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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Have they completely lost their minds? No one positive for COVID should be working. Especially not in healthcare facilities that have self-induced staffing crises because of management refusal to pay the significant wage increases required for these conditions.

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2 years

BREAKING: RI Health Dept. opens door for COVID-infected staff to work at hospitals, nursing homes via @projo

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1 year

@jessesingal So this whole thing started because a patient made a joking reference, it got recorded in private medical records, and people with deplorable ethical standards read it, couldn’t understand the reference, and decided to break the law and publicize it like it was meant literally?

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Sam Bell

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5 years

This story makes it sound like no members of the General Assembly are supporting @BernieSanders (or any other candidate), but I'm proud to support him. I said so as soon as he announced, and his sign is in my lawn.

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Sam Bell

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2 years

Some updates on our son.

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Sam Bell

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3 years

Welcome to our new baby boy! He’s 5lbs 9oz. and 17.5” long! He’s healthy and wonderful, and @SamanthaWeiser1 and I love him so much.

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2 years

Updates on our son.

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2 years

Tonight’s news is awful. Though I’m proud to have voted to codify Roe v. Wade into Rhode Island law, I’m scared for the futures of pregnant people across our country.

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2 years

I love this boy so much!

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Sam Bell

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2 years

Very excited that we finally legalized cannabis tonight—with the life sentence provision removed. A very important step forwards for our state.

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Sam Bell

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2 years

If only my younger bi self could have seen the joyous crowd at Pride last night. I will always fight for the LGBTQIA+ community, now more than ever as we face growing attacks. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Thank you District Five!

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Sam Bell

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1 year

@jonathanchait Leave trans kids alone! The trend among certain “centrists” to pick on and sexualize vulnerable children is creepy and gross. Truly disgusting behavior. Trans kids deserve love and support, not adult cyberbullying.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Just a sample of the messages I’ve been receiving from the anti-vax advocates. These kinds of messages won’t change my support for vaccination.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Today I officially filed to run for re-election to the State Senate! It’s been such an honor to serve the people of District Five. I’m proud of how much we’ve changed the Senate, but we have so much more work to do.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

There is no Joe Manchin or Kyrsten Sinema excuse for @JoeBiden restarting Medicaid terminations and kicking off tens of millions of Americans—right before the midterms. I just don’t get why Biden would even consider doing this.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

4 years

Thank you so much to the people of Senate District Five for sending me back to the state Senate fight for you for another two years.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Now that the election’s over, let’s remember that the healthcare system is in crisis, poverty is wrecking families across our state, state agencies from DCYF to DHS to RIPTA are collapsing, the price of housing is strangling families, and so many other problems remain unsolved.

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Sam Bell

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3 years

Thank you *so* much to all the Rhode Islanders who testified for hours tonight, telling such moving stories about why we need to pass Medicare for All. This is the third year I've introduced this bill, and I've never seen such an enormous wave of support in committee.

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Sam Bell

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3 years

Under RI law, the Director of @RIHEALTH , Dr. Alexander-Scott, who has a 5-year term and cannot be fired by @GovDanMcKee , has the power to simply add COVID to the vaccine requirements for public schools. She should do this. Even if McKee doesn't want her to.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

More input from the antivax advocates, this time with an allusion to attacking our son. It won’t work. They’ll learn what everyone else who’s tried to bully me learned: I was a nerd in middle school, so I know how to handle it.

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Sam Bell

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5 years

America needs a leader who can deliver on the promise of Medicare for All, robust economic stimulus, and lasting political reform. And we need a proven campaigner who will defeat Trump and save the country we love.

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Sam Bell

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2 years

Finally approved for outdoor dining (yay bivalent boosters and baby vaccines) and enjoying dinner on beautiful ⁦ @FederalHillRI ⁩.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

Although our son initially looked healthy, he is now in the NICU. While the prognosis looks good, @SamanthaWeiser1 and I won’t be emotionally able to respond to messages for some time. We ask that you not reach out until we have more news.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

5 months

If you truly believe attendance matters, Governor McKee, then fund RIPTA.

Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)

@RIDeptEd

5 months

All students should be in class every day ready to learn, attendance matters. I am proud to be a part of the #AttendanceMattersRI video campaign! Glad to be leading the charge on this issue with @GovDanMcKee .

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Sam Bell

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7 days

I just filed to run for reelection. It has been an honor to represent the heart of Providence in the State Senate. I am so grateful for the trust my neighbors have placed in me. I’m proud of the progress we’ve made, and we have so much more work to do.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

If you're registered to vote as a Republican in Rhode Island, here's the link for leaving the party right now:

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Packed house here in Mt. Pleasant. Our neighborhood is excited to elect Democrats up and down the ballot! We’re fired up to save our seat in Congress by electing @SethMagaziner and defeating Allan Fung.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

1 year

Remember the luxury apartments on Dexter Park that got $1,000,000 from the state AND a juicy tax break from the city? I just got a Zillow alert for one of the units. It’s renting for $3,950. This is what we’re subsidizing.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

4 years

I am so happy that we passed the first budget in many years that does not cut Medicaid. Stopping the Medicaid cuts was one of the main reasons I ran for office, and I thank from the bottom of my heart the activists who worked so hard to make this happen.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 months

Today, I voted Uncommitted. While we have to elect Biden over Trump, there are many areas where Biden has been too right wing. He needs to improve.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

With the outrageous gutting of Roe v. Wade, they will be coming for every last blue state that keeps abortion legal. We must fight even harder to defend and expand these rights here in Rhode Island. That starts with repealing the insurance coverage restrictions.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

1 year

@jessesingal Just apologize already! You pushed an obviously fringe unvetted claim that smeared trans children, their families, and their medical providers. It turned out exactly like it obviously was going to. You screwed up. It happens. Time to apologize to the trans community.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Great to be here at the rally to repeal the law that bans Medicaid and state employee insurance from covering abortion care. Let’s get this done this year!

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@SamuelWBell

2 years

One of the things I’ve spoken out against is corporations paying sitting politicians to lobby for them. It’s remarkable how few people know Allan Fung kept lobbying for a massive insurance company even after winning office.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Dr. Alexander-Scott was a good Director, but imagine if she’d had a Governor who actually let her do her job.

katherine gregg

@kathyprojo

2 years

BREAKING: Dr. Alexander-Scott to Step Down from Serving as RIDOH Director

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

Correct. It is wrong to say I’m a Representative.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

25 days

The Providence City Council is led by a Jewish Council President, @RachelRI . When the Council pushes divestment from a country that suppresses many forms of Judaism, the Mayor calling them antisemitic is outrageous. As a Jewish Senator in Providence, I’m appalled.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

It’s truly outrageous how many machine Democrats in our state openly support Republicans.

Patrick Anderson

@PatrickAnderso_

2 years

Warwick City Council President Steve McAllister, a Democrat, delivers @USChamber endorsement to @AllanFungRI

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Happy 4th of July from our family to yours! Stay safe, stay healthy, and enjoy the Monday!

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

My great-grandfather Joshua Beliavsky (later Bell) fled Ukraine to avoid being drafted to fight on the front lines of the Russo-Japanese war, an imperialist war he didn’t believe in. He was able to come to America as a refugee. I hope we let in all the refugees from this war.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

1 year

@jessesingal Returning to the substance of what I said, do you still believe that this helicopter reference was meant literally? Or that it is ethical (much less legal) to make private medical records public, even setting aside the questions of misconstruing them?

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

4 years

This map makes it clear. RI’s COVID problem is a regional outlier. You can’t explain it by regional trends. Hard to find an explanation that doesn’t revolve around Raimondo’s mismanagement of the crisis & GA leaders’ refusal to do anything. (map from @nytimes via @TedNesi )

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Sam Bell

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4 years

Now that we’ve seen just how horrible these fuckers are, we can never go soft on them again.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

9 months

We’ve officially crossed $4,000/month for a two bedroom in the West End. This is in the Armory Properties redevelopment of the Park View nursing home into a luxury apartment complex. It got $1 million from the state & a big tax break from the City of Providence.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

1 year

Here’s a radical idea: Create a happy, non-toxic workplace environment that encourages teachers to want to teach in Providence. As part of that, raise wages, benefits, and workplace protections.

katherine gregg

@kathyprojo

1 year

Providence's public schools say they are facing an imminent substitute teacher "crisis" as retirees, working as substitutes with pensions and paychecks, near the state's 90-day limit on "post-retirement employment." Will lawmakers extend limit to 120days?

