Even on a snow day, the RIFTHP is at the State House. Here is our testimony on creating a more fair tax system. Thanks @MelissaMurrayRI for working on this issue.

RIFTHP President Frank Flynn testified today on education funding issues in the Senate Finance Committee. ⁦Frank Flynn⁩

⁦Hanna Gallo⁩ talking about energy efficient school construction and renovation

IBEW Local 99 President Joe Walsh speaking in support of green schools

Thank you Rebecca Kislak for conducting a fair hearing for the resolution on Providence school closures and by drawing out the cold hard truth that these school closures were triggered by charter expansion approved a few years ago

An honest charter school approval process would require RIDE to identify future school closures when voting to expand charters State Representative Enrique Sanchez Rebecca Kislak Rhode Island’s charter process lacks both transparency and honesty.

RIFTHP President Frank Flynn testifying for increased education aid in House Finance today

We testified against a bill today that would restrict elementary school suspensions. The bill does not provide any resources or support for students.

I would love to talk more about Sweden- a country that has paid family leave, national healthcare for all, paid time off, retirement security, significant labor/union rights etc.

This one is personal. I am in strong support of Rhode Island College Hope Scholarship Pilot Program as an alum and Ed of EconomicProgressRI.

⁦Frank Flynn⁩ testifying in support of Hope Scholarship program at RIC in Senate Finance last night ⁦Rhode Island College⁩ ⁦Rhode Island College Alumni⁩ ⁦Rhode Island Senate⁩

Thank you ⁦@alanadimario.bsky.social⁩ for introducing a higher ed post-retirement employment bill that helps adjunct faculty

Thank you ⁦Rhode Island Senate⁩ Labor Committee for passing municipal employee binding arbitration legislation this afternoon. On to the floor!

I proposed a minimum billionaire tax because no billionaire should be paying a lower tax rate than a school teacher or a firefighter.

Thank you ⁦Sandra Cano⁩ and ⁦Jonathon Acosta⁩ for your bills to provide meals for RI students ⁦Frank Flynn⁩ ⁦Rhode Island Senate⁩

Today’s testimony against private school vouchers ⁦Frank Flynn⁩

⁦Frank Flynn⁩ , Clark Greene of ⁦Rhode Island College⁩ students, parents, teachers and others testifying today in support of a state budget line item for the RI Vision Services Program

Thank you Senator Frank S. Lombardi and dawneuer.bsky.social for moving a bill to protect teacher assistants and other school staff injured on the job out of Committee today.

Thank you Rep. Bob Craven for moving our bill to protect school employees assaulted on the job out of committee today