Teachers, students, and police milled quietly around Central High School and Providence Career and Technical Academy Thursday morning, the day after a…
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Nurses Union Opposes Fast-Track Regulatory Review Of Care New England-Partners Deal
The union representing nurses at Care New England is asking state health regulators to deny the hospital system’s request for a fast-track review of its…
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On Second Day Of School, Shots Ring Out In Providence, Killing 15-Year-Old Student
Just before the end of the school day Wednesday, the second day of a new school year, police were called to the Providence Career and Technical Academy…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Labor Day and Public Employee Unions
It’s Labor Day, when we honor workers and the unions that gave them better lives. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay says this year’s big labor issue…
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Nurses Union, Lifespan Agree To 5-Year Contract
Nurses and other unionized health care employees at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital approved a five-year contract with Lifespan,…
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Rhode Island Hospital Wins Federal Grant To Create Opioids Research Center
Rhode Island Hospital announced Thursday it has been awarded an $11.8 million federal grant to establish a research center on opioids and overdose.
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Who Lost The PawSox?
Rivulets of sweat coursed across Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien’s face and Gov. Gina Raimondo tried gamely to keep her piano key smile frozen as a gaggle…
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For PawSox Fans, Pawtucket Residents, Team Loss Is ‘Devastating’
The PawSox are still in Rhode Island even though the team has announced plans to move to a new stadium in Worcester in 2021. The team played home games…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: PawSox Going, Going…Gone
The Pawtucket Red Sox drew fans to McCoy Stadium with the slogan “where the dreams begin.” With the team’s decision to move to Worcester, RIPR political…
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Officials Still Seeing ODs After More Than 70 Hospitalized In New Haven
Authorities in New Haven, Connecticut say they’re still seeing drug overdoses after more than 70 people were hospitalized on Tuesday night and Wednesday…
