PROVIDENCE, RI- Today, Mayor-elect Brett Smiley announced additional Department Director appointments that will begin serving with the new Administration in January. “I’m incredibly proud of the team that we are building and the quality of the candidates who have expressed interest in coming on board,” said Mayor-elect Brett Smiley. “I am excited to announce […]Read More
VOA NEWS-Lim Peh Hong, Liam Scott WASHINGTON — As the United States and China compete for influence worldwide, tension is rising between the superpowers in Southeast Asia over economic policies, territorial disputes in the South China Sea and Taiwanese independence. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into effect on January 1. RCEP is a China-led […]Read More
VOA NEWS-Matt Haines NEW ORLEANS — Marie Rodriguez of Bountiful, Utah, began using social media when she enlisted in the U.S. Navy. At first, she saw it as a positive thing. “It helped me to really keep in touch with people at home while I was deployed and living overseas,” she told VOA. However, in […]Read More
US Spending Bill Includes Sanctions for Harassing, Surveilling Iranian Citizens
VOA NEWS A $1.7 trillion spending bill the U.S. Congress passed last week includes a measure seeking accountability for people working for or on behalf of the government of Iran to harass and surveil Iranian citizens. The Masih Alinejad Harassment and Unlawful Targeting Act is named after a VOA Persian television host and critic of […]Read More
BUFFALO, NEW YORK —Storm-weary road crews and residents of western New York state in the United States struggled on Tuesday to dig out from a deadly weekend blizzard, with snow still falling and forecasts for rapid warming and rains that could cause flooding and turn the frozen landscape to slush. The region in and around […]Read More
DALLAS — Southwest Airlines scrubbed thousands of flights again Tuesday in the aftermath of the massive winter storm that wrecked Christmas travel plans across the United States, and the federal government said it would investigate why the company lagged so far behind other carriers. A day after most U.S. airlines had recovered from the storm, Southwest […]Read More
Washington, D.C.—Representative David N. Cicilline, Chair, and Representative Ken Buck, Ranking Member, of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law today announced the Platform Integrity Act, a bipartisan bill to correct judicial misinterpretation of a provision of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. 230(c)(1), by recognizing that online platforms may be […]Read More
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $1 Million through the Cranberry Bog Renovation
BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) has awarded $1,000,000 to 17 organizations through the Massachusetts Cranberry Bog Renovation Grant Program. The program focuses on addressing potential challenges to the Commonwealth’s cranberry industry that may add value to the producers, products, and services provided. Competitive grants are awarded […]Read More
McKee Administration to Release Request for Qualifications for State’s Non-Emergency
Feedback from clients, community and national best practices built into proposal to ensure greater accountability, transparency and safety PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, the McKee Administration’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced that is is releasing an RFQ (Request For Qualifications) for the state’s non-emergency medical transportation program. The RFP will be available later this […]Read More
Anastasia Bergmann has extensive experience in healthcare human resources and comes from Point32Health in Massachusetts PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Dec. 16, 2022) – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has appointed Anastasia Bergmann, a healthcare human resources leader, as vice president and chief people officer. Bergmann comes to BCBSRI from Point32 Health, the organization formed from […]Read More