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Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over...

Government 03/25/2024

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used...

McKee signs bill to fund abortion coverage for state workers and...

Government 05/19/2023

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed a bill into law Thursday that would let state funds be used to pay for health...

Mass. voters weighing stark choice for governor, millionaires tax

Elections 11/08/2022

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts voters are weighing starkly different candidates for governor as they cast their ballots. The election pits Democrat Maura Healey, who would...

Justices raise doubts on race-conscious college admissions

Economic Activity 10/31/2022

WASHINGTON (AP) – The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated Supreme Court after...

Trump-backed Diehl to take on Healey in Mass. governor race

Elections 09/07/2022

BOSTON (AP) – Geoff Diehl, a former state representative endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor over...

CVS seeks verification on drugs with possible abortion use

Economy 07/22/2022

CVS Health Health Corp. is asking pharmacists in some states to verify that a few of the prescriptions they provide will not be used...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE announced new COVID-19 data protocols that are being adopted by the state and new isolation policies for child care facilities in the state during his press conference on March 4. / SCREENSHOT FROM WPRI-TV CBS 12

Will Rhode Island’s legal protections for abortion be good for the...

Economy 07/08/2022

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on July 5 signed an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care in Rhode Island. The move followed the...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE on Tuesday signed an executive order that protects access to reproductive health care in Rhode Island. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

McKee signs executive order protecting reproductive health care access in R.I.

Government 07/05/2022

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday signed an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care in Rhode Island. The move follows...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE is among several Rhode Island leaders who on Friday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade. McKee called the decision a 'travesty.' / SCREENSHOT VIA WPRI-TV CBS 12

Reaction from across R.I. critical of Roe v. Wade overturn

Government 06/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – Several Rhode Island elected officials and candidates seeking elective office, nonprofit leaders, and a prominent health care organization were among those Friday...