Former governor Lincoln Chafee announced his Democratic presidential campaign Wednesday evening at George Mason University in Virginia while vowing to …
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Chafee Set To Announce Presidential Run
Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee plans to make it official next week: he’s running for president. Chafee’s campaign confirmed Friday that he…
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TGIF: 17 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The temperature is rising, the General Assembly’s budget vote is drawing closer, and a PawSox deal still hangs in the balance. So thanks for stopping…
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Health Care Of The Future: House Calls?
Patient-centered medical homes. Community health teams. Accountable care organizations. Integrated medical and behavioral health care practices. Case…
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Hillary Clinton Slated To Come To RI For Mid-June Fundraiser
Hillary Clinton is slated to come to Rhode Island next month for a mid-June fundraiser at longtime Democratic activist Mark Weiner’s East Greenwich…
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R.I.P. John Rollins
John Rollins, a former Providence city council member, civil rights activist and football star at La Salle Academy and the University of Rhode Island,…
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TGIF: 19 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The month of May is here, bringing a heightened focus on Gina Raimondo’s proposed budget and the PawSox proposal. So thanks for stopping by, and feel…
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No Easy Task: “Reinventing” Medicaid To Improve Health, Contain Costs
Today is the due date for a plan to cut nearly $180 million dollars from Medicaid. Half of that is state funding, the other matching federal dollars. To…
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Two Top Clinton Campaign Officials Coming to RI Monday
Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook, and her director of state campaigns, Marlon Marshall, are slated to travel to Rhode Island Monday to…