Sitemap - 2024 - Steve Ahlquist
Syrians and their allies celebrate liberation in Rhode Island
Providence legislators support unionization of Atlantic Mills commercial tenants
No room at the inn: As Rhode Island celebrates the holidays, people suffer and die
Court upholds ban on bulk liquid propane storage in Port of Providence
Greg Gerritt: Politics and Economics in the USA
Atlantic Mills Tenants Union is the first commercial tenants union in Rhode Island
Common Cause Rhode Island files complaint in contract scandal
AMOR - Statement against conditions at the Wyatt Detention Center
The Womxn Project Education Fund condemns anti-trans provisions in U.S. Defense spending bill
There were shenanigans at the latest Chariho Regional School District meeting
I just filed an Open Meetings Act complaint against the Middletown School Committee
Special Legislative Commission on Housing takes up ECHO Village
Providence youth react to Mayor Smiley's Community Conversation on Education
With a change of leadership, the Middletown School Committee goes off the rails
Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) Christmas Carols PVD City Councilmember John Goncalves
Students envision a "youth-led future" for Providence Public Schools
Providence Student Union launches #OurHistoryMatters campaign
Project Weber/RENEW opens country’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center
Standing Firm: Defending immigrant communities against harmful policies
The 2024 RI LBGTQIA+ Needs and Experiences Assessment paints a mixed picture
BLM RI PAC calls on US Rep Amo to convene a Morley Field town hall in Pawtucket
Paul Cuffee Lower School educators vote overwhelmingly to join RIFTHP
Senator Jack Reed shares insights on the election and the future
Women & Infants Hospital workforce votes to authorize Unfair Labor Practice Strike on December 12
Pawtucket's Save Morley Field rally calls out the Grebien Administration's racism
Updates on Housing, Renter's Rights, and Homelessness in Rhode Island
Representatives Amo and Magaziner issue statement on US Capital Building transgender bathroom ban
Providence Mayor Smiley talks school funding settlement with the State and property tax increases
Daughter, Mother, Grandmother and Whore - The legacy of sex worker rights activist Gabriela Leite
Tenant advocates offer changes to the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act at State House Commission
At TGI Network's Trans Day of Remembrance, the transgender community reflects on an uncertain future
Noting a 34.9% increase in Rhode Island, the 2024 State of Homelessness is stark
BLM RI PAC's open letter to Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien: Save Morley Field
Not just "free speech good/censorship bad" - Laura Beers is taking Orwell back from the right
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley vows to protect the rights of transgender residents
The Rhode Island Worker Cooperative Alliance launches
Speaker Shekarchi on housing, local election wins, and Providence's finances
Advocates sue Rhode Island over failure to provide mental health care for Medicaid-eligible children
An open letter from PVD School Board member Ty’Relle Stephens
Beating the Drum to end unsheltered homelessness in Rhode Island
Healthcare workers at Women & Infants picket to call attention to difficult negotiations
Providence students march on City Hall to demand full funding
A conversation with Senator Lou DiPalma on caucuses, open government and Pallet Shelters
PVD Mayor Smiley launches School Board Appointment Application Process
Mayor Smiley meets with unhoused people and advocates at Mathewson St. Church for a second time
Encampment evictions are trauma: "They threw everything out. They threw my clothes out."
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley discusses Trump's potential impact on the City
Art and Activism: Reverie Theatre Group has something to say about abortion rights
Community organizations call on the City of Providence to fully fund public schools,
Right-wing zealots are lying to you about Title IX and trans rights in Rhode Island
"We know what a Constitutional Convention is like – it’s why we oppose Question 1"
Rhode Island Legislators speak out against Ballot Question 1
Climate groups called on Governor McKee to deny all future pipeline permits
Bristol-Warren residents the latest to reject anti-trans hate
Both candidates in Woonsocket Mayoral Forum highlight their experience
RI Latino community leaders speak against a Constitutional Convention; Urge rejection of Question 1
ACLU of RI sues Department of Corrections over violations of attorney-client privilege
Tiverton School Committee members speak out against hateful anti-trans rhetoric
The "Students Ignite Change: Shaping Our Schools Candidate Forum" focused on real policy issues
Providence School Board candidate Andrew Grover objects to City's Candidate Guide
George Wiley Center Senate District 8 questionnaire
Westerly School Committee forum reveals some stark partisan divides
If you don't know where candidates stand on reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights, ask yourself, "Why not?"
A ceremony to honor the 54 people who died while experiencing homelessness in Rhode Island last year
Jennifer Lima won't stop working for North Kingstown's students
Atlantic Mills tenants meet to combat rumors and defend their tenancy
Burrillville residents push back against out-of-town anti-trans bigotry
State Senator Felag squares off against Republican Allyn Meyers in Senate District 10 Forum
Candidates for Warren Town Council face questions at League of Women Voters forum
The Federal Poverty Level does not capture what basic needs cost today
The League of Women Voters House District 68 Forum
The League of Women Voters House District 69 Forum
West Warwick Town Council sends homelessness ordinance back to the drawing board
Woonsocket - yes Woonsocket - unveils a terrific new Housing and Homelessness Report
Candidates voice support for trans student policy at Barrington School Committee Forum
Video from the Barrington Town Council General Election forum
Press conference ahead of Saturday's March for Palestine
Janine Wolf, Republican candidate for House District 66, calls climate change a "lie"
Community involvement in ProvPort Master Plan is vital and needs to be the top priority
Residents defend sound and proven trans and gender-diverse student policies in North Providence
African American Museum of Rhode Island will turn History into Empowerment
Central Falls mothers won't tolerate hate
Homes RI launches campaign to register and mobilize low-income renters and housing advocates to vote
West Warwick realizes that criminalizing homelessness is not simply immoral - it's impractical
Mayor Smiley meets with unhoused community members at Mathewson St. Church
Common Cause RI warns elections officials of Voting Rights Act violations in Primary Election
Westerly School Committee begins process of rewriting transgender student policy
Warwick School Bus Drivers stage practice picket to demand First Student settle contract
RI Authors Against Book Bans unveils scorecards for school committee candidates
East Providence turns out against anti-trans bigotry
Warwick defends their children from anti-trans bigots
Day two of the 3-day Groden Center strike features a dozen General Assembly visitors
Lincoln folks push back against anti-trans bigotry at school committee meeting
The CLF testimony on artificial turf and PFAS that the Burrillville Town Council did not make public
Groden Center Behavioral Specialists hit the picket line for a three day strike
Westerly School Committee moving forward with plan to edit district's transgender student policy
The Womxn Project releases the Bodily Freedom Forever Index ahead of Tuesday's primary
Gun safety advocate Melissa Carden is running for Senate District 28
Special commission to study landlord and tenant law begins - but can we expect justice?
Groden Center caregivers of children with autism vote for a 3-day strike starting September 11
Candidates field questions at Barrington Town Council Democratic Primary forum
Pawtucket City Council candidate Stephen Larbi has failed to file campaign finance reports
Darréll Brown talks environment, economics, and running for District 28 state senate
Speaker Shekarchi (and others) on the future of housing in Rhode Island
Seth Magaziner, Lewis Pryeor and Paul Roselli make their pitch to voters in northwest Rhode Island
A shaken community reacts to the shooting of a child
Burrillville residents battling Town Council over forever chemicals in artificial turf
Community Coordinator strike at Brown demonstrates University's disregard for low-wage workers
Kelsey Coletta wants to be the State Rep from Johnston
Community Coordinators at Brown University vote to authorize strike
Anti-trans student activists warmly received in North Smithfield
Homeless, Clymene reads tarot cards for money. The Smiley Administration has targeted her.
Mayoral candidate Fenton-Fung opposes Hopkins order criminalizing homelessness
Phoenix Witt is challenging Brandon Voas in the House District 57 Democratic Primary
Cranston Mayor Hopkins issues executive order allowing police to crack down on encampments
Saturday's Senate District 28 Candidate Forum
Cranston City Councils considers ordinance that will determine how the unhoused are treated
West Warwick joins long list of communities rejecting anti-trans hate
An interview with Giona Picheco, running for the RI House District 14 seat
Newporters reject hate and book banning at School Committee meeting
83% of Local 26 Omni Providence hotel workers have voted to authorize a labor strike
Bill Bartholomew moderates contentious Cranston Mayoral Republican Primary debate
RI Attorney General Neronha on defending the rights of trans students
Rep. Magaziner introduces federal bill to crack down on wage theft modeled on RI law
Foster-Glocester School Committee under pressure to repeal policy that protects trans students
State Senate Candidate Lenny Cioe is asking Senate President to follow Biden's lead and step aside
RI ACLU: After “Mario’s Law” court vindication, namesake released from ACI after 22 years
The conservative candidates running for North Smithfield School Committee
Magaziner, AOC, Huffman and others answer questions on climate and presidential elections
Senator Whitehouse notes that Biden's call for Supreme Court reforms mirrors his bills
Black Lives Matter Rhode Island PAC and PSL host vigil for Sonya Massey
On Thursday, anti-trans bigotry went to Pawtucket to die
RI Citizens for Responsible Government launches campaign to defeat Constitutional Convention
Cranston Mayor Hopkin's homeless criminalization bill garners public outrage
Giona Picheco announces run for State Representative, District 14
Megan Reilly is running for North Kingstown School Committee and it's not simply about banning books
As insiders work to move the bus hub anywhere but downtown, public transit advocates rally
Attorney General Neronha speaks to Climate Action Rhode Island
Hotel workers announce strike vote at Omni Providence rally
Camron Segalla is taking a shot at toppling Pawtucket's Mayor Grebien
RI first in country to achieve electric vehicle infrastructure milestone
Who are the candidates that signed the Moms for Liberty Pledge in Rhode Island?
