Outgoing Senator John Tassoni, always quick to pick on bullies, has set his sights on RIPTA director Charles Odimgbe, saying recent staff cuts have left Kennedy Plaza in shambles and that Odimgbe should be replaced. Full press release after the photo. ... »
Treasurer Gina Raimondo and Providence Mayor Angel Taveras have joined the calls for payday lending reform efforts, and both will participate in a roundtable discussion on the issue. “The time has come to protect Rhode Islanders from the econonúc threa... »
Did you know you live in a low-tax state? According to the Tax Foundation, average taxes per person in Rhode Island are lower than in any other northeast state besides Maine, and lower than Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Delaware, and Virginia. Each year, you... »
As the Senate takes up the Buffett Rule on Monday, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, and reportedly Sen. Jack Reed too, will be rallying for his bill today. Whitehouse, who is sponsoring the high-profile legislation that would ensure millionaires pay at least 3... »
After its first application was struck down earlier this week, South Kingstown will present a second one to the Coastal Resources Management Council on April 24 to request for shoreline reclassification of a section of Matunuck headlands. This one has... »
Netroots Nation, the annual convention for progressive bloggers that is being held in Providence from June 7 and 10, released its much anticipated agenda of panels today, and RI Future, along with many other locals, will be represented. Either me or pr... »
Two weeks ago a House committee heard some compelling testimony on a bill that would curb exorbitant interest rates on so-called “payday loans.” Today it’s the Senate’s turn, as the Corporations Committee will discuss Sen. Juan Pichardo’s version of th... »
Over the last 31 years, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has come to the public 28 times to tell us of the need to either cut service or raise fares, sometimes both. Last summer RIPTA proposed a 10% service reduction in the face of a 4... »
Roger Paquette works at a bowling alley in Johnston and when needed some quick cash and he didn’t know where to turn. So he took out what’s known as a payday loan. It’s a decision he now regrets, he told a House subcommittee on Wednesday. “It’s not goo... »
Rhode Island mourns the death of Milton Stanzler, a lawyer who founded the local affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union in 1959. He was 92 years old. Current RI ACLU Executive Director Steven Brown said of Stanzler’s passing: “With courage, wi... »
I’ve got a lot of subjects bubbling around, but nothing in-depth to bring you, so I decided that I’d do one of these links & commentary bits about the week. Barry Hinckley’s Ad & Fox Interview: Mr. Hinckley, who’s running for U.S. Senate to unseat Sena... »
With a deal inked with Johnson & Wales and another seemingly imminent with Brown University, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras turns his attention toward the hospitals this afternoon when he will meet with the CEO’s of the three medical institutions this ... »
As expected, Mayor Angel Taveras said the state of the city is not so good. “Providence is in peril,” said the mayor of the capital city to lead into the annual State of the City speech. And, as he reiterated throughout his 20 minute address, it’s up t... »
Good news for local bunnies: The Roger Williams Park Zoo has teamed up with biologists from around the state to help save the New England Cottontail Rabbit. Back in September [WPRI] reported that the bunny was bordering on extinction . Researchers coul... »
Rhode Islanders have a special opportunity to express solidarity with young people and educators in Tuscon, AZ who are standing up to their state’s xenophobic and racist laws. On Sunday, January 15th, feature length documentary, Precious Knowledge, wil... »
