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Should RI legislation be looked at through an 'equity lens'? These bills would make it law.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE – A plea to state lawmakers to look at every piece of legislation through an "equity...
Roe v. Wade overturned: RI advocates warn 'a close reality that more rights can be taken'
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPROVIDENCE — Women’s groups across Rhode Island decried the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v....
What would a Tenant Bill of Rights look like? Here's what lawmakers are proposing
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn her day job as a tenant organizer for Reclaim Rhode Island, Rep. Cherie Cruz, D-Pawtucket, has...
RI presidential primaries: Beyond easy victories for Biden and Trump, what happened?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPROVIDENCE – Rhode Island voters – about 38,000 of them at least – endorsed the presumptive nominees...
Another Black man killed by police, another RI vigil marks the loss — this time in Memphis
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE − A small crowd gathered at the south steps of the State House on Monday night to...
Rhode Island used to have rent control. What would it take to bring it back?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOne landlord raised rent from $875 to $1,800 across several apartment buildings, forcing all but...
From Voter ID to residency minimum: These bills could change elections in RI. Here's how.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPROVIDENCE – Should Rhode Island repeal its Voter ID law? Join the majority of states with a...
Fire breaks out at controversial Providence scrap metal yard. What we know.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPROVIDENCE – A spokesman for Mayor Brett Smiley says a fire Wednesday night at a controversial...
Is pyrolysis a solution to the plastics problem, or a threat to clean air?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPROVIDENCE — State Sen. Frank Lombardo III says using a high-heat process called pyrolysis to break...
Progressive push left sputters against establishment Democrats in RI primary
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Democratic Party establishment struck back Tuesday against a progressive push to take over the...