Tag: Katelyn Medeiros
Federal judge voids DOJ’s subpoena seeking trans youth medical records
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has killed the U.S. Department of Justice’s subpoena seeking the private medical records of minor patients who have received...
Groundbreaking held for new Harborside Inn on Block Island
NEW SHOREHAM – State and local officials on Friday broke ground for a new Harborside Inn, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Friday.
The iconic landmark was...
DCYF warning to union leader raises First Amendment concerns, ACLU says
What can a union official say in a public hearing about specific reports of child abuse?
That’s the First Amendment question now animating a back-and-forth...
DOJ’s subpoena for Rhode Island Hospital’s private medical records of minors...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. and the Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island have filed an emergency motion to...
State agencies are hot to hire in FY26 budget requests
State budget officials made it clear: There’s no money for extras in the upcoming fiscal 2026 spending plan, so don’t ask.
But that didn’t stop nearly...
Tides to take over St. Mary’s Home for Children
PROVIDENCE – Months after details of the R.I. Office of the Child Advocate’s scathing report were released, St. Mary’s Home for Children will be...
Office of Child Advocate faults St. Mary’s Home for Children for...
“I like not getting into restraints every second. I like being able to go on the computer. Also I like my teacher.”
That’s one of...
OCA not satisfied with St. Mary’s Home for Children’s response to...
PROVIDENCE – Months after details of the R.I. Office of the Child Advocate’s scathing report on St. Mary’s Home for Children were released, the...
HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...
Stacy Smith says the job for “front-line” workers at the R.I. Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the labor market...
At DCYF, labor shortages creating big headaches
The state is struggling to hire and retain public employees, but the labor problems are particularly troubling at the R.I. Department of Children Youth...
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