In a stunning reversal of fortune for embattled Mayor Donald Grebien, Pawtucket Firefighters Union, IAFF Local 1261, has formally endorsed Democratic Candidate for Mayor, inAdam Greenman. Public Unions have long been a bastion of support for the Grebien Machine, described…
Independent candidate holds double-digit lead over incumbent governor McKee, tied with Foulkes From The Block for Governor Campaign: The Block for Governor campaign today released the results of an internal poll conducted last week showing Ken…
From Human Rights Watch: Missing Host City ‘Human Rights Action Plans’ Underscore Lack of Protections World Cup city host committees and FIFA have fallen short on the steps needed to protect players and fans, Human Rights…
From The Desk of Human Rights Watch: Detainees Face Dual Threat of Government Atrocities, US/Israeli Attacks Thousands of detainees in Iran, including political prisoners and children, are at risk of injury and death from US and Israeli strikes,…
Count Continues to Block Unlawful Grant Restrictions that Would Push Nearly 200,000 Americans into Homelessness From The Providence Office of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) In a decision that will protect funding for proven solutions to homelessness, the…
Policy Statement from Helena Buonanno Foulke, Democratic Candidate for Rhode Island Governor As energy bills in Rhode Island soar and Rhode Islanders see the effects of climate change every day, Governor McKee has walked back the climate goal that he…
Take a Moment Dear Reader to Imagine a Facility of this Grandeur in Rhode Island? From Hasbro, Inc.: Hasbro Inc., a leading games, IP and toy company, today celebrated the opening of its new 600,000-square-foot distribution center…
From The Vic Mellor for Congress Campaign: Congressional candidate Vic Mellor issued the following statement in response to Operation Epic Fury and Iran’s subsequent missile and drone strikes targeting U.S. forces, including facilities associated with the…
From The Office of Providence, Rhode Island Mayor Brett Smiley City Buildings Will Be Closed Tomorrow and Trash Pick-Up Will Resume Next Week Following Clean-Up Efforts After Largest Snowfall in Providence’s History Mayor Brett P. Smiley today announced that curbside trash pick-up is being…
“Now that a precedent has been set that allows the mayor and the council to ignore bidding requirements, does this mean that all other ordinances regarding purchasing requirements in the city can be ignored?” – Robert Cushman …
From the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union – February 3, 2026 ACLU Brief in Major Voting Rights Case Calls Department of Justice Arguments “An Affront to The Rule of Law” In a brief filed today…
“We’ll also focus on economic development, building from within, rather than chasing the next big thing.” – Adam Greenman To a packed house at Noobai Restaurant & Lounge, Former Teacher – Non-Profit CEO Adam Greenman announced his…
Author: Barry Schiller of RI Transit Riders Rosa Parks, who famously resisted segregation on Montgomery AL public buses, was born on February 4, so this time of year has come to be associated with celebrating “Transit Equity.” While of…
Snow clean-up efforts remain ongoing in every neighborhood and alternate side parking notice announced for Wards One, Two and Three on Sunday Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced today a targeted effort to ensure that missed trash and recycling in Wards One, Two and Three due to complications brought on by…
RIPTA to Detour Twenty-One Routes Due to Winter Weather Conditions on Monday, January 26, 2026 All Service to CCRI Warwick Reinstated The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that twenty-one routes are on detour today, Monday, January…
RIPTA to Suspend All Service at 7:30 PM on Sunday, January 25, 2026, Due to Winter Storm Fern The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that it will suspend all service effective 7:30 PM today, January 25, 2026,…
From the Office of Providence Mayor Brett Smiley Snow Removal Efforts, Warming Centers & City Services Are In Place As Winter Storm Approaches Mayor Brett P. Smiley and the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) today urged Providence residents to take appropriate precautions as a…
From The Office of Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI): Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) announced he secured $7,904,413 in federal Community Project Funding for Rhode Island’s First Congressional District for projects supporting clean water, law enforcement, public safety, and ocean…
ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND CHALLENGES LANDLORD’S SLAPP SUIT AGAINST TENANT ORGANIZERS In response to a defamation lawsuit filed by controversial landlord Jeffrey Butler against tenants and tenant organizers, attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union of RI and…
Shooting a Product of Abusive Enforcement System F From the Desk of Human Rights Watch: The killing of a woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration officer on January 7, 2026, was unjustifiable, Human Rights Watch said today….
Suit Raises Concerns that Trump-Vance Administration Actions Will Push Hundreds of Thousands of Families Into Homelessness as Cold Winter Months Arrive In a lawsuit filed today in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, a broad coalition of local governments and…
It’s not about red or blue … It’s not about left or right … It is about right and wrong. – Leah Boisclair, Candidate Rhode Island General Assembly District 36 Speaking to a packed…
Statement from: Clovis Gregor (Representative Counselor District 5, Pawtucket, Woodlawn/Oak Hill) Cherie Cruz (Rhode Island State Representative District 58) Jennifer Stewart (Rhode Island State Representative District 59) Harrison Tuttle (Community Leader) In a significant victory for the Woodlawn community, Morley…
These Posts represent direct communications/press releases from the respective Congressman’s Congressional Office Ranking Members Thompson, Magaziner, and Correa Condemn Trump Administration for Diverting Counterterrorism Agents to Suppress Free Speech Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on…
The ACLU of Rhode Island today sent a letter to Brown University President Christine Paxson condemning the Trump Administration’s new “compact” that would undermine academic freedom and the autonomy of higher education institutions, and urging the university president to…
Arrests Amount to Arbitrary Detention, Enforced Disappearances Press Advisory: Human Rights Watch Houthi authorities arrested dozens of people in the last week of September 2025, as they have in past years, for peacefully celebrating or posting on social…
Representatives from Health Care, Nursing, Hospitals & Health Insurance Providers Join the Rhode Island House Delegation in a Joint Appearance From the Offices of Rhode Island Congressman Seth Magaziner & Gabe Amo Today, U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo…
Representative Gabe Amo has risen in opposition to House Resolution 719, authored by House Speaker Johnson, and instead, sponsored House Resolution 746, authored by Representative Marc Veasey, of Texas. Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) issued the following statement on H….
Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Grant Restrictions on Various Legal Grounds From the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union In an important victory for First Amendment rights, a federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled in…
Republican Minority Leader Michael Chippendale, in a press briefing Wednesday afternoon, led Reporters through a stark demonstration of the underlying costs of housing development in rehabilitation/new construction projects “managed” by RIHousing … the long troubled Rhode Island agency…
Hasbro’s Departure is a Failure of Leadership Hasbro has been part of our city for over a century. Toys and games carried Pawtucket’s name into households globally while here at home the company employed thousands. Since the news…
In a scathing letter to Terrence “Terry” Gray, McKee Appointee/Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), Darrell Brown, Vice President of the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), & Senior CLF Attorney Richard Stang, CLF are…
Rhode Island Young Republicans and Young Democrats Issue Joint Statement on the Death of Charlie Kirk In the wake of the tragic death of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk, the Rhode Island Young Republicans and Rhode Island Young Democrats have…
How Long Has Dan McKee Known? In an announcement described as the “Worst Kept Secret” in recent Rhode Island History, Hasbro Corporation formally revealed that it is, in fact, moving its Corporate Headquarters to Boston, Massachusetts. This is the…
Tonight! The Town of Cumberland Town Council Ordinance Sub Committee will consider an Ordinance submitted by Coalition News Founder/Reporter Pat Ford, requiring a complete financial statement reporting performance and costs associated with the operation of the controversial Lodge at…
