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Feb 6 2022

In the Arena – Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews U.S. Rep. James Langevin

Weekly, Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews interesting people in Rhode Island. Here is his interview this week with Congressman James Langevin, ...
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Feb 5 2022

Dr. Stephen Skoly appeals to federal court to resume oral surgery practice

Dr. Stephen Skoly and his legal team today filed a lawsuit in federal court against defendants Governor Daniel McKee and James ...
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Feb 4 2022

Infrastructure investment to extend life of the Port of Galilee by decades

Photo: Town of Narragansett Governor Dan McKee’s proposed FY2023 budget includes an infusion of nearly $50 million in State Fiscal ...
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Feb 3 2022

Johns Hopkins study: Lockdowns had little effect, should be rejected as a public pandemic tool

While this meta-analysis concludes that lockdowns have had little to no public health effects,they have imposed enormous economic and social ...
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Feb 1 2022

Addressing a failed system – Richard Asinof

by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Tina Spears, executive director of the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island. An ...
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Jan 30 2022

In the Arena – Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews Gov. Dan McKee

Weekly, Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews interesting people in Rhode Island. Here is his interview this week with Gov. Dan McKee, ...
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Jan 29 2022

Central Falls wins in Superior Court blocking massive Western Oil neighborhood expansion

This week, the City of Central Falls successfully blocked Western Oil from an expansion that would more than double the ...
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Jan 27 2022

Consultant linked to setting up state DD system wins contract to fix it – Gina Macris

By Gina Macris, Developmental Disabilities News The parent company of the healthcare consulting group Burns & Associates, instrumental in setting ...
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Jan 25 2022

News media’s critical, in-depth reporting on state budget lacking – Richard Asinof

Photo by Mike Cohea, image courtesy of the R.I. OMB The cover of the budget document for Gov. McKee's proposed ...
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Jan 23 2022

In the Arena: Joe Paolino, Jr. and Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, running for Governor

Rhode Island Secretary of State, Nellie Gorbea, has announced she is running for Governor of Rhode Island as a Democratic ...