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RI Treasury Program Forgives an Additional $6 Million in Medical Debt, Impacting More Than 3,000 Rhode Islanders
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RI Treasury Program Forgives an Additional $6 Million in Medical

LPR News July 8, 2026

Providence, RI – Today, Rhode Island General Treasurer James A. Diossa announced that an additional $6 million in medical debt, held by over 3,000 Rhode Islanders has been forgiven through the state’s Medical Debt Relief Program. To date, the program has relieved more than $16.3 million in medical debt, helping more than 9,000 Rhode Islanders. On […]Read More

McKee Campaign Launches New Ad Exposing Helena Foulkes’ Role in Illegal Opioid Prescription Scheme
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McKee Campaign Launches New Ad Exposing Helena Foulkes’ Role in

LPR News July 8, 2026

Secret Payments” exposes Foulkes’s role in the illegal dispensation of unlawful opioid prescriptions while 1,015 Rhode Islanders died of overdoses. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The McKee for Governor campaign today launched its newest television ad, “Secret Payments,” exposing how, according to a Biden Department of Justice lawsuit, Helena Foulkes fueled and profited from the opioid crisis as a […]Read More

Free ‘Skin Check’ Screenings to be Available at Rhode Island Beaches
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Free ‘Skin Check’ Screenings to be Available at Rhode Island

LPR News July 7, 2026

Between mid-July and mid-August, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Brown Health Dermatology, and partners statewide will be making free skin cancer screenings available at select Rhode Island beaches on five dates.   Friday, July 10, screening time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Easton’s Beach, Newport   Saturday, July 18, screening time: 11 a.m. […]Read More

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