Rhode Island’s health insurance program for the poor is expanding treatment for people living with hepatitis C.
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Brown University Drops SAT And ACT Requirements For Prospective Students
Brown University will no longer require the SAT essay or ACT writing sections from incoming applicants. The ivy league university believes the…
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RI Health Insurance Commissioner: Beware Of Telemarketers Hawking Short-Term Health Plans
As Rhode Island’s health insurance commissioner, Marie Ganim knows a lot about health plans. So when she started to get calls from telemarketers hawking…
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SEC Fines California Investment Firm That Tried Contributing To Raimondo In 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed a $100,000 fine on a California investment company for violating pay to play rules meant to…
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After Backlash, RI Democratic Party Withdraws Two Controversial Endorsements
After a backlash that attracted national attenion, the Rhode Island Democratic Party has rescinded endorsements for two primary candidates, including…
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Vermont Senator Leahy Offers Bill to Limit Border Patrol Checkpoints
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont introduced legislation last week that would put limits on where Border Patrol officers can operate immigration…
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Protests In Southeastern New England Denounce Federal Immigration Policies
More than 400 people spilled out of the Bethel AME Church in New Bedford and onto the hot summer streets, to protest federal immigration policies. The…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Summer is here, the General Assembly has adjourned and the political news keeps coming fast and furious. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column….
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Supreme Court Opinion Quotes Historic Letter To Newport’s Jewish Community
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Tuesday upholding President Trump’s travel ban referenced a moment in American history with a Rhode Island connection.
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While Immigration Policies Are Defined, Many Families Along The Southern Border Can Only Wait
It’s a hot day in Brownsville, Texas. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine sits shotgun in a silver Mercedes SUV, talking to her driver, a Brownsville…
