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HELP ON THE WAY? Nurses Leah Kosteva, foreground, and Mary O’Reilly prep a room at Rhode Island Hospital. The state has reentered the Nurse Licensure Compact, which would allow nurses to work in multiple states without obtaining a new nursing license in each of those states. Joining the compact may assist the recruitment of nurses to Rhode Island. 
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R.I. reenters Nurse Licensure Compact to stave off potential hospital staff...

After seeing what the shortage of health care workers did to Rhode Island hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state decided to reenter the...

R.I. National Guard breaks ground on new $46M HQ

NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Rhode Island Air National Guard this week broke ground for construction of its $46 million state-of-the-art headquarters at Quonset Air...

Rhode Island National Guard cancels air show indefinitely

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island National Guard has grounded its popular annual air show indefinitely.  “Due to continued operational changes, the decision has been made...
RHODE ISLAND GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE holds his first COVID-19 briefing of 2022 on Wednesday, announcing that he's sending 60 members of the R.I. National Guard to assist Butler Hospital amid staffing shortages. / COURTESY WPRI

McKee sending 60 National Guard members to assist Butler Hospital

PROVIDENCE – A policy requiring indoor masking or proof of vaccination is remaining in place throughout the state, as Rhode Island ramps up its...

Rhode Island National Guard again cancels air show

PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Rhode Island National Guard has canceled its air show for the third year in a row. The 2021 Open House Air...

R.I. leases warehouse for medical supplies, equipment

CRANSTON – The state of Rhode Island has approved a lease for 73,770 square feet of warehouse space at a vacant but well-maintained warehouse...

State leases 2 commercial facilities for alternate medical sites, third lease...

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Short-term leases have been authorized for two facilities in Rhode Island that are expected to be converted into field hospitals related...
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1. R.I. executive of Panera Bread franchisee laid off as coronavirus measures take toll on restaurants POSTED ONLINE: MARCH 18. Bahjat Shariff, operating partner...
THE UNIVERSITY OF Rhode Island, pictured, and the Community College of Rhode Island will both serve as mobile testing sites for the COVID-19 virus. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI, CCRI to serve as COVID-19 testing sites

PROVIDENCE – Two state colleges this week will begin serving as mobile testing sites for COVID-19. The University of Rhode Island and the Community College...

State names interim Veterans Home administrator, begins to adopt National Guard...

PROVIDENCE – The state’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services has named an interim Veterans Home administrator and announced that the facility will...
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