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HEALTH KICK: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has focused much of his attention during his tenure in office on the state’s health care system. He says it remains a top priority for the final 18 months of his term. 
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POWER SURGE: AG Neronha has asserted his authority in the name...

Peter F. Neronha is in the homestretch of his second – and final – term as Rhode Island’s attorney general, and his workload is...

Butler unionized workers plan strike for May 15 

PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of employees at Butler Hospital are planning to go on an “open-ended” strike beginning May 15. Members of Service Employees International Union...

Women & Infants set to open spacious new labor and delivery...

PROVIDENCE – Soon, expecting mothers in Rhode Island will have a whole new unit dedicated to labor and delivery. Next week, Women & Infants Hospital...

Commentary: To save R.I. health care, invest more in Medicaid

Rhode Island’s health care system is in crisis, and it cannot be ignored any longer.  As many Rhode Islanders can attest, booking a doctor’s appointment...

Already on life support, hospitals blast McKee’s FY26 proposed funding cuts...

Seventy-two minutes after Gov. Daniel J. McKee released his proposed fiscal 2026 budget on Jan. 16, the state’s hospital trade group fired back. The Hospital...

Department of Labor recovers $1.9M for 853 Care New England workers...

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday it recovered $1.9 million in back wages and damages for hundreds of health care workers...

Strike avoided at Women & Infants after tentative deal reached with...

PROVIDENCE – Unionized care givers have called off plans for a strike after reaching a tentative agreement with Women & Infants Hospital Wednesday. Members of...

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Lifespan and city reach $1.5M PILOT agreement

PROVIDENCE – After almost a year of discussions, Lifespan Corp. and the city have come to a tentative $1.5 million payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement. The agreement would...

Prospect of budget deficits reemerges in Providence after years of surpluses

PROVIDENCE – Like its Statehouse counterparts on Smith Hill, after years of surpluses city officials are being confronted with the prospect of future operating...
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