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Governor skimps on Medicaid reimbursement, worsening staffing shortages, hospital association says
President Trump is planning to impose tariffs Feb. 1 on most U.S. imports, including a hefty 25% tariff on products from Canada and Mexico
‘This is a very happy day for Rhode Island...We’re bringing a homegrown company back’
The congressman spoke before the White House rescinded a controversial freeze on federal loans and grants
A new OMB memo appeared to say the freeze was reversed, but the White House said only the original memo was rescinded not the freeze itself
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget issued a memo describing a temporary pause in federal grant, loan and other financial assistance programs
In light of President Trump’s numerous executive orders last week focused on immigration, the ACLU of Rhode Island is calling on cities and towns to enact immigrant protections in their local ordinances