On Choice, Rhode Island Not Far from Mississippi
If abortion is legal in a state, but there’s nowhere to have an abortion performed, is it really an option? This hypothetical is quickly becoming a reality for those living in Mississippi. While the situation in Rhode Island isn’t quite that dire, some female leaders here say they are saddened and frightened for the lives [...]
RI Progress Report: Netroots Preview, Myth of Union Power, Abortion Politics, 38 Studios and Scott Walker
Netroots Nation comes to Providence this week … you can expect a ton of coverage from us, both previewing the big progressive networking event and covering all the action on the panels, the keynote speakers, the parties and the protests. The Phoenix put together a great Netroots preview story last week (still on news stands [...]
RI Progress Report: Gov Misses Photo Op, Gordon Misses Tax Deadline, NY Yankees Support Scott Brown
The governor is in Afghanistan and it didn’t make the front page of the local daily newspaper. Instead, a first glance at the Providence Journal this morning informs readers that Dick Clark has passed away. Dick Clark, in case you don’t know, was the host of American Bandstand. Our country is at war with Afghanistan, [...]
Ultrasound Bill Gets State House Vetting Today
Rep. Karen MacBeth’s ultrasound bill has already made a lot of noise in the media – including a condemnation by Nick Kristof of the New York Times – and today the House Judiciary Committee takes up the proposal. And if Committee Chairwoman Edith Ajello is any indication, legislators won’t be any kinder than has the [...]
Error Makes Projo Explain Doonesbury Decision
Thanks to a “production error,” the Providence Journal ended up giving us an explanation for why it didn’t run Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury cartoon that deals with the Texas abortion law. This item was in today’s Corrections: “The distributor of Doonesbury this week offered to newspapers nationwide a choice of two comic story lines. The creator, [...]
Projo Pulls Controversial Doonesbury Cartoon
The Providence Journal not only won’t publish a controversial Doonesbury cartoon that is running this week, its editors won’t even talk about it. When I called for a comment on why Garry Trudeau’s latest cartoons, which deal with Texas’ new abortion law, wasn’t in the paper yesterday two different editors hung up on me. First [...]
RI Mulls Pre-Abortion Ultrasound Requirement
You might think that legislation requiring a woman to have an ultrasound before an abortion is something that would only happen in Virginia or Texas. Well, you’d be wrong. In fact, such a bill has been put forward for the last several years in the General Assembly. You also might think, if you are a [...]
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