The contract for more than two thousand union nurses and technicians at Rhode Island Hospital has been extended through the end of July while the two…
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State Begins Licensing Lactation Consultants
Rhode Island has certified its first lactation consultant. Breastfeeding experts have been helping new mothers for a long time. But this is the first…
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Why It Matters Where You Have A Cardiac Arrest
State lawmakers introduced a bill requiring Automated External Defibrillators, or AEDs, in all middle and high schools. But the legislation never made…
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RI Blood Center Lays Off 60 To Offset Cost Of New Babesiosis Test
The Rhode Island Blood Center will lay off 60 people by this fall. That’s to help cover the cost of screening for a tick-borne disease that’s on the…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Never a dull moment around here, as the 2015 General Assembly session screeched to a dramatic close this week. Thanks for stopping by. As usual, your…
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RI Capitol TV Reporter Dave Barber Hospitalized
Dave Barber, a familiar face at the Statehouse and reporter for Capitol Television, is hospitalized in his home state of Michigan after suffering a…
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Why Is It So Hard To Reduce Drug Overdoses?
Note: I’ve added a point about the Good Samaritan law, thanks to comments from readers. It’s up for consideration now at the Statehouse. A group of…
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Rhode Island Unemployment Ticks Below Six Percent
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate ticked down again in May from 6.1 percent to 5.9 percent. The economy gained 3,400 jobs. The biggest gains came in…