Governor McKee encounters “speed bumps” in governing – Richard Asinof

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by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer Under the presence of the portrait of George Washington, Gov. Dan McKee accused officials from the Raimondo administration of giving him “a fairy tale” when it came to the proposed budget for Eleanor Slater Hospital at the June 8 news conference held at the State House. One distinct advantage…

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Landmark Medical Center’s turnaround a predictor – or not – of BHDDH turnaround – Richard Asinof

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by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: from Woonsocket 1st responders Thank You to hospital during pandemic When journalists serve as historians, keepers of the public record How much credit should Richard Charest, Gov. McKee’s nominee to head R.I. BHDDH, get for Landmark’s turnaround? As news releases go, the announcement last week that Gov. Dan…

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A life well lived by a pioneering pediatrician – by Richard Asinof

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by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer Photo: Courtesy of Families and PCHC – Dr.John Moran with a patient The gathering on Saturday morning, May 22, at Swan Point Cemetery celebrating the life of Dr. John Moran, was filled with music, stories and reminiscences, sharing reminiscences about a life well lived. Moran, 78, who passed away…

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As the health care industry turns… – Richard Asinof

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by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer A wealth extraction system run amok? Has the health care industry in Rhode Island become a commodities market, immersed in a soap opera of private equity acquisition and consolidation? When happens when the patients say “Ouch?” Under the proposed merger of Lifespan, Care New England, and Brown, the Warren…

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A sea change in Newport – and in RI – Richard Asinof

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by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Richard Asinof ConvergenceRI attended the signing ceremony for the new Act On Climate law, held at Bowen’s Wharf in Newport on Saturday, April 10. It proved to be revelatory about the sea change that has occurred in politics in Rhode Island. First, R.I. Gov. Dan McKee gets it.…

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The debate around charter schools in Rhode Island – Richard Asinof

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by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer Photo: Pamela McCue, CEO of the R.I. Nurses Institute Middle College Charter School, in front of a poster of the first entering class of students from 2011.[File photo from 2013 – Scott Kingsley] The debate around charter schools in Rhode Island, as with COVID-19, gun violence, climate change,…

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Ready for the next episode of “RI Vice”? – Richard Asinof/Ian Knowles

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by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Story by Ian Knowles, program director at RICARES and a frequent contributor to ConvergenceRI. The train to legalize recreational marijuana is picking up speed The recreational marijuana legalization train is speeding down the tracks in Rhode Island. Gov. Dan McKee has now taken over for former Gov. Gina Raimondo…

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