The Providence Journal’s healthcare reporter, Jennifer Bogdan, is taking a post next month as deputy communications director for Governor Gina Raimondo….
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New England ‘Dreamer’ To Attend State Of The Union
When President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday, his audience in the House chamber will include a number “Dreamers” who…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Chapel Grille is the place to be, right? The Cranston restaurant has emerged as a hot spot for political parlays, with uncertain fallout moving forward….
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Kate Bramson Leaving ProJo To Become RI Senate Policy Director
Kate Bramson, the industrious and wide-ranging business and economic-development reporter for The Providence Journal, is leaving the newspaper. Bramson…
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Mass Gov. Baker Proposes Raising EITC to 30 Percent
Advocates for low-income workers in recent years have pushed in legislatures across the nation for increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit. Now,…
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PawSox Await House Proposal On Ballpark Subsidies
The PawSox stadium proposal passed last week by the Rhode Island Senate is expected to undergo some changes when the plan gets introduced at the Rhode…
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Brown University Professor Discusses Local Impacts Of Offshore Drilling
A public hearing in Providence this week on the Trump Administration’s plan to expand oil and gas drilling will be rescheduled after the end of the…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
It was a busy week in Rhode Island politics, so let’s take some time to look back and ahead. Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your…
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Governor Proposes Cutting Medicaid Funding, Not Recipients
Governor Gina Raimondo has proposed cutting more than $70 million in state funding for Medicaid, the government health insurance for low-income…
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If Amazon Picks Boston, Rhode Island Could Gain Too
Rhode Island didn’t make the short list for Amazon’s much anticipated new headquarters, but Boston did. Boston is among 20 cities that the tech giant…