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Sam Bell

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8 months

I commend my City Councilman @MSanchezPVD for speaking out against attacks on civilians in the war in Gaza. It’s deeply disappointing that Governor McKee would fire him. Just like Councilman Sánchez, McKee represents many Jews and Muslims with deeply personal ties.

Miguel Angel Sanchez

@MSanchezPVD

8 months

On Friday, I was fired by Governor McKee for my public position on the atrocities occurring in Gaza. Since Oct. 7, I have used my voice as an elected official to condemn all violence against any innocent civilians. 1/3

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2 years

@RashidaTlaib Thank you so much for being such a consistent and true ally of the American Jewish community. It means so much to so many of us to have you standing by us.

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Sam Bell

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4 years

Last night, we lost my grandmother, Gummy. She was a truly incredible woman who did so much to shape the person I am today. I don't know what I can say to do her justice. Ninety was too young.

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Sam Bell

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2 years

A deeply misguided decision. Cases are still high. Rhode Islanders are still dying.

Patrick Anderson

@PatrickAnderso_

2 years

This afternoon @GovDanMcKee is expected to lift RI indoor mask mandate this weekend and school mandate next month sources tell @projo

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Sam Bell

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3 years

Four years ago in 2017, Senator @jeaninecalkin and Representative @MRanglinVassell introduced a $15 minimum wage bill. At the time, it was seen as too radical. Now, a $15 minimum wage has passed the RI Senate and is scheduled for a vote in the House.

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Sam Bell

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3 years

I’m proud to introduce this bill so no Rhode Islander will ever go bankrupt or lose their home from healthcare bills ever again.

Jackie Goldman (they/them)🇵🇸

@JackieGoldmanRI

3 years

OMG, GUYS! The #MedicareForAll bill was introduced in the Rhode Island Senate - S 0233. I am so excited!

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

Great time at the Providence pride flag raising reflecting on how far we’ve come and how much work we still have to do.

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Sam Bell

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5 months

I have a constructive suggestion for cost-cutting at RIPTA: Eliminate the expensive plan to move the bus hub. Whatever you think about the plan to kick the buses out of Kennedy Plaza, surely it's not worth service cuts.

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Sam Bell

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2 years

Jake seemed to enjoy my experiment with making risotto tonight.

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Sam Bell

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2 years

Today is my birthday! I look forward to many more years celebrating with my family and representing the people of Providence in the State House. Celebrate with me by donating to my reelection campaign!

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Sam Bell

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18 days

It is truly appalling that Rhode Island just cut taxes for the banks. We’re supposed to be Democrats.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

6 months

We tried to name our son’s cat Meow. He renamed it Mao. Young people have gotten too into communism.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

6 years

Thank you, Senate District Five!

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

It’s a *huge* deal that @jeaninecalkin ’s resolution to urge Congress to pass Medicare for All passed our committee in a bipartisan vote, four years after first being introduced. Wouldn’t have happened without 5 hours and 45 minutes of inspiring testimony.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

When a former health insurance executive gets made Health Insurance Commissioner, health insurance companies get aggressive about asking for huge rate increases.

RI State Rep. David Morales 🌹

@DavidMoralesRI

3 years

Here is a friendly reminder that health insurance companies in our State are trying to dramatically increase premiums and expenses on working people. Despite increasing profits which benefit wealthy executives, they want more. This greed must be stopped.

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Sam Bell

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3 years

Yesterday, I was sworn into my second term in the @RISenate . Serving the people of Providence for the past two years has been an incredible honor, and I’m looking forward to another two years fighting as hard as I can for our city and our state.

