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Judicial panel picks 9 to interview for RI Superior Court seat - AOL
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (462+ words) The panel that helps vet Rhode Island judges will interview nine lawyers for the Superior Court vacancy created by Judge Joseph A. Montalbano's ascension to presiding justice of the busy trial court. The Judicial Nominating Commission on May 19 selected nine of…...
Rhode Island to relinquish control of Providence Schools on July 1
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (32+ words) RIDE's commissioner will make the recommendation to the Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education. RIDE's commissioner will make the recommendation to the Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education....
An untenable situation: Providence to wind down insurance business
10+ hour, 46+ min ago (259+ words) Providence will shutter most of its insurance business beginning in 2027, largely exiting its role as a regional payer with 440, 000 members. The exit follows months of uncertainty for the Portland-based insurer. In March, the health system disclosed it was exploring strategic…...
Portland-Based Providence Health Plan To Stop Offering Most Insurance Plans At End of Year
17+ hour, 47+ min ago (508+ words) The Providence Health Plan said Wednesday that it would stop offering most of its insurance products by the year's end, heralding the near-complete dissolution of a longtime stalwart of Oregon's private health insurance marketplace. "We have determined that the most…...
Rhode Island will return control of Providence schools to the city this summer
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (162+ words) PROVIDENCE " In a surprise move, the R. I Department of Education is planning to give the Providence public schools back to city leaders this summer, Education Commissioner Ang'lica Infante-Green said Wednesday. The decision is an about-face for the commissioner, who had…...
State officials tight-lipped about Providence schools transition to local control - AOL
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (863+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " State officials say they want the city of Providence to regain control of its public school district, which has been under state control since 2019, but they're keeping details of how and when that could happen under wraps. In…...
Rhode Island man killed in crash on I-95 South in Madison
19+ hour, 17+ min ago (175+ words) A Rhode Island man has died after a crash on Interstate 95 South in Madison on Tuesday afternoon. State police said 28-year-old Joseph Baez, of Providence, Rhode Island; was driving on the highway near exit 60 around 1: 45 p. m. when he rear-ended a vehicle…...
Appeals court rejects bid to block RI Hospital's release of records
16+ hour, 30+ min ago (736+ words) A federal appeals court in Boston on May 19 refused to block Rhode Island Hospital from turning over to a Texas judge medical records for young patients being treated for gender dysphoria. The 1st U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Rhode Island…...
A devastating poll for Rhode Island Governor Dan Mc Kee
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (665+ words) Governor Dan Mc Kee hasn't been indicted. He hasn't been caught taking helicopter rides to Newport while the rest of us sit in Washington Bridge traffic. He hasn't proposed selling the University of Rhode Island to Connecticut. Yet here he…...
RIDE targets June 2027 to return Providence schools to local control - AOL
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (376+ words) The Rhode Island Department of Education is targeting a June 2027 date to return Providence schools to local control. Providence School Board president Ty'Relle J. Stephens released a memo from RIDE on May 18 that details a proposed transition plan that would begin…...