With staffing shortages and difficulties in contacting current Medicaid recipients, many are concerned that patients will not opt back into coverage, leaving them uninsured.
The Herald spoke with local advocates, professors and policymakers about Providence’s infrastructure.
These virtual and in-person events across the state will prioritize Black history, achievements and activism.
Providence recently swore in its most diverse City Council in history.
Physicians and students gathered at the Rhode Island State House to demand passage of a state bill to end use of pigs in medical training
Proponents of the bill argue that overdose prevention centers would save lives. Critics are unconvinced.
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee recommended that the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act be held for further study at a March 6 hearing.
This activism is part of a larger push to combat the state’s housing crisis and tenant rights problem.
The Caucus’ goals for the current session include growing membership and listening to Democratic women’s priorities.
Women’s Refugee Care center of South Providence has become a source of critical assistance and community to area refugees.
Christiana Bannister, prominent hair doctress, abolitionist and philanthropist, was an influential figure in the Providence community in the late 1800s.
The reforms aim to minimize the amount of time incarcerated individuals can be placed in solitary confinement.
Concerns about the wind farm include navigational hazards and harm to marine ecosystems.
Rhode Island Black Storytellers promotes access to storytelling, represents diverse voices.
Rhode Island House Speaker K. Shekarchi has introduced a legislative package to combat the housing crisis in Rhode Island.
Last month, OpenDoors RI opened a warming center which provides meals, support services and a detox program entry.
Reparations budget signed last November offers to start addressing Providence’s racial wealth and equity gaps, but has its limitations, activists said.
To run a business, “you have to be willing to put yourself out there,” Julia Broome, owner of Kin Southern Table + Bar said.
Fane Tower will not be constructed following litigation delays and community pushback.
Bill responds to constituent concerns about police accountability.
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