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3 years

As we end the takeover, we can't just give the schools back to the Mayor. We need to finally let the people Providence elect our own school committee. Rule by insiders has been a disaster.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

4 years

Just staggering that @GovRaimondo 's response to RI being the worst state in America for COVID is to *increase* indoor dining capacity *and* open gyms and venues of assembly, as soon as December 21.

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Sam Bell

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3 years

A wealthy private school in my district wants to be exempt from paying the excess land tax, a tax they owe because of how much of Mt. Pleasant they own. We killed this bill last year. We have to kill it again.

Jackie Goldman (they/them)🇵🇸

@JackieGoldmanRI

3 years

S 706 exempts LaSalle from paying taxes. I oppose this. Wealthy private schools should pay their damn taxes.

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Sam Bell

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4 years

Proud to have received an F rating from the NRA! I will continue fighting for common-sense gun control legislation. Too many of our neighbors are dying from gun violence.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

5 months

For anyone wondering why RIDOT seems *so* helpless in the face of the Washington Bridge scandal, you have to understand that RIDOT has been stripped bare. All of the technical capacity has been privatized. The problem predates Alviti, but he's made it worse.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

I’m going to get ratioed for this, but I think honestly @JoeBiden has thus far handled the very difficult Ukraine crisis pretty well. His sanctions have been, for the most part, targeted at Putin, the oligarchs, and the bankers, and he has avoided putting us on the path to war.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 months

The Mayor’s expensive proposal to remove the bike lanes from South Water Street is a very bad idea. I hope the City Council chooses not to fund it.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

1 year

I know nobody cares and nothing matters anymore, but the powers Stefan Pryor is asking for in this latest Governor's Budget Amendment are audacious and outrageous. The General Assembly has to say no.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

8 months

Be careful in Dexter Park today! Scary monster on the loose.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

Today I voted for a $15 minimum wage and voted against the effort to delay it. The workers of our state need this relief.

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@SamuelWBell

1 year

Raising property taxes on owner-occupied homes to cut them on corporations is not a good idea. It’s just a straight wealth transfer. Property taxes are already high enough to really squeeze many residents of our city.

Steph Machado

@StephMachado

1 year

Mayor Smiley's proposal would increase the residential property tax rate in Providence while cutting the commercial rate. If you want to do the math on your tax bill the proposed rates are in the story:

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Sam Bell

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2 years

My God. They're proposing flat out deposing elected officials--people who won their elections fair and square--and handpicking their replacements. I can't think of anything more undemocratic. This is immoral and wrong.

Jeanine Calkin

@jeaninecalkin

2 years

Want to see how democracy dies in the darkness? Check out page #173 (Section 9) of the redistricting bill where lawfully elected district committees are replaced with handpicked people selected by the entrenched party to get rid of progressives. This can not be allowed to pass.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

No.

katherine gregg

@kathyprojo

2 years

State House debate: Is $3.89 minimum wage enough for tipped workers?

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

One of the most chilling things about this case of police brutality on Federal Hill is that the cops attacked Rishod Gore *for filming them.* This is what goes on in Steven Paré’s police department.

Rishod Gore: Sgt. Hanley kicked me, crushed my face into concrete

The man shown in the video central to the case said he feared for his life as the Providence sergeant allegedly kicked and punched him.

www.wpri.com

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

4 years

At this point, I think we need our US Senators, @SenWhitehouse & @SenJackReed , to not only expand the court but also admit DC, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands as states. Democrats should stop accommodating disenfranchisement just because the Republicans would get sad.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

This kind of thing will keep happening until we have Medicare for All.

Ted Nesi

@TedNesi

3 years

NEW: @BCBSRI says it will end free coverage of COVID-19 treatment on April 1 The insurer will start charging members co-pays and cost-sharing if they come down with the disease, citing the fact that vaccines are now available

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Sam Bell

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2 years

It’s truly outrageous that McKee would look at the open positions at DHS and decide to cancel them. DHS is in crisis. DHS needs more staff. Reducing staff is just absurd. We’re talking 108 positions gone.

