I first met Jim Gillen, who died over the weekend after a long battle with cancer, a couple of years ago. I was reporting on skyrocketing rates of…
Kristin Gourlay
Posted inArticle, Environment
Middletown Joins Growing List Of Towns To Ban Smoking On Beaches
Smoking is now banned on Middletown’s town beaches. That makes nine towns and cities – out of 39 – that have passed ordinances to ban smoking on local…
Posted inArticle, Politics
Vote For The Winning Slogan!
Judging by the dozens and dozens of slogans you sent us, Rhode Island should top any tourist’s bucket list.
Posted inArticle, Health
Medicare To Pay Doctors To Talk End-Of-Life Wishes
Medicare has proposed a new rule that would allow doctors to bill for end-of-life conversations with patients. It’s part of Care New England nurse…
Posted inArticle, Health, Politics
An Alternative To The ER, Sobering Center Still In Works
Plans to establish a center where people can go to sober up, instead of the emergency room, have languished for lack of state funding. But a renewed…
Posted inArticle, Education, Health
Political Roundtable: Amy Nunn On Medicaid Reform, Criminal Justice, And A Presidential Hopeful
The future of health care for the poor, a review of Rhode Island’s criminal justice system, and politicking in Vermont…that’s part of the conversation…
Posted inArticle, Business
Slide Show: Promoting “America’s First Vacationland” Through The Years
Have you submitted your Rhode Island tourism slogan yet? If not, there’s still time! The deadline is Tuesday, July 14. We’ve already received some…
Posted inArticle, Business, Health
Nurses Threaten Strike; RI Hospital Dismisses Unfair Wage Claims
The contract for more than two thousand union nurses and technicians at Rhode Island Hospital has been extended through the end of July while the two…
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Reinvent Medicaid Group Issues Final Recommendations
Governor Gina Raimondo’s Working Group to Reinvent Medicaid has released the second and final piece of its plan to trim millions of dollars from the…
