Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island and moderated by Alex Nunes, publisher of the South County Star.

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island and moderated by Alex Nunes, publisher of the South County Star.

The forum was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island and the East Bay Media Group...

The forum was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island and the East Bay Media Group

The forum was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island and the East Bay Media Group...

The forum was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island and the East Bay Media Group...

“They’re going after trans students in Rhode Island, and while it’s a small population in our state, it is one of many groups being targeted and continuing to be severely harassed.”

“Let’s be real,” said David Morales, “Addressing homelessness takes resources, money, and coordination, and a lot of that has not been happening...”

Independent candidate Diego Tomas Arene-Morley is challenging incumbent Democrat Juan Pichardo, and they have interesting differences on rent stabilization and surveillance.

“We’re not anti-Christian; we’re anti-Christian nationalism. We’re not anti-believers; we’re anti-hate-based religious extremism...”

“There are so many things that we could work on. We want to work with the people of Pawtucket to understand where they want us to start, since there are so many places we could begin.”

“Deny this, vote it down. In January, go to the General Assembly and ask them to pass an ordinance that allows municipalities to tax billboards... That way, you can generate some money...”

“The new owners... have fallen far short on every one of those promises, so we want to let the community know that we’re not going to tolerate it,” said Lynn Blais, R.N., UNAP President.

Ricci has expressed support for policies that will limit the rights of transgender students.

“When privacy is on the line, it’s critical police departments are as public as possible with their communities about how these cameras are being used.”

“I believe if everybody who votes in November had turned out for the primary, Smiley would have handled it,” said Republican Mayoral Candidate Dave Talan. “But that’s not what happened.”

“Victor Mellor was, at best, supporting the terrorists that wanted to install an unelected dictator against the will of the people of the United States,” said Officer Daniel Hodges.

Through a series of highly contested races, the Providence City Council held onto its progressive majority and expanded it by at least one...

“We won because every person in this space and the hundreds of volunteers across Providence chose to believe. We chose hope over fear.”

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has become the first incumbent governor in any U.S. state to lose a primary since 2018, NBC News projects.

“They are pushing the hub out of Kennedy Plaza without even pretending to check whether that’s a good idea. They’re doing it to keep these building owners happy.”

“We work for one of the richest companies on the planet, but they won’t give us a livable wage, they ignore our safety concerns & then say we don’t even work for them,” said Amazon Driver Fred German.

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“…we were on a path in Rhode Island to almost [complete] coverage… What we have to do immediately, though, is fix what the Trump Administration has broken."

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ICE “cannot exist in its current form,” said Representative Amy. “And that’s why we had fights about whether we would even fund the thing.”

“...our and our neighbors cannot wait for us to cap rent hikes, invest in our schools, and to use every tool we have to protect our immigrant community, so together, we stood up to the status quo.”