By ALLIE LEWIS No matter what level of government you might be interested in serving, political hopefuls face no shortage of obstacles when it comes to getting elected - or even just getting their names on the ballot. The number of hurtles women face, more

By ARDEN BASTIA Although 51 percent of Rhode Island's population is women, "we are nowhere near having equal representation in political office," said Kelly Nevins, CEO of Women's Fund of Rhode Island. For Nevins and other advocates, getting women on the more