Mr. Speaker: Joe Shekarchi named Speaker of the House
Rep. Joe Shekarchi is officially the new Speaker of the House in Rhode Island. The state’s House of Representatives met today for the first meeting of the new legislative session. […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
The Wanderer: Rediscovering home through urban wandering
A few weeks ago I went to a virtual screening of PechaKucha (look it up, you won’t regret it) and stumbled across a wonderful initiative in Rhode Island, an Instagram […]
On the Dotted Line: RI likely unaffected by delay in federal pandemic relief
President Donald Trump signed the combined $900 billion pandemic relief bill and $1.4 trillion omnibus funding bill around 8pm on Sunday, December 27, after almost a week of issuing implied […]
Don’t Panic: Explaining coronavirus mutations
In the last few days, there has been a near-panic reaction to the discovery of a mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The mutated lineage – in virology, […]
No Holiday for Death at the ACI
A second inmate has died from COVID-19 at the Adult Correctional Institution (ACI), according to a statement from the RI Department of Corrections (DoC) on the afternoon of Friday, December […]
We’ve Turned a Corner: A summary of the governor’s December 22 press conference
Governor Gina Raimondo, DOH director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, DOA director Brett Smiley and Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor gave the weekly COVID press briefing today at 1pm. DOH reports 880 new […]
Court TV: Senate confirms Lynch Prata, Long for high court
The most recent meeting of the state Senate, with pols sitting in auditorium chairs using iPads to cast their votes, looked more like a university debate club than a session […]
Mind the Gap: Inching toward judicial equality
While expected by political observers, the announcement that the General Assembly had finally confirmed the Rhode Island Supreme Court’s first non-white associate justice – and the first Asian American Superior […]
Double Shot: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine second to be approved in RI
The Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 was unanimously approved for use in RI this morning at an emergency meeting of the RI Department of Health (DoH) Vaccine Sub-Committee, following the issuance […]
Ready for Reform: An interview with Senator-elect Kendra Anderson
“I don’t have career goals in politics – I’m just doing this because I want better for people.” says State Senator-elect Kendra Anderson summing up her reasons for running for […]