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SNAP benefit freeze during government shutdown led to hunger surge in RI, report says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (666+ words) insecurity," said Sen. Tiara Mack. Mack was one of the advocates who gathered in the Rhode Island State House Library on Tuesday, Jan. 27, to unveil the Rhode Island Community Food Bank's "2025 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode…...
Why these RI mental health providers say Trump's administration leaves them in turmoil
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (434+ words)The federal government recently announced it would cut an estimated $2 billion in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants for programs that provide opioid treatment,...homelessness and mental health services. But as quickly as the notices went out, the…...
Some lawmakers question how Rhode Island will pay for Governor McKee’s ‘affordability agenda’ - The Boston Globe
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (715+ words) R.I. Governor Dan McKee delivered his State of the State address on Tuesday night, laying out what he calls an "affordability agenda" for Rhode Island as he seeks another four-year term. My colleagues...Fitzpatrick and Steph Machado have a full recap…...
Should more workers in RI be eligible for OT? What a new bill proposes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (614+ words) was estimated to benefit 4 million workers across the country. Then, in November 2024, a federal judge in Texas blocked the rule change for the whole country, reverting salaried workers back to the old threshold for overtime eligibility: earning...Potter, D-Cranston, wants…...
How RI's new financial system led to some paused Medicaid payments
2+ week, 4+ day ago (170+ words)The federal government has stopped making its quarterly payments to the state of Rhode Island to cover Medicaid administrative expenses because the state's new financial system is out of sync with the ... How RI's new financial system led…...
Influencer, White House welfare fraud claims are distorted, but the system has risks
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (749+ words)The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against alleged benefits fraud, freezing social services funding for five...states and announcing a new fraud-focused position in the Justice Department that will report directly to the White House. Officials also point, without…...
Rhode Island would offer tax amnesty program for the first time in nearly a decade under McKee’s budget plan - The Boston Globe
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (705+ words) PROVIDENCE " Rhode Island would offer a tax amnesty program for the first time in nearly a decade, under Governor Daniel...proposed state budget. And that's renewing attention to the state's latest list of top tax delinquents " a compilation...candidate for…...
A bipartisan effort to save health subsidies failed. Will ICE reform be different?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1000+ words) Minneapolis is faltering ahead of a Friday deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security. It would not be the first time recently that lawmakers pledged to find...deal to restore lapsed health insurance subsidies. The enhanced Affordable Care Act…...
Rhode Island’s annual homelessness census set for Tuesday night
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (985+ words) When teams of volunteers fan out across Rhode Island after dark Tuesday on a mission that will...and parking lots, they will need to dress warmly. The weather forecast calls for the temperature to drop as low as six degrees…...
How this proposal would give money directly to Providence renters in need
2+ week, 2+ day ago (632+ words) and Councilman John Goncalves would put money into the hands of Providence renters who need it the most. Using the sale of two city-owned properties, thousands of...to people in need of emergency rental assistance. The proposal comes as an…...