Great News for Civil Rights in RI!
Support for Same-Sex Marriage Jumps to 59%
"It shows, for the first time, a convincing majority of
Rhode Islanders supporting equality..."
"Marriage equality is inevitable," Walker said.
"The question is not whether, it is when"
Read the Full ProJo Story Here!
Tell Congress: Protect Consumers and Hold the Big Wall Street Banks Accountable!
Call Senator Jack Reed Toll Free TODAY at 1-866-544-7573.
Tell Senator Reed to support financial reform that holds big Wall Street Banks accountable.
Historic health reform has passed! The bill is a victory for the American people:
- Insurance companies can no longer deny care for pre-existing conditions, charge you more if you’re sick, cap your benefits, sell you junk insurance, or raise rates with impunity.
- For the first time, Members of Congress will get their health insurance from the same system regular Americans do.
- Small business and working families will security and stability knowing they can afford good health insurance that meets their needs.
- 32 million uninsured Americans will get affordable coverage, saving over 30,000 lives per year.
Read an op-ed from a Rhode Island emergency physician explaining why we need reform.
Now write your own!
- Support for Same Sex Marraige Grows in RI!
- Flat Tax Repeal
- Finance Reform
- Health Care Reform
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Need to move to fair tax system greater than ever
CRANSTON – Ocean State Action released the following statement from Executive Director Peter Asen in response to Governor Carcieri’s proposed supplemental budget cuts announced today:
“Governor Carcieri’s proposal announced today, if approved, will severely impact the quality of public services and worsen an already bad property tax situation in Rhode Island. If these deep cuts are approved, on top of this year's existing $55 million cut to non-education aid, they will force cities and towns to cut jobs, thereby reducing the quality of our public services in the bargain. Cities and towns will also have little choice but to pass these cuts onto property owners in the form of higher property taxes – the one tax that is truly out of whack in our state.
“While there is no easy way out of the state’s deficit, we do believe that General Assembly leaders must work to bring new revenue into the state in fair ways, that are truly based on peoples’ ability to pay. We need to take a hard look at tax incentive programs that are costing the state tens of millions of dollars, and we must certainly ensure that the alternative flat tax does not continue to phase in at the cost of tens of millions more.
"The need to move towards a fairer tax system that truly meets the state's revenue's needs without depending so heavily on the property tax is greater than ever."
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