In 2025, lawmakers created a special Senate commission ‘to study and provide recommendations for potential changes’ to our state’s Act On Climate energy mandates. It was expected that this five-member Senate commission would meet regularly and include public comment, but Chairman Sam Zurier has not yet convened a meaningful hearing.
Across multiple fronts, the RI Department of Education (RIDE) continues to fail Ocean State students and families. In the latest instance that highlights RIDE’s woke incompetence, the United States government has just filed legal action to stop RIDE and the Providence Public School District (PPSD) from discriminating against teachers based on their race in violation […]
There has been two recent and important developments in the complaint filed by the Law Centre at the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity on behalf of Jane Doe, plaintiff, in a case seeking repeal of the RI Department of Education’s illicit 2018 transgender regulation. Oral arguments in RI’s Superior Court are scheduled for August […]
On behalf by of the staff and board of directors of the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity, we mourn the loss of Warren Galkin, the second of the two “Galkin brothers”, who not only were original major benefactors to our Center … but who became close personal friends of me and my wife. The […]
There have been a number of developments in two complaints filed by the Law Centre at the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity against the RI Department of Education (RIDE) and its Commissioner, Angelica Infante-Green.
NOTE: Below is the testimony I submitted to the RI Senate Committee on Education for its March 12 hearing on Senate bill No. 0238, which would prohibit parents and the community from seeking to remove sexually-explicit and age-inappropriate materials from K-12 public schools. —— Original Message —— From “Mike Stenhouse” <mstenhouse@rifreedom.org> To “Slegislation@rilegislature.gov” <Slegislation@rilegislature.gov> Date […]
My father was called to God’s house 17 months ago, but one of his legacies lives on. He was a master of “20 Questions” riddles. But his most effective riddle was a seeming simple math riddle – that EVERY SINGLE person he and I ever tried it on … got it wrong. And now, amazingly, […]
President Trump’s January 20, 2025 Executive Order – Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing – addresses Critical Race Theory by seeking to dismantle DEI programs that incorporate CRT principles. Per a 2023 report by the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity, a significant portion of the social studies standards adopted by the […]
The Left’s latest pretend narrative is that Elon Musk is improperly influencing President-elect Trump when it comes to shaping government and the policies of the incoming administration … and that Musk, an unelected tyrant, is essentially ruling as the President. For anyone who understands basic American history, this reaction is pure petulance. Since our nation’s […]
John Lancellotta, the teacher who sued the West Warwick School District, and his attorney were guests on the In The Dugout with Mike Stenhouse podcast in January of 2023 (watch here, 1st segment of the show). For any public employee in RI who would like to learn more about their constitutional rights to NOT be […]
Prominent Rhode Island private attorney, Gregory Piccirilli, this morning filed lawsuits in state Superior Court against three major medical corporations on behalf of 73 hospital and medical staff, who were fired by their private employers for not complying with RI Department of Health’s 2021 health care worker Covid-19 vaccine mandate.
Originally published September 15 in the Providence Journal as: ConCon will let Rhode Islanders break the status quo | Opinion Mike Stenhouse Guest columnist Years ago, when I worked with General Assembly leaders of both parties on legislation, I learned how the sausage is made. Unfortunately for Ocean State families, the priority of our elected […]
Rhode Island’s Lawsuit vs Big Oil is a Donor-Funded Assault on Families The administrative state is at it again. The unchecked and ongoing assault on families, motorists, and homeowners – by our own government – could soon heap even more costs upon all of us. It’s called “law-fare”. And similar to America’s Civil War … […]
PUBLISHER’S NOTE from Mike Stenhouse: One by one, US states are decoupling their energy policies from the oppressive emissions policies set forth by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) … yet Rhode Island lawmakers refuse to free Ocean State motorists from unattainable and costly CARB mandates. If Rhode Island does not change course, and away […]
PUBLISHER’s NOTE from Mike Stenhouse: An overwhelming body of evidence-based research and scientific medical data directly contradicts the flawed and politicized “standards of care” developed by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). The ACPEDS’ June 6 Media Release below challenges all pediatric medical professionals and organizations to sign the Declaration to Protect Children […]
TODAY ON STEN REACTS: Major UPDATE ON THE DOC SKOLY APPEAL in his covid vaccine mandate legal battle. Dr. Skoly put his career on the line by refusing to comply with the government mandate and is still fighting for our rights!
