| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday March 01, 2020 ( 5 items ) |
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2nd Court Ruling Will Empower Administration to Hold Hostage Critical Federal Funding for New York
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following statement on Feb. 26:
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned a lower court's decision ordering the administration to release funding to New York City and seven states - Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Washington, Virginia and Rhode Island.
In New York State, the decision allows the Trump administration to withhold some discretionary funding in federal law enforcement grants fr
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Driving Members to Better Health: Neighborhood's Involvement in the Mobile Health Initiative
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 28 -- Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island issued the following news:
In late 2019, Heather had been in tremendous pain for about a week before she finally called 911.
"My stomach was burning, and it was painful and I just remember calling them and telling them, 'I don't know what's going on'," she recalls.
She expected an ambulance to show up at her Providence home, so she was surprised when, instead, she saw a brand-new City of Providence Fire Department S
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GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders: Parents, Advocates Call for Urgently Needed Comprehensive Parentage Reform to Protect All Rhode Island Children
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 27 -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release on Feb. 26:
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- Parents, family law experts, and advocates spoke out at the State House today calling for passage of the Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act with key amendments to ensure the final bill is best practice and constitutional.
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As the House Committee on Judiciary prepared to hear testimony on H 7541, the Rhode Island Uniform Parentage Act (RIUPA), introduced by lead
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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: Doctors, Public Back Rhode Island Bills To Stop Unsound, Unethical Use of Animals in Medical Training
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 29 -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release:
On Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Rhode Island State House, doctors and members of the public joined Rep. Joseph Solomon and Sen. Bridget Valverde in support of bills that would modernize medical training in Rhode Island and make it more human-relevant. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a national nonprofit with more than 12,000 doctor members--is backing H 7211 and
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Violence Policy Center: States With Weak Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Lead Nation in Gun Deaths, New Data for 2018 Confirms
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release:
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- Mississippi, Alabama, Wyoming, Missouri, and Louisiana Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation
- Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Hawaii, New York, and New Jersey Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in the Nation
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Just-released WISQARS data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control show that states with the highest rates of overall gun death
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