Category : Health

WARWICK, RI – Today, U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) released the following statement in response to Speaker Emerita’s Nancy Pelosi’s announcement to retire from Congress after this term: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a trailblazer whose legacy as one of our nation’s most effective leaders is unmatched. Under her leadership, our country made historic progress to expand health insurance […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Dan McKee today issued the following statement on Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital.   “Our priority is to ensure that Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital remain open and operating. These facilities are essential to their communities and to Rhode Island’s health […]Read More

By Steve Klamkin Latino Public Radio As the spectre of hunger due to frozen federal food assistance hangs over millions of Americans, governors and attorneys general in more than 20 states moved Tuesday to sue the Trump administration for its refusal to release food aid during the federal government shutdown, and Rhode Island’s governor declared […]Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today declared a State of Emergency and announced a series of measures to support Rhode Islanders facing food insecurity as SNAP benefits are not expected to be distributed on November 1 due to the federal government shutdown. Here’s what Rhode Island leaders and partners are saying: “The upcoming Trump hunger […]Read More