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Lancia CD 2 Campaign: Lancia Remarks On Cranston Herald's  $7M Inherited Debt Story

Lancia CD 2 Campaign: Lancia Remarks On Cranston Herald’s $7M Inherited Debt Story

From The Robert Lancia – Congress Campaign: Retired Navy Chaplain and Republican Congressional Candidate, Robert “Bob” Lancia, has this to say about tax increases in his home City: “It is budget season 2022 in Rhode Island and the politicians will lay their proposed budgets at the feet of the people and most government leaders will ask for more in taxes. The[Read More…]

by April 28, 2022 0 comments Politics
Public Invited to Provide Input On Transportation Needs For State’s Coordinated Transportation Plan

Public Invited to Provide Input On Transportation Needs For State’s Coordinated Transportation Plan

From RIPTA – The Coalition will be reaching out for the Zoom Settings Monday Morning Public Invited To Provide Input On Transportation Needs For State’s Coordinated Transportation Plan Four Virtual Public Meetings to be held April 25 to May 4 The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and the Rhode Island Human Services Transportation Coordinating Council are hosting four virtual[Read More…]

by April 24, 2022 0 comments Politics
Rhode Island CD2 Congressional Candidate Lancia Weighs In On Title 42 Controversy

Rhode Island CD2 Congressional Candidate Lancia Weighs In On Title 42 Controversy

  From The Lancia For Congress Campaign: Retired Navy Chaplain and Republican Congressional Candidate, Robert “Bob” Lancia, has this to say about the ongoing discussions of Title 42 in Washington and across the nation: “The United States of America is a sovereign nation based on laws set in place by elected members of Congress and signed into law by various[Read More…]

by April 21, 2022 0 comments Politics
Allan Fung Just Raised Five Hundred Thousand Dollars: Does It Really Matter?

Allan Fung Just Raised Five Hundred Thousand Dollars: Does It Really Matter?

  April 15 Was The Federal Elections Commission Filing Deadline For Congressional Candidates In Rhode Island Congressional District 2:  The Coalition Network Begins A Week Long Look At The Candidates Fund Raising. We Start With Perennial Candidate Republican Allan Fung The campaign donation limit for this year, for Congressional Candidates? 2900$ before the Primary. Another 2900$ during the period post[Read More…]

by April 18, 2022 1 comment Politics

Matos Drops The Hammer On Lt Governor Race: Lists Endorsements From Across Rhody Political Landscape

Progressive Activists … Centrist Democrats … Organized Labor … Religious Leaders join an impressive list of endorsements in the first full day of the Sabina Matos Election Campaign. Making the size/scope of the list even more impactful, so early on in the campaign, is the crowded field of established Democrats facing the September 13 Primary. The Coalition will reach out[Read More…]

by April 15, 2022 0 comments Politics
Lt Governor Sabina Makes It Rhode Island Official! The Announcement

Lt Governor Sabina Makes It Rhode Island Official! The Announcement

  At a packed Farm Fresh Rhode Island Hall, appointed Lt Governor Sabina Matos formally entered the race for Lt Governor. Flanked by “running mate” Governor Dan McKee, and a plethora of State/Local Government Leaders, Labor Union Representatives, and Community Activists, LG Matos spoke to her personal history, her work as a Providence City Councilwoman, and her year long experiences[Read More…]

by April 15, 2022 0 comments Politics
City of Providence and Laborers' Local 1033 Reach Tentative Agreement For New Three-Year Contract

City of Providence and Laborers’ Local 1033 Reach Tentative Agreement For New Three-Year Contract

From The City of Providence (Developing) The City of Providence and its Laborers’ Union, Local 1033, have reached a tentative three-year agreement to begin July 1, 2022. Laborers’ Local 1033 represents public employees in city departments including City Hall, the Department of Public Works and the Parks Department, among others.   “I thank the leaders of Laborers’ Local 1033 for[Read More…]

by April 8, 2022 0 comments Politics
Representative George Nardone Responds To Central Coventry Fire District Request for ARPA funds To Remain Solvent

Representative George Nardone Responds To Central Coventry Fire District Request for ARPA funds To Remain Solvent

From The Office Of Rhode Island State Representative George Nardone (Republican D28) In response to the Providence Journal’s April 1, 2022 Hummel Report, which indicated that the Central Coventry Fire District will need to cease operations by June without state assistance, Representative George Nardone offers the following statement: “In 2019, the General Assembly passed H5662, which eliminated an important firefighter[Read More…]

by April 4, 2022 0 comments Politics
Providence Mayoral Candidate Nirva LaFortune Issues Statement & Video

Providence Mayoral Candidate Nirva LaFortune Issues Statement & Video

Providence City Council Member Nirva LaFortune has waded into the broader phase of the 2022 Providence, Rhode Island Mayoral Campaign with gusto, issuing a video which evokes the broader themes of her candidacy. From The Nirva LaFortune Mayoral Campaign: Today, Team Nirva is releasing a new campaign video “Running: For Our City, Our Future.” As a runner, Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune[Read More…]

by March 17, 2022 0 comments Politics

Rhode Island Governor McKee Goes Electric! Sort Of? Announces Electric Vehicle Rebate Program To Significant Concerns

Governor Dan McKee  & “Energy Commissioner” Nicholas Ucci announced a rather flawed, poorly thought out, almost cartoonish trial balloon kind of Electric Vehicle Rebate Program today. Long on flash, (It’s got the requisite snappy gub’ment name DRIVEEV … Get it? Drive EV) but short on specifics, the announcement seemed more “Campaignish” that an attempt at a serious policy initiative. And[Read More…]

by March 15, 2022 0 comments Politics