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TIME TO ACT: Gov. Daniel J. McKee has not been able to convince General Assembly leaders to commit to a vote this year on his request to spend some American Rescue Plan Act funding now. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

State leaders must get on same page on ARPA spending

Rhode Island officials have not gotten off to a good start in engendering confidence that they can be counted on to make the best...
THE BIG ISSUES: A second panel at PBN’s 2021 Fall Health Care Summit talks about health equity, access and affordability. From top is moderator PBN Editor Michael Mello; Dr. Claire Levesque, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point32Health; Dr. Raymond Powrie, chief clinical officer and executive chief of medicine at the Care New England Health System; Dr. Al Kurose, a founder and president of Coastal Medical Inc. and senior vice president for primary care and population health at Lifespan Corp.; and R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Patrick Tigue.

Health care panel: Pandemic has magnified affordability, access issues

As the country adapts to live alongside COVID-19, affordability of care, mental health concerns, supporting underserved populations and continued vaccine outreach remain areas in...

Help workers fight vaccine hesitancy

Misinformation still abounds on the health risks associated with COVID-19 vaccines, but local businesses facing a pending federal vaccination-or-testing rule for workers do have...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 206, with 1 new death

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 206 on Wednesday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 241, with 1 new death

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 241 on Tuesday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said...

State launches COVID-19 “Test to Stay” pilot in Westerly schools

WESTERLY – Westerly became the first community in the state on Wednesday to implement a pilot program allowing students to continue coming to school...

Brown University no longer requiring fully vaccinated students, staff to get...

PROVIDENCE – Citing low positivity rates of COVID-19 on campus in recent weeks, Brown University is pulling back its testing requirements for those on...

R.I. on track to see more than 12K new business filings...

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of State has already surpassed its record for the number of new business filings in a year, with 10,938...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 171, with 2 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 171 on Monday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 429 over weekend, with 2 new...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 429 from Oct. 22 through Sunday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department...
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