Governor Gina Raimondo has called for a complete overhaul of the state’s child welfare agency. A new audit has found DCYF failed to follow basic…
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Audit: DCYF Lacks Basic Financial Controls, Oversight
Governor Gina Raimondo has ordered a complete overhaul of The Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The child welfare agency has signed tens of…
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Turnaround Plan In The Works For Eleanor Slater Hospital
The head of the state Department of Behavioral Healthcare says changes are underway at Eleanor Slater Hospital. The state-run facility treats patients…
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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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RI’s Newest Charter School Set To Open In Woonsocket
The newest mayoral charter school set to open in Rhode Island has picked a location in downtown Woonsocket. RISE Prep will start with a kindergarten…
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Longtime Fisherman Weighs In On Regional Fishery Council’s Recent Votes
The New England Fishery Management Council made the right move recently, voting to ask the federal government to suspend an at-sea monitoring program…
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Regional Fishery Council To Ask NOAA For Emergency Action On At-Sea Monitors
The New England Fishery Management Council plans to ask the federal government to suspend an at-sea monitoring program required of the region’s…
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TGIF: 21 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Thanks for stopping by. The legislative year is almost over — the traditional part, anyway — but the political world always keeps spinning. I welcome…