Book banner Jeffrey LeBlanc is running for Smithfield School Committee
Jonathan Daly-LaBelle is running for state rep in Westerly's District 37
Yet another disaster in the Port of Providence - When will this end?
RI ACLU files three lawsuits on behalf of families of ACI prisoners who died by suicide
Democracy Thwarted: The Case of the 14 Year Loophole
My conversation with Mark Fiorillo, who led the charge on trans student policies in Rhode Island
Public Citizen: Prosecutors have strong case against fossil fuel companies for extreme heat deaths
Mayor Smiley announces preparations for hurricane season and extreme weather
Anti-LGBTQ extremist group sending RI Senators to D.C. for training
JVP-RI leads diverse coalition to rally in support of Israel bonds divestment ordinance
Cumberland, a leader in protecting trans students, resists hate and updates policy
Mayor Smiley on Supreme Court ruling: Our encampment policy has not changed
RI Coalition to End Homelessness releases results of the 2024 Point in Time Count
The case for reforming incarceration in Rhode Island
Ty'Relle Stephens officially announces for Providence School Board, Region 5
Unseen and not considered: The EJ letters public officials will not see
Vincent Marzullo announces as an Independent Candidate for State Representative in District 26
Lammis Vargas announces bid for State Senate District 28
Shey Rivera Ríos and the importance of Providence's artists, healers, and culture bearers
The policies of Mayor Smiley are sickening and killing unhoused people - maybe that's the point
Mayor Smiley is intensifying his war on unhoused people
Black Lives Matter RI PAC 2nd Annual Juneteenth Awards Ceremony
Providence's fifth annual Dyke Trans People of Color [DTPOC] March
Dispersed encampments and a new street drug are killing people in Providence
The Pine Tree Flag is popping up on the desks of RI Senators. What does it mean?
Unhoused people and advocates march to Providence City Hall and State House
Video from the Rhode Island Attorney General's 2024 Hate Crime Summit
In year four, Woonsocket Pride comes into its own
Elmwood Tenants Union protests their landlord's other business after Gaspee Days Parade
An interview with Warwick City Council candidate Jackie Anderson
DEM recommends Park Service reject Morley Field conversion pending EJ review
Jackie Anderson announces her campaign for Warwick City Council
Urgent support needed for the "George Floyd Litmus Test" amendment
North Kingstown's 2nd Annual Pride Parade
Linn Health is a community treasure that must remain open
New data underscore health challenges faced by transgender youth in Rhode Island
Sharp divides and few answers at Tuesday morning's Healthcare Summit
Education and civil rights groups oppose bill to exacerbate the school-to-prison pipeline
As the state continues to push the bus hub out of Kennedy Plaza, opposition grows
Attorney General Neronha, Save The Bay, and legislative leaders call for CRMC reform
State House Rally for Tenant Rights pushes for legal counsel and just cause evictions
At every level of government, Environmental Injustice runs deep
RI 988 Crisis Counselors celebrate 33,000+ calls answered since launch
CRMC unanimously approves gas pipeline expansion in Portsmouth and Little Compton
Greg Gerritt: The CRMC effs up again
Oped: Mayor Smiley's War on the Poor
Jewish Voice for Peace RI protests at Congressional delegations’ homes in honor of Nakba Day
Democracy and civil rights take a beating at 1st RIPTA Transit Talks Public Engagement Event
The Building Code Standards Committee approves Echo Village code variances
Foster School Committee puts changes to transgender policy on hold, until...?
