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HealthSource RI Open Enrollment closes with record enrollment of 42,695
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HealthSource RI Open Enrollment closes with record enrollment of 42,695

LPR News April 3, 2025

PROVIDENCE, RI – HealthSource RI (HSRI) concluded its annual Open Enrollment (OE) period February 28, with its highest ever OE total of 42,695, eclipsing last year’s record of 34,456. Of those, 8,557 Rhode Island residents are newly enrolled in the affordable qualified health plans available through the state marketplace. The remaining 34,000+ individuals, or 73% of […]Read More

$3 million earmarked to help nonprofits weather federal funding freeze cuts
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$3 million earmarked to help nonprofits weather federal funding freeze

LPR News April 1, 2025

The Rhode Island Foundation will award $3 million in grants to help Rhode Island nonprofits affected by the loss of federal funding due to recent actions in Washington.   “We understand the harm these policies may pose to the work of our nonprofit partners, and most importantly, to the thousands of Rhode Islanders they serve […]Read More

Reed: Trump Admin. Should Improve Social Security Customer Service, Not Intentionally Degrade It
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Reed: Trump Admin. Should Improve Social Security Customer Service, Not

LPR News April 1, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – Stressing the importance of efficient customer service, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says Rhode Islanders should not have to wait in long lines outside of Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices, exposed to the elements, and in some cases having to return multiple times, in order to get their needs addressed.  Nor should […]Read More

Cranston Police Department Executes Multiple Drug-Related Arrests
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Cranston Police Department Executes Multiple Drug-Related Arrests

LPR News March 28, 2025

Cranston, R.I. – The Cranston Police Department has conducted several successful enforcement actions leading to significant drug seizures and multiple arrests over the past week. These operations underscore the department’s ongoing commitment to combat drug-related crimes and ensure public safety. Major Drug Seizure Following Traffic Stop On March 27, 2025, at approximately 9:58 AM, a […]Read More

Rhode Island Airport Corporation Announces Successful Outcome of Mediation Proces
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Rhode Island Airport Corporation Announces Successful Outcome of Mediation Proces

LPR News March 19, 2025

March 13, 2025 – Today, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2024-2027 collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Council 94 Local 2873. The agreement includes a 5 percent wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2024, a 4 percent wage increase in July 2025, and a 3 percent increase in July 2026. The […]Read More

The Foundation appoints Anna Cano Morales as Vice President of Equity and Inclusion
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The Foundation appoints Anna Cano Morales as Vice President of

LPR News March 6, 2025

Anna Cano Morales has been appointed Vice President of Equity and Inclusion at the Rhode Island Foundation. The North Providence resident will lead the Foundation’s work advancing equity, diversity, inclusion and access and will serve as a member of its leadership team. Cano Morales returns to the Foundation, where she spent 10 years in progressively […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha recommits to defending the Constitution following Court decision
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Attorney General Neronha recommits to defending the Constitution following Court

LPR News March 6, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement following a preliminary injunction being granted by Chief Justice John J. McConnell, Jr. against President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order freezing congressionally allocated federal funding to states. “Immediately following President Trump’s Inauguration, he made his feelings about the Constitution known through a barrage […]Read More

Attorney General Neronha secures nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump Administration for defunding public health research
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Attorney General Neronha secures nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump Administration

LPR News March 6, 2025

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from cutting billions of dollars in funds that support […]Read More

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