Tag: Valarie J. Lawson
R.I. Senate golf tournament raises $30K for Hasbro Children’s
PROVIDENCE – Hasbro Children's, the pediatric division of Rhode Island Hospital, has received $30,000 from funds raised during the R.I. Senate’s fifth annual charity...
R.I. Senate renews SNAP program funding purchase of fresh fruits and...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders who collect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will continue to access up to an additional $25 a month for fruits...
R.I. becomes first state to limit grocery self-checkout lanes
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has become the first state in the country to impose a statewide staffing requirement on grocery store self-checkout lanes after...
Thrive Behavioral Health alleges misconduct by state health office
PROVIDENCE – Thrive Behavioral Health, which faces accusations of $1.3 million in fraudulent billing, this week alleged that the R.I. Office of Health and...
102 college grads to get Wavemaker student loan reimbursements
PROVIDENCE – One hundred and two college graduates will get student loan reimbursements of up to $6,000 through the state’s Wavemaker Fellowship program, Gov....
State plans additional $18M to help close sale of Roger Williams...
PROVIDENCE – A new plan to save Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital includes an additional $18 million infusion from...
New Senate leadership taking own path on McKee raises
The General Assembly's handling of Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal for significant raises for nearly a dozen of his cabinet members has highlighted a...
Bissaillon resubmits bill to prevent liens on homes over medical debt
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Jacob E. Bissaillon, D-Providence, has introduced legislation to prohibit the attachment of liens against Rhode Islanders’ homes because of medical debt.
The...
Senate Dems tap Lawson as majority leader, back Ruggerio for president
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate Democratic Caucus on Thursday elected Sen. Valarie J. Lawson as majority leader, D-East Providence, replacing Sen. Ryan Pearson, D-Cumberland,...
R.I. creating trade commission with Ireland
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will establish a trade commission with Ireland, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Daniel J. McKee Wednesday.
The legislation,...
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