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Dr. Michael Fine
Article
Health
Health
Q&A With Dr. Michael D. Fine
February 4, 2025
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G. Wayne Miller
A section of the Westbound Washington Bridge collapses onto two barges in the Seekonk River after getting torn down by a crane on Jan. 31, 2025.
Article
News + Culture
News + Culture
Washington Bridge Demolition Video Garners Concern Online, RIDOT Says Work is Going According to Plan
February 4, 2025
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Christopher Shea
The Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center, which opened in 2013 in a former dining hall on the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus, is shown. URI may increase the fee for students to use the fitness center by $6 to $116 under proposed tuition and fee increases for the 2025-2026 academic year that received preliminary approval Monday.
Article
Education
Education
Another Year, Another Tuition Increase at the University of Rhode Island
Students could also pay more for meals and housing
February 4, 2025
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Alexander Castro
Helena Buonanno Foulkes, former president of CVS Pharmacy, raised more than double what Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee did for a likely 2026 run for governor in the three-month reporting period that ended Dec. 31, 2024. Foulkes, shown in a 2022 campaign ad, lost to McKee by 3 percentage points in the September 2022 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Article
Politics + Justice
Politics + Justice
No One Yet Admits They’re Running for Rhode Island Governor in 2026. Campaign Accounts Suggest Otherwise
Foulkes takes lead over McKee in Q4 donations as McKee staves off union picket
February 4, 2025
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Nancy Lavin
The majority of Rhode Island schools, like Mount Pleasant High School, are not efficient, and they account for about over 70% of the state's energy usage.
Article
The Public’s Radio
The Public’s Radio
What Are the Least Energy-Efficient Buildings in Providence?
Reducing carbon emissions from buildings – which account for 70% of the city’s energy usage – is a key piece of Providence’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050
February 4, 2025
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Luis Hernandez
Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence is one of two community hospitals CharterCARE Health Partners wants to sell to the Centurion Foundation.
Article
The Public’s Radio
The Public’s Radio
Bankruptcy Court Hearing May Clarify Deal to Sell Rhode Island Hospitals
The Centurion Foundation hopes to acquire Roger Williams and Fatima
February 4, 2025
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Ian Donnis
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., right, President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services, now confirmed,talks with Committee Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., following his testimony during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Article
Politics + Justice
Politics + Justice
Senate Committee Advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Nomination to be Health Secretary
February 4, 2025
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AP News
Cecilia Fix, MD Addiction Medicine Division Director Lifespan Adult Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Article
Health
Health
New Rhode Island Hospital Center Offers Help for People Who Use Alcohol and Drugs to Begin Treatment
Walk-ins and same-day appointments are available
February 3, 2025
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G. Wayne Miller
FILE - Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., holds a copy of Project 2025 as he speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. There has long been a tug-of-war over White House plans to make government more liberal or more conservative.
Article
Politics + Justice
Politics + Justice
Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda Caps Decades-Long Resistance to 20th Century Progressive Reform
February 3, 2025
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Colin Gordon, University of Iowa
Blue skies are shown over Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. But the Hospital Association of Rhode Island warns the outlook is gloomy under the reimbursement rates in Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget.
Article
Health
Health
Already on Life Support, RI Hospitals Blast McKee’s FY26 Proposed Funding Cuts and Fee Hikes
Governor skimps on Medicaid reimbursement, worsening staffing shortages, hospital association says
February 3, 2025
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Nancy Lavin
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