2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (43+ words) Here’s video from last night’s victory celebration: DEM City Council Providence Ward 2: Jill Davidson, unopposed. DEM City Council Providence Ward 8: James Taylor, unopposed. DEM City Council Providence Ward 14: Shelley Peterson, unopposed. DEM City Council Providence Ward 15: Oscar Vargas, unopposed....

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (904+ words) “Hi neighbors!” said David Morales as he took the podium outside Riffraff and Troop in Olneyville to address the crowd that filled the courtyard, repeating the greeting he has used at the start of countless Instagram videos over the course…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (418+ words) That debate is now colliding with another decision that raises the same question: who is Providence actually being governed for? The fight over the vacant Humboldt Fire Station in Wayland Square has become a symbol of a crisis in Providence:…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (491+ words) After the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans allowed health care tax credits to lapse and cut Medicaid by $1 trillion to provide tax credits to millionaires, Affordable Care Act (ACA) disenrollments surged 33.6 percent, noted Senator Reed. This is contributing to declining…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (423+ words) On Labor Day, Rhode Island workers should be able to count on their state government to respect collective bargaining and employees’ rights. Under Governor Dan McKee, however, the state government has repeatedly been accused of interfering with those fundamental rights....

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (190+ words) At a moment when our democracy is strained, and our institutions are under attack, the stakes for Rhode Island — and for the nation — could not be higher. As progressive women state legislators and policymakers on the front lines, we care…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1441+ words) Around 60 people gathered outside the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls on Saturday, September 5. They were there to pray a Rosary for Migrants, a monthly event organized by the Diocese of Providence. (Steve Ahlquist covered the first event in December.)…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1393+ words) “This didn’t happen overnight. 11 months ago, right here in Dexter Park, we hosted our first canvas. We had over 50 community members join us: fired up, ready to knock on doors. This was just a few days before the announcement that…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (432+ words) There’s a new, big-money player on the Rhode Island political stage that’s targeting many of our finest environmental legislators because they also support gun control. The League of RI Businesses is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, posing as a moderate,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (384+ words) A recent article in the Providence Journal quotes McKee’s campaign spokesperson as saying, “Governor McKee’s record on labor and healthcare speaks for itself.” We could not agree more. Here are a few reasons why: Six months after McKee signed the…...