David Morales

Tell Governor McKee: It's Time to Fully Fund RIPTA RIPTA connects communities across Rhode Island, but nowhere is it more vital than in Providence, where one in five households lack a car and many more rely on sharing a single vehicle. Allowing RIPTA ...

🔥Fired up? Ready to fight??

✏️Sign the petition from @davidmoralesri.bsky.social calling on @govdanmckee.bsky.social Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social and Senate President Val Lawson to Save RIPTA once and for all!

☎️Then call Gov. McKee at 401-222-2080!

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RIPTA is facing a budget crisis 🚫🚍

If unaddressed, over 50 lines are at risk of having their services reduced or cut entirely. Sign our petition and demand that Governor McKee exercise his power to stop these cuts: TinyUrl.com/SAVERIPTA25

Puerto Rican Bay Fest, Providence 🇵🇷

Thank you to the Puerto Rican Professional Association of Rhode Island for bringing our community together for a joyful celebration of Puerto Rican culture con comida deliciosa, música vibrante y actividades para nuestras familias 💙❤️🐸

Good Trouble Rally, Providence 🫶🏾
Across the country, thousands took to the streets to cause some good trouble by calling out the cruelty of the Trump regime: from slashing food assistance to terrorizing our immigrant neighbors.

In Providence, we resist together!

This morning in our Silver Lake neighborhood, Providence Police and ICE violently raided a family’s home and detained one of our a neighbors. This is unacceptable.

Providence should NOT be assisting ICE as they terrorize our communities.

What a beautiful night of Lotería with our community! 🫶🏾🇲🇽

Thank you to all our neighbors who joined us at Mt. Pleasant Community Library to share laughs and a fun time.

Big shoutout to Jeremy, our Teen Librarian, for providing fun tunes throughout the night 🎹

Introducing: Grab a Bite in PVD!
Together, we’ll explore and review some of the tastiest spots across Providence 😋🍽️

We’re kicking things off by highlighting a recent dinner visit to “La Poblanita Market y Taqueria” 🌯🌮

Gov. McKee signs Freedom to Read Act into law • Rhode Island Current Rhode Island joined at least eight other blue states that have taken steps against school library censorship after Gov. Dan McKee signed the Freedom to Read Act into law Wednesday.

@rhodeislandcurrent.com: The legislation introduced by Sen. Mark McKenney and @davidmoralesri.bsky.social protects libraries and their patrons from book-banning efforts and affirms the free speech rights of authors, publishers and readers in the state.

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After beating a handcuffed and defenseless man, Joseph Hanley should NEVER be allowed to serve as a Police Officer again.

Following the LEOBOR ruling stating that Hanley can return to the Providence Police Department later this year — Mayor Smiley needs to appeal this decision NOW!

Members of the RI Freedom to Read coalition gather around a table at Track 15 in Providence.

Celebrating the good! Freedom to Read Coalition members and bill sponsors Sen Mark McKenney & Rep Jennifer Stewart gathered tonight to take a moment to celebrate the bill becoming law. Rhode Island is now a Freedom to Read state!

The Readmobile summer schedule starts Monday, July 7! We're coming to a #PVD Park near you! #reading #summer #kids

Since May 15th, over 800 workers at Butler Hospital have been on strike. Represented by SEIU 1199, these frontline workers are demanding a fair contract with safer working conditions, higher wages, and improved staffing!

Here’s their story:

Tonight, I had the honor of joining the League of Women Voters Providence at their Annual Meeting to share the progress we made this Legislative Session!

From increasing the minimum wage, raising Medicaid rates for PCPs, and ending PayDay Lending — there’s lots to be proud of 🫶🏾

Celebrating Pride with our Providence community 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

The first Pride was a riot and today, it remains both a protest for justice and a celebration of love, resilience, and hard-won progress.

To our LGBTQ+ family: we see you, we love you, and we’re standing with you — always 🫶🏾

The presence of unmarked vehicles and unidentified officers in our neighborhoods is sparking real fear, especially among our immigrant communities.

I am calling on Governor Dan McKee to direct State Law Enforcement to stop using unmarked vehicles in our communities.

Rhode Island is poised to become a #FreedomToRead state! Our bill is headed to Governor McKee’s desk to be signed into law! Thank you yo our many FTR coalition volunteers and to the RI General Assembly & bill sponsors @davidmoralesri.bsky.social & Sen Mark McKenney!!

