Black history month ends today, which leaves me just a few hours to celebrate the athletic achievements and lives of black Rhode Islanders I have known…
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Treatment Behind Bars: Study Shows Addiction Treatment Program At ACI Saves Lives
A new study links a dramatic decline in drug overdose deaths with Rhode Island’s prison treatment program for opioid addiction.
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This I Believe New England: Complaining
Who among us hasn’t carved moments out of our lives to moan . . . and . . . groan. “If that kid of mine doesn’t clean her room, I’m going to bust a gut!…
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RI House Speaker Introduces Bill To Allow ‘Partial Fill’ Opioid Prescriptions
Patients or their doctors would be able to request that pharmacies partially fill prescriptions for opioids under a bill introduced in the General…
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ProJo’s Jennifer Bogdan Taking Job As Raimondo’s Deputy Communications Director
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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RI Health Director Orders Care New England To Pay $500K To Pawtucket, Central Falls
Rhode Island’s health director has ordered Care New England Health System to pay a half-million dollars a year to the cities of Pawtucket and Central…
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Invenergy Ends Water Deal With Narragansett Indian Tribe
Invenergy, a power company that wants to build a natural gas-fired power plant in northwestern Rhode Island, has terminated its water supply agreement…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Next week looms as a big table-setter for Rhody politics in 2018, with lots of storylines to follow. So thanks for stopping by. As usual your tips and…
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RI Health Department Approves Plan to Close Memorial Hospital
Rhode Island health officials on Thursday approved Care New England’s plan to close Memorial Hospital’s emergency department, effectively shutting down…
