Showing posts with label Affordable Housing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Affordable Housing. Show all posts
Friday, September 5, 2025

State court backs Westerly planning board’s rejection of 2,300-housing unit

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No to housing on Winnapaug Country Club By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current The owner of a century-old Westerly country club has once...
Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Tom Sgouros: Landlords, Inflation, and Market Regulation

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When landlords charge "what the market will bear," at what point does it become gouging? Tom Sgouros I live in North Kingsto...
Saturday, August 23, 2025

Round-up of new Rhode Island legislation and how it will affect us

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2025 General Assembly session passed 826 new laws. Here are some highlights By  Uprise RI Staff Uprise RI - Rhode Island's Advocate ...
Saturday, August 9, 2025

Governor brings back Stefan Pryor to fix problems he couldn't fix the last two times he served in government

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Will the third time be the charm? Ask Einstein. By Nancy Lavin, Rhode Island Current Gov. Dan McKee has tapped a familiar face to return to...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

5 new laws that will make it easier to build the homes Rhode Island needs

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Three of the five laws were co-sponsored by Charlestown state Rep. Tina Spears By Greg Miller and Monica Teixeira de Sousa, Rhode Island Cur...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

ACLU of Rhode Island sues to stop Trump from restricting housing and violence prevention grants

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“These harmful funding conditions jeopardize decades of progress in how we care for survivors and prevent domestic violence” By Alexander Ca...
Friday, July 18, 2025

Cold comfort: We're not as bad as Massachusetts

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How does R.I. rank on affordable rental housing in new report? By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Rhode Islanders making the state’s...
Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Monday: Town Hall with Charlestown legislators Sen. Victoria Gu and Rep. Tina Spears

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The Bills, the Buzz, and the Big Decisions: RI’s Legislative Year in Review Join State Senator Victoria Gu and Representative Tina Spears ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The Economic Progress Institute celebrates 10 wins that promote progress and equity for Rhode Islanders

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Even in hard times, we can move forward Steve Ahlquist As the  Rhode Island General Assembly  concluded its legislative session, the  Ec...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Cats among five major wins from Rhode Island’s 2025 legislative session

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Rhode Island cats celebrate new ban on de-clawing By Nancy Lavin and Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Photo by Will Collette The race...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Democratic South County women win passage of lots of good legislation

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General Assembly powerhouses By Will Collette Thank you Tina and Victoria In case you haven’t noticed it, most of South County’s General...
Thursday, May 15, 2025

A new angle on an old CCA lie

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Platner pans progress By Will Collette Charlestown Planning Commissar Ruth Platner, leader of the Charlestown Citizens Alliance (CCA), h...
Saturday, May 3, 2025

House passes Rep. Spears bill to clarify local zoning opinions

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Legislation is part of Speaker Shekarchi’s 2025 12-bill housing package   The House passed legislation introduced by Rep. Tina Spears to a...
Thursday, April 24, 2025

National Association of Realtors ranks RI as worst for housing

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  Realtor.com
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Key federal funding for Rhode Island affordable housing terminated

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  Key Funding Source for Affordable Housing Development in Rhode Island Is Cut LISC has received notification that certain grants from HUD w...
Monday, March 24, 2025

Meeting tonight

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Fellow Charlestown Residents, The Charlestown Town Council will have their second regular meeting of the month on Monday, March 24 at 7:00 p...