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Rhode Island's Future is a Rhode Island blog dubbed the "state's most popular political blog" by the Phoenix Newspaper. [1] The blog was started in March 2005 [2] by political activist Matthew Jerzyk , a long-time community and union organizer with SEIU and Jobs with Justice .
Rhode Island (/ ˌ r oʊ d-/ ⓘ, pronounced "road") [6] [7] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound; and shares a small maritime border with New York, east of Long Island. [8]
Democratic. Education. Smith College ( BA) University of Chicago ( MA) Brown University ( PhD) Meghan Elizabeth Kallman (born November 18, 1983) is an American politician, academic, and activist serving as a member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 15th district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 5, 2021.
Times change; we need to be able to adapt. Constitutional conventions can weed out outmoded rules, allowing us to govern ourselves as we, the current citizens of the state, wish. We all have our ...
Rhode Island Colony period: 1636–1776. The original 1636 deed to Providence, signed by Chief Canonicus. In 1636, Roger Williams settled on land granted to him by the Narragansett tribe at the tip of Narragansett Bay after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views. He called the site "Providence Plantations" and ...
December 20, 2023 at 4:26 PM. PROVIDENCE - The selection of former Trump National Security Advisor - and renowned conspiracy theorist - Mike Flynn as an inductee into the Rhode Island Heritage ...
Climate change in Rhode Island affects several systems, including fishing, agriculture and wetland loss. Rhode Island has joined some multistate programs to address climate change. The United States Environmental Protection Agency reports that Rhode Island's climate has warmed about three degrees Fahrenheit since 1900. [ 1]
Opened. 1908. Closed. 1976. Location. The Crook Point Bascule Bridge (or the Seekonk River Drawbridge) is a defunct Scherzer rolling lift railway bridge which spans the Seekonk River, connecting the city of Providence, Rhode Island, to the city of East Providence. Stuck in the open position since its abandonment in 1976, it is known to nearby ...