Showing posts with label State and National. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State and National. Show all posts
Thursday, May 22, 2025

How today's House Republican tax and budget bill will affect Rhode Island

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What we will pay for tax cuts for the super-rich
Sunday, June 2, 2024

What you need to make to be "comfortable"

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Visual Capitalist infographic Rhode Island is tenth highest. This visualization illustrates the income necessary for two working adults with...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

RI Republican senators vote against safe gun storage

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Safe weapons bill passes through Rhode Island Senate By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Republicans are OK with this After advancing...
Friday, November 17, 2023

New Democratic Party chair responds to RIGOP snark

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  Here is the "compliments" note sent by the Republican chair that sparked the retort above:
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Despite MAGA fear-mongering, crime is down, in the US and RI

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New FBI report shows fear-mongering over crime doesn’t match reality By  Uprise RI Staff Despite ongoing claims of a nationwide “crime w...
Thursday, December 31, 2020

Essential workers in RI struggle to make ends meet

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Treat essential workers as essential By Economic Progress Institute in UpriseRI The Economic Progress Institute released its biennial Rhod...
Thursday, March 28, 2019

"Achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls is the unfinished business of our time"

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Celebrating Progress at the End of Women's History Month By Maureen Martin  As Women's History Month comes to an end, it is ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Rhode Island Democratic convention elects party regulars despite challenges

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Plenty of drama, no surprises at Rhode Island Democratic Party State Committee Meeting By  Steve Ahlquist ,    UpRiseRI Moira Walsh...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Rhode Island ACLU sues feds for tricking immigrants who were trying to follow the law

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ICE and USCIS Conspired to Arrest, Detain Immigrants Wishing to Remain with Families ACLU of Rhode Island Calderon family It was n...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Watch your mailbox!

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8,000 Rhode Islanders with To Be Reunited With $1.3 Million RI Treasurer Seth Magaziner announced that checks will be mailed to more th...
Sunday, May 13, 2018

Connecticut Set to End “Dual Arrests” in Domestic Violence Cases

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Rhode Island also has "dual arrest" option By  Sarah Smith , special to ProPublica The Connecticut Legislature has sent a...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Channel 10 boycott goes after NiRoPe

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Anti-SinclairMedia campaign targets Cardi’s for advertising on WJAR/10 By Steve Ahlquist in UpriseRI There are lots more photos in ...
Sunday, April 22, 2018

Working to fix RI’s Medicaid program

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11 projects funded to serve Medicaid recipients Carol McCarthy Rhode Island’s Executive Office of Health & Human Services has part...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Planned Parenthood calls for YOU to help protect birth control access in Rhode Island

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Contact state representatives before Tuesday Craig R. O’Connor, Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island Please, go to  http://bit.ly...
Friday, April 20, 2018

Brown will help state crunch the numbers behind public policy decisions.

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RI Innovative Policy Lab at Brown transitioning to a state-focused policy research center After three years of designing evidence-based...
Monday, March 19, 2018

New data shows how little Rhode Island needs guns and the gun industry

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Rhode Island is 3 rd LEAST dependent on the gun industry Adam McCann , Financial Writer for WalletHub For more cartoons by Wiley M...
Friday, February 23, 2018

A Rhode Island connection to the Olympics

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Brown alumna Lauren Gibbs captures Olympic silver Olympic silver  Class of 2006 alumna Lauren Gibbs (left) and teammate Elana Meyers Tayl...
Thursday, January 11, 2018

Women in House don black to say no to sexual harassment

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Male legislator accused of sexual harassment DURING anti-sexual harassment training. Many female members of the House of Representati...
Thursday, November 23, 2017

Early xmas for 35,000 Rhode Islanders

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First time ever in Rhode Island: Treasurer will automatically return unclaimed property   Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner announc...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Give thanks for what really makes America great

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