Rhode Island state government tackled public employee pensions in a landmark 2011 retirement system overhaul. But RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay…
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How New England Providers Are Responding To A Call For ‘Sanctuary Hospitals’
For immigrants in the country illegally, the fear of running into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents has made some public places…
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More Than 300 People Not Expected To Have Power Until Early Saturday Morning
National Grid reports only about 300 customers remain without power as of Friday night. The bulk of the remaining customers are in Providence County….
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RI Fines Prime $1M For Illegally Converting Hospitals To Nonprofits
Rhode Island’s health department has fined Prime Healthcare Services $1 million for violating state law by failing to get permission to move its two…
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Remembering John S. Carter Jr.
John S. Carter Jr., an inventor, entrepreneur and industrialist who built an East Providence company into a world-renowned brand, sold it, and devoted…
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MA Sea Turtle Hospital Braces For ‘Cold Stunning Season’
During a July morning at the New England Aquarium Animal Care Center in Quincy, Massachusetts, a clinical volunteer checked the heart rate of a Kemp’s…
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S&P Downgrades Care New England’s Bond Rating
Standard and Poor’s credit rating agency has bumped Care New England’s bond rating down a notch after the hospital system announced plans last week to…
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TGIF: 21 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
It’s not every week when a big national story has dramatic consequences in Rhode Island, but that’s precisely what happened this time around with the…
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Pawtucket Mayor Calls For Governor to Intervene In Memorial Hospital’s Sale
Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien has asked Governor Gina Raimondo to intervene in Care New England’s plan to close that city’s community hospital.