Advocates for the unhoused press Mayor Smiley to halt encampment evictions
Providence Mayor Smiley takes questions on unhoused encampment evictions
Revenue for Rhode Islanders coalition announces 2024 Millionaires Tax campaign
RISD Students for Justice in Palestine stage sit-in over Gaza
Providence Hotel Workers hold May Day rally for fair contracts
Be the voice of Kittacuck and bring herring back to the Blackstone River
RISD Students for Justice in Palestine layout their demands
Secretary of State Gregg Amore speaks at RI Atheists' Day of Reason event
AFL-CIO's Patrick Crowley speaks on the future of climate and labor in Rhode Island
Speaker Shekarchi speaks on environmental legislation wins and priorities
Dept. of Health pushes back against bedbug reporting at Long Term Care Coordinating Council meeting
Nine organizations call for an independent investigation after recent deaths at the ACI
DARE rallies in support of Rent Stabilization
The people of Cranston have spoken - Return Budlong Pool to its former glory
80+ students set up a Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Brown
Providence College DEI Director files discrimination charges after resigning
Governor level funds the state's homeless response system - advocates are cautiosly optimistic
Neighbors call for action on RI Recycled Metals and other Port polluters
Photos from the Morley Field Earth Day clean-up
A community discussion about the future of ProvPort and environmental justice
Two local events that focus on environmental justice this Earth Day
Victimized by her CNA, a Woonsocket woman's pleas for justice are ignored
Advocates press Governor McKee to declare a state of emergency due to unsheltered homelessness
Building Trades and AFL-CIO rally for Safe Jobs on Workers' Memorial Day
Pharmacy professionals at CVS stores file to unionize in Rhode Island
Now represented by counsel, the Elmwood Tenant Union goes to court
As negotiations stall, unionized Youth Pride Inc workers need your support
Councilmember Gregor appeals to federal and state agencies to save Morley Field
The Freedom to Read: Will the General Assembly protect this foundational right?
"People in here are in agony." Bedbugs and scabies plague assisted living facility in Coventry
DEM holds public hearing on compressor station - But don't expect much to happen
Representative Morgan disrupted the committee hearing of her bill
Say NO to fossil fuels in Rhode Island
Disaster Capitalism in Rhode Island
AG Neronha on health care, climate change, political power and the Washington Bridge
Anti-trans legislation is not "benign" bigotry. The intention is genocidal.
Elmwood Tenant Union members file in District Court
An interview with Providence School Board member Ty'Relle Stephens
Providence’s lack of plastic bag ban enforcement
Despite rally and public outcry, Mayor Smiley commits to closing the South Water Street Urban Trail
"Uncommitted" takes nearly 15% of the vote in yesterday's Democratic Primary
Course correction needed for Providence's Comprehensive Plan
Providence Streets Coalition holds rally In support of South Water Street Urban Trail
Coalition asks Rhode Islanders to vote "uncommitted" and send Biden a message
The Elmwood Tenant Union is demanding safe and affordable housing
The Womxn Project celebrates the Reproductive Privacy Act’s 5th Anniversary
Housing justice and labor movements back housing justice legislative package
SaveRIPTA Coalition calls on General Assembly "to fund RIPTA like we mean it"
RIBLIA Caucus presents their legislative priorities
A vigil for healthcare workers in Palestine outside Rhode Island Hospital
The Homeless Bill of Rights needs to be updated: My testimony for the House Judiciary Committee
HUD Event: How local governments are innovating to meet community housing needs Part 1
HUD Event: How local governments are innovating to meet community housing needs Part 2
HUD Event: How local governments are innovating to meet community housing needs Part 3
Westerly School Committee votes unanimously to develop local policy on transgender students
Representative Megan Cotter is taking action for Rhode Island’s forests
Bill would boost RI Works and link benefits to federal poverty level
As Piemonte Pizza fights against eviction, neighbors rally behind them
Nearly 200 gather at RI State House for Jumuah prayer and Muslim-led rally
Vigil in memory of Willie Washington Jr. at Rhode Island State House
Science and compassion overcome bigotry and ignorance at Healthcare Provider Shield Act hearing
Providence following Woonsocket and Cranston in eliminating payday loans
Providence commits to carbon-neutrality in all city-owned buildings, including schools, by 2040
Rally to forgive medical debt at Providence City Hall
Speaker Shekarchi introduces his 2024 Housing legislation package
Grebien Administration and RIDEM slow to respond to environmental justice concerns
With transgender and reproductive healthcare under attack nationally, Rhode Island moves to protect
Where exactly does the housing bond intersect with the public developer?
