| News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Tuesday May 14, 2024 ( 4 items ) |
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FEMA Deadline Approaching: Don't Delay, Apply Today
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:
WARWICK, RI. - Homeowners and renters in Kent, Providence and Washington counties who had damage from the severe storm and flooding that took place from Dec. 17-19, 2023 and Jan. 9-13, 2024 have just one week left to apply for disaster assistance.
The deadline to apply for disaster assistance from FEMA is May 20.
There are several ways to register:
Call the
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Mich. Education Dept. Office of Career and Technical Education Director Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release:
The director of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Office of Career and Technical Education earned lifetime achievement honors as others from Michigan also won awards at a recent regional conference.
Dr. Brian Pyles won the Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Fame Award at the Association for Career and Technical Education Region 1 Conference in New York City. Pyles, a Lansing resident, ha
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R.I. U.S. Attorney: State of Rhode Island Found to Be in Violation of Federal Disability Laws for Over-Hospitalization of Children With Behavioral Disabilities in State Care
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
An investigation by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island and the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS OCR) has found that the State of Rhode Island has violated federal civil rights laws by routinely and unnecessarily segregating children with mental health and/or developmental disabil
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U.S. Departments of Health & Human Services and Justice Issue Letter of Findings to State of Rhode Island Over Improper Over-Hospitalizations of Children with Disabilities
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release:
An investigation by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island and has found that the State of Rhode Island violated federal civil rights laws by routinely and unnecessarily segregating children with mental health and/or developmental disabilities at Bradley Hospital, an
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