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. . . is none other than Lifespan CEO George Vecchione, who has earned almost $3 million in compensation in each of the last two years. Steven Stycos has the details in this week's Phoenix : Vecchione collects almost $1 million more each year than...
It will be interesting to hear Senator Whitehouse's take on how Tom Daschle's downfall will impact the Obama administration's efforts to change health-care. From the junior senator , in a release sent last week: Washington, D.C. – As Congress...
Pat is wondering whether a directive by White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will stop Governor Caricier's global Medicaid waiver. Meanwhile, the NYT -- which has a front-pager today looking at growing Medicaid costs in a number of states, has...
Pat has some breaking news : A number of House Democrats are unhappy with the decision of Speaker Murphy to not take a vote today on the Medicaid Global Waiver proposed by Governor Carcieri. RIFUTURE has learned that certain Representatives are shopping...
Word of the Congressional delegation's expression of concern yesterday to Governor Carcieri -- first reported here -- blew up on TV and in today's ProJo. Meanwhile, gov spokeswoman Amy Kempe got back to me late yesterday. Here's part of what...
According to a note on this letter to Governor Carcieri, from Senators Reed and Whitehouse and Representatives Langevin and Kennedy, it was electronically transmitted today to the governor's office. As noted in my previous post, the delegation's...
Rhode Island's Congressional delegation has expressed its "deep concern" to Governor Carcieri about the possibly adverse impact of the federal Medicaid wavier, says US Representative Jim Langevin . Speaking with me earlier today, Langevin...
Big quantities of red ink will remain the focus when the General Assembly resumes business this afternoon, but there's some good news to be found beyond the anticipated election of the first female Senate president, not to mention the first Asian...
Word comes today of a January 9 legislative hearing on Governor Carcieri's global Medicaid waiver , which he bills as a big money-saver for the state. Some Rhode Islanders, such as the author of this letter to the editor in today's ProJo, see...
What some call an overly generous social safety net has enabled Rhode Island to have a relatively low proportion of uninsured residents. With high unemployment and other economic woes, however, access to health-care is worsening. Writing in this week's...
Speaking of Carcieri, our governor has been an energetic supporter of what proponents call medical malpractice reform. Yet those who believe the medical system is plagued by unwarranted lawsuits might want to watch a segment aired last night on 60 Minutes...
Coming your way, at the State House: From MERI : On Wednesday, May 7, the Rhode Island Assembly's House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on several bills addressing marriage equality rights for all Rhode Island couples, regardless of gender or...
Here's an upcoming event worth putting on your calendar: Malian guitarist Habib Koité and his band Bamada return to North America this spring with an 11-city tour, marking the first opportunity for this legendary African music figure to perform songs...
Linc Chafee, as we all know, has said goodbye to the Republican Party and embraced the Obama campaign . And in a letter to the editor in today's ProJo , he asserts that his late father, former governor and US senator John Chafee , would not have supported...
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