Rep. Kislak and her intern Alissa Simon released a report about the Providence school takeover, focusing on whether takeovers can be successful and what governance structures Providence and the state […]
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Taking Social Justice to the Statehouse
Read Eleanor Bader’s profile of Rebecca in Lilith Magazine here. […]
2022 Voting Information
How and When To Vote in 2022 Primary Election – Tuesday September 13 August 14 – Last day to register to vote. Link to register to vote is here.August 23 – […]
Critical workforce – op-ed in Boston Globe
Underfunded non-profits and underpaid workers mean the state needs to re-examine the rates we pay for critical services. “The state sets and pays rates for healthcare and social services. Nursing […]
Invest in community based care – LTE
Rep. Kislak’s letter on community based behavioral health care investments was published in the Providence Journal in March 2021. https://providencejournal-ri-app.newsmemory.com/?publink=2360dd44b […]
Rep. Rebecca Kislak on Political Roundtable
Rep. Kislak was on The Public’s Radio Political Roundtable on May 7, 2021. Hear what she said about schools, hospitals, cannibis legalization and more. https://thepublicsradio.org/episode/political-roundtable-kislak-on-marijuana-schools-hospitals-more […]
In faraway state houses, a battle brews over making D.C. the 51st state
“Geographic size shouldn’t be the deciding factor in whether a state is a state,” Kislak said. “It should be the people, and we shouldn’t have residents of the United States unrepresented in Congress.” […]
Covid Crisis Calls for Urgent Commitment to Equity
We cannot prevent past injustices but it is up to all of us, including the General Assembly, to support policies that promote equity and justice. Rep. Kislak and Rep. Liana […]
Include the community in the state takeover of PPSD – Boston Globe letter to the editor
Here Rebecca’s letter to the editor to the Boston Globe published 8/19/2019: As a mom, and a state legislator, I am cautiously optimistic about the opportunity presented by the impending state […]
Op Ed on Immigration
Read Rebecca’s July 11, 2019 op-ed on the immoral US immigration policies and ongoing protests at the Wyatt Detention Center in Central Falls, RI. https://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/20190711/my-turn-rebecca-kislak-immigration-enforcement-has-become-immoral […]