Tag: Olivia Darocha
R.I.’s state payroll system failed to prevent some excess retirement plan...
Fifty state college and university employees were mailed corrected tax forms on the afternoon of April 15 – the very day they were due...
McKee’s pick for R.I. Public Utilities Commission baffles policy experts
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s nominee to the influential R.I. Public Utilities Commission has a resume featuring top roles at Fortune 100 and Fortune 500...
Cleanup from ‘Blizzard of ’26’ cost Providence $3.8M
PROVIDENCE – The city spent more than $3.8 million clearing snow from last month’s historic blizzard.
According to city figures, that is roughly six times...
Will R.I.’s pioneering clean energy goal be delayed?
Rhode Island was the first state to commit to a 100% renewable energy goal by 2033, but Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s administration is attempting...
ACLU: Statehouse rotunda will be open to protesters during McKee address
PROVIDENCE – The Statehouse rotunda and first floor will be open to protestors during Gov. Daniel J. McKee's State of the State address on...
New R.I. budget projections shrink fiscal 2027 deficit by more than...
Call it an outsized example of finding spare change between the couch cushions.
Extra revenue and lower expenses for Medicaid services and government agencies have...
Roger Williams, Our Lady of Fatima hospitals to remain open through...
PROVIDENCE – An agreement to keep Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital open through November has been extended to the...
More than 60% of social equity applicants disqualified during screening for...
Only 38% of pre-applicants for a cannabis retail license reserved for those adversely affected by the war on drugs have qualified to submit a...
Is Anchor Medical’s closure spurring action to solve primary care?
The looming closure of Anchor Medical Associates has highlighted a critical dilemma facing Rhode Island’s health system: Tens of thousands of patients are in...
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.
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