(11.14) Come on in . . . the water’s fine. Join the blue wave and meet some of the local talent — elected officials, activists, journalists — who are in there fighting for the issues we care about. (These are those radical extremist types who believe that a sick child should be able to see …
(10.28) Brown Professor Corey Brettschneider will discuss impeachment, the Mueller report, and other matters relevant to this administration. Following the lecture the author will be signing his widely-praised new book, The Oath and The Office, now in paperback. (Facebook event.) From the New York Times review: Brettschneider’s insistence on a coherent, unified constitutional narrative allows …
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(7.24) The public is invited to attend Common Cause RI’s annual End-of-Session Legislative Wrap-Up this Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center on the East Side. Join us for our third annual end-of-session wrap-up event! We’ll discuss our legislative priorities and accomplishments, and recap the 2019 Session. You win some, you lose some. Let’s talk about …
(5.23) Head over to Maria’s Cucina (Italo-American Club) on Broadway this Thursday for a protest of the Senate decision not to let the Reproductive Health Care bill out of committee. Apparently Senate leadership is feeling pretty pleased with itself and has decided to celebrate. (Facebook event.) Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey …
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(5.18) In 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that created a partisan district in the Boston area that was compared to the shape of a mythological salamander. Thus the gerrymander was invented. Gee thanks. Those interested in learning about redistricting in Rhode Island should head to the Metcalf Auditorium in the RISD Museum …
(3.23) “‘Our offense reports aren’t considered public record,’ state police spokewoman Laura Meade Kirk said in an email Wednesday.” This from a piece in today’s ProJo written by staff writer Amanda Milkovits. Funnily enough, Milkovits will be one of the featured panelists at “Demystifying Democracy: Learn from the Experts: How to use Rhode Island’s Public …
[Correction: This event took place on Monday. It has happened already. In my own defense the initial announcement had the day wrong. Sorry! BC] Head over to Brown this Tuesday for “In Conversation with Tom Perez and Michael Steele.” This event is in the middle of the day, but get over there if you can. …
Time to call your state senators! Newly elected progressive legislator Senator Sam Bell is sounding the alarm regarding a dangerous power grab by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio who is proposing radical changes to Senate rules. ***For those new to the state, a quick primer on Ruggerio’s illustrious career: 1) A forty-year-old Ruggerio was first …
So what happens when you go after the king . . . and he survives? The 19 dissident Democrats who opposed Nicholas Mattiello’s reelection as House speaker found out last week. From the ProJo: When the new 2019-20 House committee assignments were announced, Mattiello had stripped three insurgents of their chairmanships, and others in the …
Classical senior Ahmed Sesay was asked to stand Friday night on Real Time with Bill Maher. Sesay is one of fourteen students filing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of Rhode Island students claiming “the U.S. Constitution guarantees that all students should have access to an education that prepares them to participate in their …
(1.23) Common Cause of Rhode Island will be hosting “Demystifying Democracy: Understanding the Rules of the RI House” this Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center. (Facebook event.) Our first Demystifying Democracy event of 2019 will focus on how the Rhode Island House of Representatives really works by looking at the House rules. Every two years, …
(1.19) This is fun — U.S. Representative David Cicilline is fast becoming a regular on the cable news shows. Television producers have figured out that our guy is knowledgeable and quick on his feet. Cicilline is both outspoken and personable — this man does not suffer fools gladly. He is an experienced attorney and legislator, …
(1.1) Tired of this guy yet? Asked recently about possible gun control legislation in the new session, specifically curbs on high-capacity magazines, Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello had this to say: “Has magazine size been a problem?” I’ll let that sink in for a second. This is who we are dealing with. Not only …
For those of you with a very long weekend ahead, this might be a good time to remind you where Nana and Pop-Pop are getting some of those cockamamie ideas. We are not recommending confrontation around the Thanksgiving table but over the weekend you may be able to run a little interference on behalf of …
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(11.19) Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez (Brown ’83) and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele lead a discussion on the midterm elections, partisanship in politics, and what’s next in Washington, D.C. this Monday in ‘Across the Aisle: Post-Election Discussion.’ In the blue robe . . . Tom Perez: For the past 8 years, …
The First Baptist Church in America is famous for its trenchant, often witty, notice board at the corner of North Main and Waterman Streets, visible to only about a zillion motorists a day. The congregation is currently led by the Reverend Jamie Washam, a woman so lacking in ego its almost impossible to find her …