Lawsuit filed to protect mental health care for Medicaid-eligible children
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. and other advocacy groups have filed a class action lawsuit against the state...
PBN Health Care Summit: R.I.’s fragile system is now in ‘crisis’
WARWICK – Six months ago, Dr. Michael Wagner said Rhode Island’s health care was fragile. Now he says it’s in a state of crisis.
Among...
Providence Marathon to resume with new route, different operator and smaller...
PROVIDENCE – Following a short-notice cancellation attributed to Washington Bridge traffic impacts last year, the Providence Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K event will return...
What’s happening with Parcel 35 and a new bus hub in...
Nearly eight months after the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission agreed to hold off trying to sell Parcel 35 so the R.I. Public Transit Authority...
R.I.’s broadband plans move forward despite Cox lawsuit
Rhode Island officials say a Cox Communications lawsuit could threaten a federal $108.7 million allocation to improve high-speed internet access in the state, so...
Omni Providence Hotel, union workers ratify contract
PROVIDENCE – Following a strike authorization vote, unionized workers at the Omni Providence Hotel this week ratified a new contract.
With the agreement, workers will...
Entrepreneurial desert in R.I.? Study suggests it, but leaders say no
A recent study indicates that the rate of businesses being created in Rhode Island is lagging behind most of the country, but those involved...
2 CVS employees face criminal charges, suspended by RIDOH
PROVIDENCE – Two CVS Health Corp. workers in Rhode Island are facing felony charges after they allegedly stole drugs from the stores they were...
9 developers submit proposals for Parcel 5 in the 195 district
PROVIDENCE – Nine firms are vying to develop one of the most prominent remaining parcels in the 195 Redevelopment District, a 1½-acre plot on...
This time, Hasbro’s plans for moving out are different
For Pawtucket City Council member Mark J. Wildenhain, the revelation that Hasbro Inc. may pull up stakes in his city is giving him a...
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