Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin does not plan to run for reelection to the seat he has held for more than two decades, he said Tuesday, scrambling the state’s political landscape just weeks into an election year. Adding A New Subhead Adding this text! Calling his political career “the privilege of a lifetime,” the fifty-seven […]
Jeremy Bernfeld
Jeremy leads the investigations desk at The Public’s Radio, helping the newsroom publish more investigative and accountability journalism that matters to Rhode Island and the Southcoast.
Prior to joining The Public’s Radio, Jeremy was the director of collaborative reporting at WAMU in Washington, D.C., and founder of Guns & America, an award-winning national reporting project covering the role of guns in American life. He was also editor of Harvest Public Media, a collaborative project covering our food system based in Kansas City.
A native New Englander, Jeremy currently lives in Providence, where he spends his time chasing after his wife, daughter and dog, and occasionally riding his bike.
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Eleanor Slater ineligible for millions in federal funding for months
State officials say the hospital houses too many psychiatric patients to be eligible for Medicaid reimbursement.
Posted inArticle, Politics
Rep. Jim Langevin won’t seek re-election
The Democrat was first elected to the U.S. House in 2000.
Posted inArticle, Health
Rhode Island Has A New Plan To Fix Billing Issues At Eleanor Slater Hospital
State officials announced plans to re-license part of Eleanor Slater Hospital as a state psychiatric facility for patients ordered by a court into treatment.
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Red Sox icon and Somerset native Jerry Remy dies at 68
The ‘RemDawg’ was the voice of summer across New England.
Posted inArticle, Environment
Henri leaves thousands without power in Rhode Island: Latest updates
Nearly 36,000 National Grid customers still affected by power outages in Washington County, by far the most in the state. The outages are most widespread in Charlestown and Narragansett, where about 5,600 and 9,300 customers are affected in both towns, respectively.
Posted inArticle, Education
Providence teachers approve new contract
The Providence Teachers Union overwhelmingly approved a new contract on Friday, ending a year-long battle between the district’s teachers and the state of Rhode Island, which has controlled Providence schools since 2019.
Posted inArticle, Health
Top official overseeing Eleanor Slater Hospital placed on leave; another resigns
The chief financial officer of the agency that manages the troubled state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital has been placed on administrative leave, and the hospital’s chief medical officer is resigning at the end of July, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s office said Tuesday. Jennifer White, the CFO of the state Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities […]