New England area, issued a statement today following last night’s final […]readmore
Report released as Rhode Island remains on downward overdose trend New Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) data indicate that more than a third of the opioid overdose calls to which Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded in Rhode Island in 2018 occurred in public places. Public health leaders are again urging all Rhode Islanders who […]readmore
TO PRECEDE UPCOMING BRIDGE PRESERVATION PROJECT IN PROVIDENCE The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close Exit 22 B/C from I-95 North to Route 6 West and Providence Place. On Wednesday night, March 13 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the exit will close for some preliminary exploratory work before the start of […]readmore
Colonel James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, announces the arrest of a tractor-trailer truck driver on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs on Interstate 95 in West Greenwich last night. Matthew W. Gallagher, age 36, of 73A Tremont St., […]readmore
For the People Act expands access to the polls, strengthens election cybersecurity, and requires increased transparency and accountability from public officials WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 1, the For The People Act, an historic government reform package to strengthen American democracy. It passed the U.S. House of […]readmore
Ambitious “For The People Act” includes Cicilline’s DISCLOSE Act, Automatic Voter Registration Act WASHINGTON – Making good on their promise to clean up corruption in Washington and make the federal government work for working people, House Democrats today passed the For The People Act (H.R.1), a large-scale effort to fix the broken American political system by making […]readmore
Today we released a very important statement outlining actions NIH is taking to become part of the solution to address sexual harassment in science. I am including the full text of the statement below, as it speaks for itself. For additional information please visit our NIH Anti-Sexual Harassment: for NIH Awardee Organizations and Those Who Work There webpage. As the […]readmore
Rep. Williams bill codifying privacy rights and reproductive freedoms guaranteed
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Anastasia P. Williams’ (D-Dist. 9, Providence) legislation (2019-H 5125A) that codifies in state law the privacy rights and reproductive freedoms guaranteed by the United States Supreme Court in the case Roe v. Wade and its constitutional progeny was passed by the House of Representatives tonight. The vote for passage was 44-30 […]readmore