June is #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth. This year, Rhode Island was shaken by shootings at Brown University and a youth hockey game in Pawtucket, among other gun violence tragedies. We must honor the lives lost with action and never give up on the goal of ending gun violence.

Great crowd for Breakfast of Champions! Thank you so much to everyone who came out, and a special thank you to our sponsors. Plus, another BIG congratulations to our 2026 champions! Our small state is filled with environmental leaders from the grassroots to the State House!

Al Fresco on the Hill will return to the capital city this summer, but it might not be the same as it was in years past. wpri.com/news/local-news/pro…

Kallman said 42 other states make crash data available to the public, showing federal law is not a barrier. “You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and we need data like this to make better public policy about transit, pedestrian safety and investments." bostonglobe.com/2026/05/21/m…

Congrats to Clean Water Action's Open Space Champion - Kate Sayles of @RILandTrusts. Kate has been a leader in the fights for the strongest possible Green Bonds for Rhode Island, ensuring that open space preservation and climate resilience are prioritized and funded!

President Trump has made all sorts of false claims about renewable energy. Here are the facts:

Congrats to Aislinn Hanley, Clean Water Action's 2026 Clean Jobs Champion! Aislinn, the Program Director at @climatejobsri is a leader standing up for RI's clean energy future. Labor and environmental groups working together are bringing family-sustainng careers to our state!

There’s a poll in the field for the AGs race.

Happening now: the House Committee on Corporations, chaired by Rep. Joseph Solomon, is meeting. The agenda is online: status.rilegislature.gov/doc… The meeting will air on @RICapitolTV and is livestreaming at capitoltvri.cablecast.tv/, where a recording will be available to view on demand.

This is a great team and it’s full of smart and dedicated reps. Very happy to see the best of the best.

Speaker @CBlazejewski has worked incredibly hard for every RI’er and has always given people an opportunity to talk about their issue without making them feel rushed. @cleanwater_ri was one of the first orgs to endorse him. Thanks for being an environmental champion.

🚨Applications are closing soon for our 2026 George Nee Young Organizer Award! Each year, we honor a rising student organizer in our state and award them with a $250 scholarship as part of our Breakfast of Champions. Do you know a student who should apply? cleanwater.org/george-nee-aw…

No more data centers, they don’t help and they take away people learning real skills, how to research and cite sources. Worst of all, they’re depleting water - we cannot let this continue.

@ProvBusNews: @Mcgaw71, D-Portsmouth, is calling on the General Assembly to advance her legislation aimed at prohibiting high-heat plastic-waste processing facilities in Rhode Island. McGaw has been advocating for similar bills since 2022 in response to efforts to classify pyrolysis, a high-heat processing method for plastic waste, as manufacturing instead of waste management, thereby lowering pollution standards. “The federal government appears poised to give the plastics industry the lower air pollution standards it wants, so our state needs to move now to protect Rhode Islanders and our environment from the toxins that these plastic-waste systems spew into the atmosphere,” she said. Full story: pbn.com/mcgaw-pushes-for-leg…

.@RISecState Gregg Amore: "Attacks like today’s decision are precisely why a Voting Rights Act is needed in our state. I remain committed to advocating for those protections to be codified into RI law and fighting on behalf of voters whose voices have historically been silenced.”

"While those of us in the smallest state cannot prevent or undo the harms happening in Congress or the Supreme Court, we are able to send a message to the voters here at home. That message is that voting access matters to democracy." @commoncauseri bostonglobe.com/2026/04/16/m…

The Big Day: Mark and Matthew met in Pittsfield and married in Rhode Island, with a reception that included a pause to watch some horse racing. trib.al/ng6tN8g

To any staffer who resigned from Swalwell’s team in solidarity with the survivors or any women who are concerned about how coming forward may impact your career, we will find you work. We have a network of electeds and firms who will give you a place to land. Send me your resumes

Everyone deserves safe water, food, and products that do not harm their health. State leaders must keep moving forward and put health first. Read more from Minnesota: minnesotareformer.com/2026/0…

The first ever RI Organizing Summit was a big success! Thank you to everyone who presented and attended. Local organizing leads to local victories!