The R.I. Legislature has the power to help protect our immigrant community - The Boston Globe Changing the maximum sentencing laws for misdemeanors would have a profound impact, write two Rhode Island representatives.

Commentary by @davidmoralesri.bsky.social and @leonelafelix.bsky.social: Changing the maximum sentencing laws for misdemeanors would have a profound impact, write two Rhode Island representatives.

R.I. House passes ‘Freedom to Read Act’ aimed at curbing library ‘censorship’ - The Boston Globe Representative Morales said the bill is needed because R.I. has had 25 attempts to censor books, but Representative Roberts said it would help ‘promote perversion.’

@globeri.bsky.social: “Today, we made history,” @davidmoralesri.bsky.social said. “No longer will a single person or politically motivated group be allowed to intimidate our librarians or educators in an attempt to dictate what an entire community can access.”
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Honored to have lent my voice to this historical bill. comicarted.com/blog/2025/3/...

Last night, we made history! After years of tireless advocacy from librarians, educators, authors, faith leaders, parents, and students — the Freedom to Read Act has passed 📚

This is a powerful victory for free expression, diverse voices, and the right to access knowledge without fear 🫶🏾📖

Rhode Island House of Representatives vote tally for the Freedom To Read Act Sponsor: Morales Committee: State Gov. & Elections Bill: 2025-H 5726 SUB A LIBRARIES - FREEDOM TO READ ACT PASSAGE

Freedom To Read coalition members pose with Rep David Morales in the rotunda of the RI statehouse on the night of the vote - June 16, 2025. Several are wearing RI Freedom to Read t-shirts.

Thank you everyone! Bill sposors @davidmoralesri.bsky.social & Sen Mark McKenney, the many, many volunteers who gave time to the RI #FreedomToRead Coalition, and all of the voters and young people who wrote postcards, emailed, and called their reps! Your voices matter, and they were heard!

The first bill I ever really advocated and did organizing work on behalf of, the Rhode Island Freedom to Read Act, has now passed both chambers of the General Assembly. Let me tell you, it feels amazing to have been a part of this! Thank you @aabbri.bsky.social and @davidmoralesri.bsky.social !!!

R.I. House passes ‘Freedom to Read Act’ aimed at library ‘censorship’ - The Boston Globe Representative Morales said the bill is needed because R.I. has had 25 attempts to censor books, but Representative Roberts said it would help ‘promote perversion.’

@rihouseofreps.bsky.social passes ‘Freedom to Read Act’ aimed at library ‘censorship.’ Rep. @davidmoralesri.bsky.social said the bill is needed because the state has had 25 attempts to censor books, but Rep. Roberts said it would help ‘promote perversion.’
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This weekend, our Rhode Island community showed up. We showed up for our immigrants, for democracy, and for one another.

Together, we will continue to reject fascism, push back against oppression, and build a future rooted in solidarity 🫶🏾

Last night marked a disgraceful moment in our country’s history as a US Senator was dragged out of a press conference for trying to ask the Secretary of Homeland Security a question.

This is how quickly our basic rights can be pushed aside when those in power seek to silence.

Providence Anti-ICE Protest, State Rep David Morales - Bartholomewtown Bill Bartholomew welcomes state representative David Morales for a discussion on Monday's Anti-ICE protest in Providence and the ongoing Trump administration immigration-related actions.

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We cannot stay silent in the face of fascism and abuse against our immigrant neighbors.

And yes, we can protest while keeping ourselves and our neighbors safe 🫶🏾

This afternoon, I had the pleasure of spending time with our friends at DARE & my colleagues from the Providence City Council.

Together, we celebrated the Council’s passage of a Resolution in support of “Bail on 32” — legislation to expand access to bail!

The sound of live music fills the air in Providence tonight! 🎶✨

What a beautiful Friday night right here in our Valley neighborhood 🫶🏾

Lawmaker looks to change assisted living facility agreements after I-Team investigation A local family got a refund after a assisted living facility charged them post-death rent; lawmakers now want to ban the practice in the Ocean State.

@nbc10wjar.bsky.social: When asked whether that practice should be allowed, Providence State Representative @davidmoralesri.bsky.social was blunt. “Absolutely not. It’s a terrible policy,” he said.

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