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THE STATE will receive $30 million of the $50 million payment from Deloitte that was negotiated by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo as part of a contract extension in 2019 related to the RI Bridges computer system. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

State to get $30M of settlement money from Deloitte

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $30 million of the $50 million payment from Deloitte Consulting LLP negotiated by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, the...
RHODE ISLAND received $1.5 million in federal funds for the Weatherization Assistance Program - which held low income families save on utility bills. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

R.I. receives $1.5M from feds for weatherization program

PROVIDENCE – The state’s Weatherization Assistance Program has received $1.5 million in federal funding, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced on Tuesday. The funds will allow...
A U.S. DISTRICT Court judge issued a temporary restraining order against the R.I. Department of Human Services preventing the state agency from issuing demand notices for overpayments of food assistance without adequate documentation. The order is in response to a lawsuit recently filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island.

Judge issues temporary restraining order in food benefit overpayment lawsuit

PROVIDENCE – A U.S. District Court judge issued a temporary restraining order against the R.I. Department of Human Services, ordering the government agency to...
THE RHODE ISLAND chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint Wednesday on behalf of a former R.I. Department of Human Services employee who alleges she was unlawfully terminated from her job over a non-arrest conviction.

Former DHS employee files unlawful-termination complaint against state

PROVIDENCE – A former R.I. Department of Human Services employee filed a discrimination charge with the R.I. Commission for Human Rights Wednesday against her...
CONNECTED CLASSROOMS: Sandra Robinson, right, is the family preservation supervisor for Children’s Friend in Providence. The organization received a six-month grant through the R.I. Department of Health and the R.I. Department of Human Services, which it will use to expand parent and child access to culturally and linguistically responsive classrooms.
 / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Grants promote cultural inclusion

Culturally and linguistically responsive teaching is coming to more early-childhood education classrooms in Rhode Island. As part of a grant program through the R.I. Department...

DHS, DOH partner to award preschool-development grants

PROVIDENCE – As a result of a partnership between the R.I. Department of Human Services and the R.I. Department of Health, five health equity...
The state has released a list of 200 employers who had at least 50 employees on Medicaid for the second quarter last year./PBN FILE PHOTO BY PAM BHATIA.

State releases data on Medicaid employers with more than 50 employees...

PROVIDENCE – Nearly 200 employers in Rhode Island had at least 50 workers on state-supported Medicaid for at least three months last year, according...

Women’s Resource Center elects new board members at annual meeting

PROVIDENCE – The Women’s Resource Center, the nonprofit domestic violence and prevention services agency serving Newport and Bristol counties, elected new officials to its...

Castillo named Rhode Island Family Caregiver of the Year

PROVIDENCE – Noris Castillo, a caregiver with the PACE Organization of Rhode Island, was named Rhode Island Family Caregiver of the Year on Nov....
THE WEST ELMWOOD DEVELOPMENT CORP. and the R.I. Department of Health received $1.75 million over two years to improve educational, social and health outcomes for expectant and parenting teens and college students in Rhode Island.

West Elmwood Housing Development Corp. and RIDOH receive $1.75M to help...

PROVIDENCE – The West Elmwood Housing Development Corp. and the R.I. Department of Health received $1.75 in federal funds to improve educational, social and...
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