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Remember the good, old days when children biked or walked to school?
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By Rebecca Keister
Contributing Writer | 6/18/12 |
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PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly this month approved legislation toughening penalties for underage smoking.
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6/18/12
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PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education (RIDE) and the R.I. Board of Governors for Higher Education (RIBGHE) on June 8 unveiled Rhode Island DataHub, a new central resource for student data on educational achievement, demographics, health and student-risk factors, from prekindergarten through college.
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6/18/12
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Outsourcing human resource functions may just be the wave of the future.
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By Michael Souza |
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Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Friday afternoon that he would allow the legislation changing the Hospital Conversions Act to become law without his signature.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Following a two-hour hearing on June 13, Superior Court Judge Brian Stern gave his approval to a $69 million “stalking horse” bid from Lawrence & Memorial in New London, Conn. to purchase Westerly Hospital, now in receivership.
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By Richard Asinof |
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With the unanimous positive vote by the R.I. Senate on Monday evening, legislation changing the Hospital Conversions Act has been sent to the governor’s desk to be signed.
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By Richard Asinof |
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UnitedHealthcare will continue to offer important health care insurance protections included in the Affordable Care Act, no matter how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the case now pending.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Children’s Friend, a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable children, is expanding its “Dads Making a Difference” program to help dads be prepared for the job market and become more confident fathers and positive role models.
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By Richard Asinof |
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Forty-seven Rite Aid stores in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts raised a record-breaking $106,004 for Hasbro Children’s Hospital during a six-week Miracle Balloon sales campaign that ran from April 1 to May 19.
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By Richard Asinof |