RI Poor People’s Campaign demands an end to death by poverty at State House rally
A bill to protect libraries from book banners spurs debate
Rep Alzate introduces a bill to save RIPTA - will the General Assembly bite?
Brandon Robinson: Brotherhood of Correctional Officers manipulates the press
Will Providence's Comprehensive Plan institutionalize climate and health injustices?
Cranston City Council unanimously passes ordinance against payday loans
Protect Our Healthcare Coalition announces 2024 legislative priorities
Providence Sustainability Commission votes to oppose using community benefits money for scholarships
Community Candlelight Vigil for Nex Benedict held in Providence
Palestinian women and their supporters rally and march for Palestine
Are wind energy opponents creating fake threats and ignoring real ones?
Jewish Voice for Peace RI leads anti-war protest outside Senator Reed's Providence offices
RI Poor People’s Campaign delivers demands to General Assembly Leadership
Her family pays $2000 a month for a roach-filled apartment
ACLU defends Westerly resident sued by Fire District for defending public access to the shore
Muslim and Jewish Rhode Islanders tell Rep Magaziner to stop funding genocide
Bail on 32: Advocates call on the General Assembly to reform bail in Rhode Island
Since voting to unionize, workers at Youth Pride say they are being retaliated against
The quest to expand addiction to fracked gas on Aquidneck Island is back on
The Truth Behind RIPTA's Drastic Service Cuts
LEOBOR endangers everyday Rhode Islanders
Providence Police told an unhoused couple to move their tent - it's unclear why
Rhode Island DSA to launch Campaign Against Medical Debt in Providence
Rhode Island seeks to protect doctors and patients with "Health Care Provider Shield Act"
Predatory lending practices continue to target low-income Rhode Islanders
General Assembly introduces important reforms to the Access to Public Records Act
Representative Jennifer Stewart: "I hope we’ll have the courage to finally repeal LEOBOR..."
No one cared about Peter Alviti - until it affected them...
AG Neronha hits Governor McKee on his changes to the rental registry
As the Barrington School Committee deliberates, some students are fearful
Environmental Council of Rhode Island outlines their legislative priorities for 2024
19 Brown University students begin Hunger Strike for Palestine
RIght from the Start outlines legislative priorities for young children and their families
Frontline staff at Youth Pride, Inc. vote overwhelmingly to join SEIU 1199 New England
Press release: Nation's first state-regulated overdose prevention center secures location
House legislators unite around a working families agenda
RIPTA moves ahead with bus hub privatization plan, ignoring its duty to riders
In response to McKee’s budget, Rep Morales moves to fully fund state libraries
Not in Service: Riders push back against RIPTA budget cuts
Residents call for rent stabilization at Providence City Hall rally
Representative Morales introduces tax rebate pilot program to increase affordable rental supply
Legislative Theater: Senate Judiciary Committee passes LEOBOR reform bill
Rhode Island's Eat Well, Be Well pilot rewards program encourages healthy eating for SNAP recipients
CCRI Faculty picket to bring state to the table for meaningful talks
Climate advocates confront anti-wind denialists at Portsmouth Town Council meeting
Over 30 community organizations rally for Same Day Voter Registration at State House
ACLU of RI releases report on public comment policies of city and town councils, school committees
Kate McGovern: Rhode Island has a Democracy Problem
RIPTA's hiding of info on Bus Hub boondoggle is challenged in complaint to AG Neronha
Hate and Love: Westerly School Committee takes up Transgender student policy
Senate Democrats propose bill to lower taxes on dead millionaires
South Kingstown Celebrates the Dream in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Anti-homeless bias is strangling our discourse. Fight back.
Echo Village, a community of little houses to shelter the unhoused, planned for Providence
Rhode Island's state and local taxes hit low-income people the hardest
Carpenter's Union introduces legislative priorities - which include overdue action on wage theft
Rep Magaziner unveils one of his first major pieces of legislation, the Clean Energy Workforce Act
Jewish Voice for Peace RI stages "die-in" outside Senator Whitehouse's Providence offices
HUD announces 28 additional Family Unification Program vouchers for Rhode Island
Rhode Island Muslims rally for Palestine
Bringing the issue of poverty to the State House: The 16th Annual Fighting Poverty with Faith Vigil
Speaker Shekarchi and Senate President Ruggerio outline their priorities for 2024
Prayers from the Hearts for Social Justice second annual State House prayerwalk
Statement from the organizers of the New Year's Eve Wyatt prison protest
Lawsuit challenges landlord’s retaliatory conduct against tenants seeking to organize
Governor McKee kicks the teeth out of the nursing home resident care law