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Application period now open for Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Safe Zone designation identifies sites providing safe and inclusive care to LGBTQ community PROVIDENCE, RI (July 1, 2021) – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) is accepting applications from Rhode Island-based healthcare providers – including all practices, facilities and services – for its latest round of LGBTQ Safe Zone practice certification. This new cohort will […]Read More

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Following Competitive Procurement, State Signs New Contract for RIBridges With

PROVIDENCE, RI – After a competitive procurement process, the State has selected Deloitte Consulting LLP for a three-year maintenance, operations and enhancement support contract for the RIBridges public benefits technology system. The RIBridges system has been instrumental during the pandemic and is supporting the distribution of benefits which are currently being issued to about a third […]Read More

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Cicilline on Fox News

PAWTUCKET – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) spoke with Mike Emanuel on CNN this afternoon.   Click the following image to watch Cicilline’s interview in full. Excerpts of Cicilline’s remarks are embedded below.   “The administration is approaching this in exactly the right way – really focusing on the underlying reasons for migration, understanding what’s happening in […]Read More

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Providence man sentenced to serve 9 years in state prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve nine years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to illegal firearm and drug trafficking charges stemming from his arrest by the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force (RIVFTF) in 2019. Johnny […]Read More

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Attorney General statement regarding officer-involved shooting investigation

“The investigation by this Office, the Rhode Island State Police, and the West Greenwich Police Department into the June 23rd incident involving off-duty Pawtucket Police Officer Daniel Dolan continues to move forward. As in all such investigations, it is critical that before making any conclusions public, the investigation is effectively complete. “The Investigative Team is […]Read More

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The American Red Cross is helping six people after a

BRISTOL, RI – The American Red Cross is helping two families – four adults– two children after a fire on Hope Street, Bristol, June 25. The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: ​Jamie Lynch, Bob Partington, Peter Prowe and Ian Servin.   The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items […]Read More