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Sam Bell

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5 years

It was so incredible to marry @SamanthaWeiser1 yesterday! I couldn’t be luckier. She’s the most amazing woman in the world, and I am so blessed.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

This is domestic terrorism. A horrifying assault on our democracy. This is the result of the hate and lies from Trump and the Republican Party.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

7 months

Another thing about the Washington Bridge scandal that bothers me: We still haven’t gotten an apology. Not even a fake one.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

4 years

Amazing that Raimondo thanks *only the leadership* of Lifespan and Care New England, not, like, the workers or the patients. Our healthcare workers are heroes. Heroes who deserve hazard pay, safe staffing, and fair contracts with robust healthcare and benefits.

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Sam Bell

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3 years

It makes me so happy to watch @DavidMoralesRI get sworn in as my new State Representative. So meaningful to see our neighborhood finally get great representation in the House once again!

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Sam Bell

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10 months

Hardcore charter school supporters have run the Providence Public Schools for more than a decade now. It’s clear they have failed. It’s time to try letting people who support our public schools run our public schools.

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Sam Bell

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2 years

Such a great day knocking on doors! Thank you so much to everyone who has taken so much time to share your thoughts and stories with me this year.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

1 year

Today, I want to remember a few of Maryellen Goodwin’s legislative accomplishments, starting with Paid Sick Leave. She didn’t just sponsor it, she made it a Senate priority to bring the power of the Senate to bear in getting it through the House. And there’s a lot more.

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Sam Bell

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3 years

@projo @lborgprojocom She did nothing wrong, and she shouldn’t have to apologize. Try sitting through a Woonsocket City Council meeting without wanting to drink. I wonder if the Woonsocket machine would have cared if she were a white man instead of a Black woman.

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Sam Bell

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6 years

Republicans are now openly spending money to help my opponent in the Democratic primary. It seems they’re afraid of my “fringe progressive agenda.”

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Sam Bell

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4 years

This video of my parents celebrating our victory over Trump makes me so happy. 😊

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Sam Bell

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4 months

It’s become increasingly clear that the school closures are just about giving our public schools away to charters.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Thank you so much, President @JoeBiden for your leadership. @GovDanMcKee , can we count on you to heed @JoeBiden ’s call and send the Senate full pardons for all cannabis simple possession charges? Pardons are more comprehensive than legalization & expungement.

President Biden

@POTUS

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Second: I’m calling on governors to pardon simple state marijuana possession offenses. Just as no one should be in a federal prison solely for possessing marijuana, no one should be in a local jail or state prison for that reason, either.

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Sam Bell

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8 months

Happy Halloween!

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Sam Bell

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4 years

We must support the Democratic nominee for President. Donald Trump is too dangerous. We must defeat him to save America.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

2 years

Maybe if we valued our teachers, paid them competitive wages, and treated them with respect, we wouldn’t have such a severe teacher shortage.

Katie Davis

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2 years

This teacher left for another RI district after 21 years, taking a pay cut to make the move.

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Sam Bell

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2 years

Our goal for testing shouldn’t just be basic functionality. We should get to 2-hour rapid PCR testing. It’s technologically feasible. Hospitals do it. It’s just a money problem, and we do have oceans of federal money.

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Sam Bell

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1 month

This high-end apartment complex got huge tax breaks from the city. Now, they’re charging $3,500 for a one bedroom.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

4 years

What an incredible win! Just one of many I'm so stoked about.

SteveAhlquist.Substack.com

@steveahlquist

4 years

. @MackDistrict6 ousts incumbent Harold Metts in Senate District 6.

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Sam Bell

@SamuelWBell

3 years

Much of the coverage has focused on the cost and personal connections to McKee. But it’s also worth questioning why we needed to hire consultants to tell us how to craft basic policies. We should instead pick management who are well-versed in policy issues.

Eli Sherman

@Eli_Sherman

3 years

NEW: A brand-new consulting firm has landed a state contract worth over $5 million to help guide Rhode Island’s back-to-school policies, despite charging millions more than a rival with a lengthier track record (w/ @TimWhiteRI and @TedNesi )

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