Tag: Bridget Valverde
R.I. House approves student privacy bill
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. House of Representatives has approved legislation to regulate when public schools, school districts or third parties can activate or access...
On COVID anniversary, protestors renew call for nursing home standards legislation
It’s been five years, but registered nurse Stefania Silvestri can still recall the smell of plastic.
“I placed body after body in a bag, day...
McKee signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health...
Debate grows over benefits, risks of medical-waste treatment project
WEST WARWICK – Jobs, tax dollars and other economic benefits are pitted against potential health, safety and environmental risks tied to a proposed medical-waste...
State senate bill would strengthen protection of woodlands
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island state senator has introduced a bill that would create a commission that would identify ecologically significant woodlands and draft...
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