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Legislation in the US Congress to ensure fair representation of United States citizens is not expected to receive any support from Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation in Washington, DC. The recently elected US Representative from our state, Gabe Amo, voted “Nay” to the legislation, as part of the unanimous opposition by all voting Democrats. […]
by Mike Stenhouse McKee & Whitehouse Should Take Sides Formaldehyde is a chemical compound used by morticians as an embalming fluid to preserve bodies after death. But now, the EPA, in typical Left-wing double-speak, is seeking to restrict the use of this chemical to the point where it could lead to the death of industries […]
The information below was drawn from an advisory by State Policy Network, of which the RI Center of Prosperity is a proud member. In April of 2024 the Biden administration’s Department of Education officially implemented its finalized Title IX regulation. The new rule addresses sex-based discrimination in educational programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. […]
In this gripping episode, Sten delves deep into the tumultuous waters of the upcoming 2024 election, where Donald Trump’s influential presence looms large over both the LEFT and RIGHT of the political spectrums particularly with the heated abortion debate. His recent statements are causing a major upheaval, how will this change the election? You don’t want to miss it!
Another false government narrative … and this one might prove deadly. The debate over taxing e-cigarettes resumed in recent State House hearings on Governor Dan McKee’s proposed 2025 budget proposal, as radical anti-smoking advocacy groups, along with tyrants in our state government, have created yet another boogey-man that they are seeking to slay. Unfortunately, rather […]
In this episode, controversial RI state Senator Tiara Mack is back at it again trying to groom young students with sexually explicit content in K-12 schools. Sten reacts to her latest rant … and in the end … you’ll find out why he changed my mind and actually agree with her that we should indoctrinate students!
The main argument goes, “If we can just save one student by providing a supportive environment …” This is the sentiment of those who advocate for the teaching of controversial and explicit belief systems in K-12 schools. After all, what’s a little divisiveness between believers and the many other students and parents who do not […]
The testimony below was submitted by Dr. Stephen Skoly, the oral & facial surgeon whose practice was unconstitutionally shuttered by the RI Department of Health after it would not accept Skoly’s application – for medical reasons – to not comply with the State of Rhode Island’s misguided ‘healthcare worker’ vaccine mandate. The Friday March 15, […]
Originally published by the Providence Journal, March 10. 2024 as: Time for RI to drop use of California’s unattainable emissions mandate by Mike Stenhouse Guest columnist Ocean State lawmakers should follow the lead of the Biden administration and Connecticut and reconsider Rhode Island’s commitment to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and its costly and […]
Statement by Mike Stenhouse, CEO for the RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity in response to the Biden administration’s March 5 rule to impose a credit card “late fee” regulation that will harm consumers: “In struggling to come up with some issue that might appeal to voters during his State Of The Union address Thursday […]
Rich Southwell, lead plaintiff, along with his over three-dozen co-plaintiffs in the school mask mandate lawsuit against Governor McKee and the RI Department of Health, are calling for the support of parents and concerned citizens at a court-ordered public hearing to be conducted by RIDOH on Friday morning, March 15.
Six public opinion polls conducted in 2023 show that a majority of Americans oppose transgender policies that are targeted to children and youth. The information below was derived from a Feb 14 media release by SAVE, a national organization dedicated to assuring fairness and due process in schools. **** Public Opposition Mounts As Media Accounts […]
Rhode Island lawmakers and agency bureaucrats have crafted an energy strategy and related policies that are not reflective of reality: The much ballyhooed state goal of becoming the first “net zero” carbon emissions state in America by 2050. Given current technology, such “green” ambitions are impossible to achieve from a production capacity perspective, would severely […]