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An untenable situation: Providence to wind down insurance business
53+ 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
7+ hour, 54+ 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…...
State officials tight-lipped about Providence schools transition to local control - AOL
20+ hour, 15+ min 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
9+ hour, 23+ 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…...
A devastating poll for Rhode Island Governor Dan Mc Kee
21+ hour, 24+ min 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, 33+ min 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…...
Crews respond to fire in Lincoln
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (75+ words) Emergency responders were called to North Crow Point Road for a fire Monday night. LINCOLN, R. I. (WPRI) " An investigation is underway after a fire broke out in Lincoln Monday night. Police said emergency responders were called to North Crow Point Road…...
This cheeseless pizza snack is a staple in Rhode Island. Most folks in Mass. have never heard of it.
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (972+ words) It was the pizza chip heard "round the world " or, at least "round the Bravoverse " when "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island" breakout star Alicia Carmody shared a box of the Ocean State delicacy with castmates on North Kingstown beach....
RI Philharmonic announces 2026 Summer Pops theme, schedule
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (213+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra on Monday announced the schedule and theme for its Summer Pops program, an annual series of free outdoor concerts featuring well-known songs performed in a classical style. This year's show, "Outstanding Overtures," features…...
Providence city councilor shares why he missed rent control vote
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (54+ words) Providence City Councilor John Goncalves spoke to 12 News on Saturday about why he missed the vote to overturn the mayor's veto of a rent control ordinance. Providence City Councilor John Goncalves spoke to 12 News on Saturday about why he missed…...