Tag: Valarie Lawson
New law allows graduating nurses to start practicing sooner
PROVIDENCE – Graduate registered nurses will be able to start practicing before taking their national licensing exam under a new law sponsored by Senate...
‘Hail Mary’ funding providing hope for nursing home
To the Editor:
“Hope” being our state motto, it’s very fitting that we never wanted to give up hope in finding a way to...
With Washington Bridge RFPs now out, lawmakers continue push for transparency
The R.I. Department of Transportation has launched the search for construction firms to tear down and rebuild the westbound Washington Bridge — with a...
House OKs bill prohibiting auto insurers from charging higher rates to...
PROVIDENCE – The House of Representatives has approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Arthur Handy, D-Cranston, to prohibit auto insurers from charging policyholders more solely...
R.I. business groups worry about effects of extending paid family...
While there is widespread support for bills in the General Assembly that would double the amount of paid family leave offered in Rhode Island...
Five Questions With: Dr. Amy Nunn
Dr. Amy Nunn, director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, is heading NourishRI’s campaign to levy a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks. Revenue...
Sugary drinks tax benefits R.I.’s vulnerable
Equitable access to healthy food is one of the most important values driving my work as the general manager of Urban Greens Food Co-op....
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