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Federal conservationist gives Rhode Island top marks
Raised on a 5,000-acre ranch in the Blackfeet Nation in Montana and spending much of her career in the West, conservationist Roylene Rides at the Door was concerned when the Department of Agriculture assigned ...
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Medicaid waiver may fall short
The buzzword is 'choice.' Rather than force elderly and disabled Rhode Islanders to go into nursing homes - because it is the only option for which it is easy for them to get Medicaid coverage - they should be ...
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Rhode Island Wine Trail
With the price of gasoline and some airlines charging an extra $15 for each bag you take on your trip, you might be thinking of staying closer to home this summer.
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Town to pay Driver $28K in sign case
The town of Richmond has agreed to pay Rodney D. Driver $28,000 in attorney's fees and other costs, after a federal judge ruled the town illegally removed his campaign signs two years ago.
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Report: More R.I. families becoming a food insecurea
Report: More R.I. families becoming - food insecure' WJAR-TV updated Nov. 24, 2008 The Rhode Island Community Food Bank on Monday released its 2008 "Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island." The report found ...
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HEALTH Gets $4.5 Million Grant To Promote Childhood Health And Development, Rhode Island, USA
Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 24 Nov 2008 The Rhode Island Department of Health today announced that ...
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14,000 jobless Rhode Islanders to get extended benefits
About 14,000 out-of-work Rhode Islanders will be eligible for up to 20 weeks of additional unemployment benefits as a result of legislation approved by Congress on Thursday and signed into law yesterday by ...
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Joint effort to fight underage drinking
For years, Rhode Island's 35 task forces have tried to curb teen drinking through local programs.
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Cheapest Christmas Tree Farms in Providence Rhode Island
You Won't Find a Shortage of Christmas Trees in the Ocean State - Here's an Overview of Three Rhode Island Christmas Tree Farms Embed: Font We Rhode Islanders might live in the Ocean State, but that doesn't ...
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In 2nd murder trial, jury returns swift verdict
On Friday, the jury for the retrial of Cranston resident James Richardson in Kent County Superior Court sent word to the court around 4:25 p.m. - about four hours after final instruction from the judge - that ...
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Zack Beauchamp '10: Rhode Island's Proposition 8
After one of the country's most progressive states, California, passed a constitutional amendment overturning the State Supreme Court's ruling permitting gay marriage, it's pretty easy to think that Americans ...
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Care New England chooses Tufts insurance for employees over Blue Cross
The Care New England hospital group has selected Tufts Health Plan as the health insurer for its 3,800 employees -- a big boost for Tufts and a new twist in the dispute between the hospitals and Blue Cross & ...
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Gay marriage advocates plan rally at RI Statehouse
Gay marriage advocates are planning a rally outside the Rhode Island Statehouse to protest a California ban on same-sex marriage and demand same-sex unions here.
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Ex-Rhode Island DMV Clerk Guilty of Making Fake Drivers Licenses
A former clerk at the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles has been convicted of making fake drivers' licenses that were sold to illegal immigrants and criminals.
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Rhode Island earns a D for high rate of premature births
Rhode Island is among 23 states to get a grade of "D" from the March of Dimes for the high rate of premature births.
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Former DMV clerk convicted in license scheme
A former clerk at the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles was convicted of making fake drivers' licenses that were sold to illegal immigrants and criminals.
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Paiva Weed to lead Rhode Island Senate
Newport Sen. M. Teresa Paiva Weed is on her way to making history, winning the nomination of Senate Democrats Monday to be President of the Senate.
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R.I. faces estimated $300-plus million budget deficit this year
Rhode Island is staring down a projected current-year deficit of more than $300 million, according to House Fiscal Office figures.
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