PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Rhode Island state auditor says more than 1,000 people who are dead received millions in Medicaid benefits last year. The annual report from Auditor General Dennis Hoyle states 10,881 people who had passed away remained Medicaid-eligible in the troubled Unified Health Infrastructure Project system. The review also showed $11.6 million…… MORE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – The Providence City Council has given initial approval to an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags in the city. The Retail Plastic Bag Reduction Act prohibits retailers from distributing plastic check-out bags, unless they can prove a qualifying exemption. The Providence Journal reports the proposal still requires a second approval from the…… MORE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A legislative committee in Rhode Island has advanced two bills dealing with overtime for firefighters. One measure sponsored by Democratic House Majority Whip John “Jay” Edwards would strike from state law an exemption that shields cities and towns from having to pay firefighters overtime after 42 hours. The other bill would…… MORE
BOSTON (AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted a Rhode Island man charged in the kidnapping of a Boston woman whose body was later found in the trunk of the man’s car. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Massachusetts said Thursday that 32-year-old Louis Coleman was indicted on one count of kidnapping resulting in death.…… MORE
By WPRO News The Turnpike and Bridge Authority is inviting people who built the Newport Bridge to be part of the 50th anniversary celebration this summer. Turnpike and Bridge Authority Executive Director Buddy Croft estimates several hundred workers who helped build the bridge between 1966 and 1969 are still alive, and he’s hopeful they’ll reach out…… MORE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Parents of children who have died of sepsis in Rhode Island are asking the state to establish standard protocols for detecting the condition. The mothers of three children who died testified before the House Health, Education and Welfare Committee Wednesday in favor of a resolution requesting the state create protocols similar…… MORE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Taylor Swift knows all too well that “nothing good starts in a getaway car.” The 29-year-old pop star invoked the lyrics of her own song, “Getaway Car,” in response to a police chase Tuesday that ended with a stolen car crashing into the gates of her beachfront home in Rhode…… MORE
BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts woman has been charged with running a multimillion-dollar illegal marijuana business. Federal authorities say 51-year-old Deana Martin, of Milton, is charged with one count of conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana. She was freed after an initial appearance in court on Tuesday. Her attorney, Brad Bailey, says…… MORE
By Arlette Saenz and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Joe Biden released a video on Twitter Wednesday and said he will be “more mindful about respecting personal space in the future.” The video comes in the wake of allegations Biden made women feel uncomfortable in their encounters. “Social norms are changing. I…… MORE
By Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among a group of 15 people appearing Wednesday in federal court in Boston as part of the college admissions scam. The defendants are each charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud in a scheme…… MORE
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