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Posted inHealth
New measures aim to ramp up testing, address health care worker shortage in Rhode Island
Governor Dan McKee announced new steps the state is taking to boost testing capacity in Rhode Island and address staffing shortages at hospitals across the state.
Posted inBusiness, Newport Bureau
Three jobs, but no apartment: One undocumented worker’s struggle to find housing in Newport
As housing costs have skyrocketed around Newport, some local workers are facing eviction.
Posted inEn Español, Newport Bureau
A medida que suben los precios, algunas familias indocumentadas luchan por encontrar vivienda segura en Newport
Los precios de la vivienda se están disparando en Newport, y es más difÃcil para las familias de bajos ingresos quedarse en Aquidneck Island, cuando los dueños están vendiendo sus casas y aumentando los alquileres. El inflado mercado ha puesto a un grupo en una posición particularmente precaria: la comunidad hispana y latina, muchos de quienes enfrentan desafÃos adicionales para encontrar vivienda debido a las barreras del idioma o su estatus migratorio.
Posted inStories
Our Stories: Let’s talk prejudice, discrimination and racism
Dr. Kaye and callers share stories and experiences they believe are examples of racial prejudice and discrimination.
Posted inHealth
Rhode Islanders 75 and older can sign up for vaccination at pharmacies this weekend
Retail pharmacies in Rhode Island next week will start administering vaccines to people 75 and older who live at home. State officials also announced during a news conference on Thursday that COVID-19 restrictions on businesses will be scaled back.
Posted inUncategorized
Our Democracy: “It’s tougher than we think.”
URI student Imani Fleming shares her thoughts on the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Posted inEnvironment
Providence Mayor pushes for a more energy-efficient city with new policy
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is proposing a new policy to require building owners to report their annual energy usage and gas emissions.
Posted inPolitics
Melissa Long sworn in as first Black justice to RI Supreme Court
On the steps of the State House in Providence Monday, Melissa Long was sworn into the Rhode Island Supreme Court. She is now the first Black justice to serve on the state Supreme Court bench.
Posted inHealth
Workers at Providence nursing home return to their jobs after three-day strike.
The union representing about 100 nursing assistants, maintenance workers and other staff at Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Providence began a three-day strike on Friday over demands for mandatory minimum staffing levels and pay increases.
