health care during National Minority Health Month In recognition of National Minority Health Month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) released a pair of reports detailing the quality of care received by people enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA). One report compares quality of care for women and men […]readmore
In court brief, RWU School of Law professors argue for release of 38 Studios grand jury records ACLU of RI files «friend of the court» brief backing Governor Raimondo’s petition for documents, saying «The people of Rhode Island have a right to know.» BRISTOL, R.I., April 13, 2017 – Two Roger Williams University School of […]readmore
WARWICK, RI – The Division of the State Fire Marshal has four new specialty trucks that designed to help fire investigators respond more quickly and efficiently to fires, arson and explosive incidents, while also helping protect them from contaminants after a fire or explosion. Fire Marshal John Chartier said the 2016 Ford F-250 Super Duty […]readmore
Nine Dominican nationals face deportation proceedings, including three previously deported brothers alleged to have run the drug trafficking operation PROVIDENCE, RI – Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island Stephen G. Dambruch, and Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Field Division, today announce […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, RI—Councilwoman Jo-Ann Ryan (Ward 5) today hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at Mount Pleasant High School to celebrate the school’s new athletic complex and kick off the first baseball game of the season. The event marked the first time the Mount Pleasant Kilties baseball team has hosted a game on their home turf in […]readmore
PAWTUCKET – At a ceremony held today at City Hall, a member of the Pawtucket Fire Department was sworn in to his new role and five new officers were officially sworn as members of the department by Public Safety Director Antonio J. Pires and Chief William Sisson. The ceremony began with Public Safety Director Pires […]readmore
Senator Reed criticizes forcible removal of passenger and demands answers from United Airlines CEO WASHINGTON, DC – Following the forcible removal of a United Airlines ticketed passenger from his seat on Flight 3411 from Chicago, Illinois to Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and 20 of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate are demanding […]readmore
Peter Heinlein/VOA News WHITE HOUSE — President Donald Trump appears to be offering a grand bargain to Chinese President Xi Jinping in which each would get something he dearly wants — an assurance of economic stability ahead of a critical Communist Party Congress in exchange for Chinese help in halting North Korea’s nuclear programs. The offer […]readmore
Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “no longer obsolete,” three months after he said the alliance had outlived its usefulness because it had not defended against terrorist attacks. “The secretary general and I had a productive discussion about what more NATO can do in […]readmore
William Gallo/VOA News Carter Page, an adviser to then-presidential candidate Donald Trump whose communications were reportedly monitored under an FBI-obtained court order, denied Wednesday that he’d worked for the Russians. «Of course, I wasn’t a foreign agent,» he said in an interview with CNN. Last month, FBI Director James Comey acknowledged that his agency was […]readmore