Opinion: Why 2020 Census Should Not Ask About Citizenship By Luis A. Alejo The Mercury News (January 26, 2018) In December, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director...

Weekend Edition Sunday Former Mexican President To Trump: ‘If You Want To Build A Wall, Waste Your Money’ By Lulu Garcia-Navarro NPR (January 28, 2018) To listen to the interview, click...

Sign up for a Caucus! In the aftermath of the 2016 Presidential Election, the Rhode Island Democratic Party is making a concerted effort to build up the bench.  Lend your talents to a great cause: be...

NiLPnote: NALEO’s latest annual directory of Latino elected officials that counts a record 6,600 in total. But what percentage of total elected officials is this? NiLP calculates that while...

Did Gina Raimondo Hire Providence Journal Reporter To Quash DCYF Scandal Reporting? Warwick, RI –  After she received months of criticism for her mismanagement of Rhode Island’s Department...

LatinoJustice PRLDEF State of Latinos 2018 The NiLP Report (January 19, 2018) To view video, click here Juan Cartagena talking #StateOfLatinos in 2018 on January 18th and celebrating the completion of...

DACA’S Uncertain Future After his meeting with congressional leaders on Tuesday, Trump has returned to his «muralist» rhetoric to reach an  agreement on the Dreamers, while a federal court...

NiLP Guest Commentary Puerto Rico needs aid, not new taxes By Jesús G. «Chuy» García The NiLP Report (January 21, 2018) More than 3 million Americans live on the island of Puerto Rico. They may...

NiLP Commentary The Prospects for DACA and Immigration Reform By Angelo Falcón The NiLP Report (January 11, 2018) Trump’s meeting on DACA and other immigration issues with top Congressional...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Appoints Stephen Dambruch Interim United States Attorney PROVIDENCE, RI – Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the appointment of Stephen G. Dambruch as...

NiLP’s 2018 Democratic Party Latino Accountability Check List By Angelo Falcón The NiLP Report (January 4, 2018) This past year there has been much talk about the future of the Democratic Party...

Wednesday, January 03, 2018 GoLocalProv News Team Speaker of the House Nick Mattiello is facing a slew of political challenges The game is on. The Rhode Island General Assembly is back in session and...

The 2020 Census Wars Begin! NiLPnote: With the Census Bureau scheduled this year to propose to the Congress the questions for the 2020 Census, the population enumeration politics begins as it does...

Sign up for a Caucus! In the aftermath of the 2016 Presidential Election, the Rhode Island Democratic Party is making a concerted effort to build up the bench.  Lend your talents to a great cause: be...