On Thursday, Senators Lou DiPalma and @pamlauria.bsky.social took part in the Protect Our Healthcare Coalition’s policy forum at the State House.

Watch here: capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/show/11805

Turns out there’s an economic cost to everyone hating us.

Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte

Rhode Islanders got gridlock. Peter Alviti patted himself on the back. - The Boston Globe Rhode Island's embattled transportation director isn’t going quietly.

Dan McGowan column: "Can someone please tell Peter Alviti that public servants don’t get to write their own legacy press releases – especially after a failure this big? Accountability should outrank autobiography."
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I am enormously proud and deeply grateful for the hard work of this commission.
A public medical school @universityofri.bsky.social will help cultivate our primary care workforce and offer an affordable and equitable medical education.

R.I. legislative commission recommends medical school at URI, suggests $20m in ‘seed funding’ - The Boston Globe “We need to take decisive action to bring primary care providers here and make them want to stay,” the commission’s co-chairwoman said.

R.I. legislative commission recommends medical school at
@universityofri. “We need to take decisive action to bring primary care providers here and make them want to stay,” said Senator @pamlauria.bsky.social, the commission’s co-chairwoman.
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Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage.

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Some RIPTA allies👏🏻🚌 @meghankallman.bsky.social @rebeccakislak.bsky.social @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social @mackdistrict6.bsky.social @alanadimario.bsky.social @dawneuer.bsky.social @pamlauria.bsky.social @samuelwbell.bsky.social @samzurier.bsky.social @jenstewart4ri.bsky.social @karenalzate.bsky.social

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?

There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.

Trump could declare himself Emperor and Schumer and Jeffries would politely post on X that they’re “disappointed.”

“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.”

-Zohran Mamdani

CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.

If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
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Were there moments that you missed? Anything that happened that’s on the cutting room floor? I don’t think there’s anything I missed that I wish I’d gotten. I’ll give you a little anecdote: Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session. He asked me, “Should I smile or not smile?” and I said, “How would you want to be portrayed?” We agreed that we would do a bit of both. And then when we were finished, he comes up to me to shake my hand and say goodbye. And he says to me, “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” And I looked at him and I said, “You know, you do, too.”

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.

Holy. Shit.

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Walz: "'I don't know, do you really think limiting them to less than 100 bullets is going to do anything?' Yes! Yes it is. Yes it is going to save lives ... it's time to start reporting that that is all bullshit. It does do something. It does make a difference."

I am sick about the gun violence at Brown and praying for the entire community.
Traveling with a Brown student right now and watching the messages being relayed in real time is devastating .
Our children and our country deserve so much better.

This! 💯 this!
Our kids deserve sooo much better.

how do women not die of rage aneurysms every single day

Tell me you are well represented without telling me you are well represented…

More people will likely go without health insurance, risking their health and potentially overwhelming our already struggling hospitals with uncompensated care.
But bright side, the budget just got easier 🤷🏻‍♀️

I hope everyone has a wonderful and plentiful Thanksgiving.
Particularly grateful for working today to keep us safe and healthy.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

We need to continue our work to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.

“Democracy Dies When Good People Stay Silent”
So proud to stand with my neighbors in Barrington and make some noise, because #NoKings allowed!

The Independent Man atop the Rhode Island State House looms over an estimated crowd of 32,000 for the No Kings protest in Providence, RI

#NoKings in Providence, Rhode Island #nokingsri

I fully support additional oversight, under oath, to finally get the answers and accountability all on the East Bay and all Rhode Islanders deserve.