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Care New England workers at multiple facilities allege a pattern of intimidation and retaliation
"The only way to end this is to give us the fair contract we need for ourselves, our families, and our patients.”
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Steve Ahlquist
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Dozens oppose judicial appointment for Senator McCaffrey at Judicial Nominating Commission hearing
"Mr. McCaffrey has devoted his time in the state senate to systematically suppressing the reproductive rights of women..."
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Steve Ahlquist
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RIBLIA Caucus Statement on LEOBOR Panel’s ruling to allow for Sgt. Hanley to return to the Providence Police Department
“We demand the long overdue repeal of the Law Enforcement Officers’ Due Process, Accountability and Transparency Act... The decision to reinstate Sgt…
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East Providence residents rally against hate and extremism
"I want our neighbors to know that everyone is welcome here - except for Nazis. We don’t respect them. They’re not welcome."
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Steve Ahlquist
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Good bye, payday lending
Despite massive support for repeal, the General Assembly has previously refused to act.
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Steve Ahlquist
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Frontline BHDDH Caseworkers speak out on workload crisis impacting services for vulnerable Rhode Islanders
"These new hybrid positions combine social work, plan writing, and managing ever-increasing caseloads. I’m currently at 45 cases and climbing," said…
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Steve Ahlquist
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A funeral for the 19 bills endorsed by Climate Action Rhode Island this year that did not pass
“Join me now in a final farewell to our recently departed bills and in recognition of all these bills would have accomplished.”
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Steve Ahlquist
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for mental health funding cuts
"From bullying to loneliness to the ever-present fear of violence, including school shootings, our kids desperately need the resources made possible by…
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Steve Ahlquist
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Rhode Island Homeless Advocacy Project protests Smiley Administration's abuse of unsheltered persons
"We have a Homeless Bill of Rights in Rhode Island. It is not a list of polite suggestions, it is the law of the State of Rhode Island. But the police…
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Steve Ahlquist
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Oped: City of Providence v. Sgt Hanley
I have agreed to keep the author of this oped anonymous, because they fear for their personal safety.
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June 2025

LEOBOR Dissent: Sgt. Hanley is a criminal, a liar, and liability to the City of Providence
"In conclusion, I must underscore that Hanley is a man prone to volatility, a man prone to violence, a man prone to vulgarity, a man prone to…
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Representative Magaziner talks immigration, Kristi Noem, and ICE at League of Women Voters event
"What I’m focused on is the stuff that has an impact on the illegal actions the administration is taking: doing the oversight... fighting in the courts…
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Steve Ahlquist
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