Massachusetts is poised to begin distributing $500 payments to about 500,000 low-income workers, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday.… MORE
Category Archives: coronavirus
More National Guard members to help Rhode Island’s hospitals
Rhode Island is mobilizing an additional 30 members of the National Guard to ease pressure on already understaffed hospitals that are dealing with the latest surge in coronavirus cases, Gov. Dan McKee said Tuesday.… MORE
Governor names interim health department director
A Rhode Island health department official has been tapped to serve as the state’s top public health official on an interim basis.… MORE
2nd top Rhode Island health official announces resignation
Just days after the director of Rhode Island’s Department of Health announced her resignation, the agency’s deputy director announced that he, too, is leaving.… MORE
Gov. McKee looks beyond COVID in State of the State speech
While the pandemic continues to dominate the conversation, Rhode Island’s governor said in his first-ever State of the State address Tuesday that it’s time to start looking to the future.… MORE
Massachusetts to provide at-home tests for schools
Massachusetts will make millions of rapid coronavirus test kits available to schools across the state so staff and students can test themselves weekly at home and schools can stay open for in-person instruction, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday.… MORE
Rhode Island Hospital to get help from military medical team
Rhode Island Hospital is expecting help from a military medical team as part of a federal effort to help mitigate staffing crunches at hospitals.… MORE
Rhode Island man pleads guilty to unemployment fraud
A Rhode Island man who authorities say submitted fraudulent online applications for coronavirus pandemic related unemployment benefits in eight states while also collecting benefits in his home state has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, federal prosecutors said.… MORE
Rhode Island works to ease staffing crunch at hospitals
Rhode Island is trying to ease the staffing crunch at hospitals by deploying more National Guard members and making it easier for recent nursing graduates to get temporary emergency licenses so they can join the workforce, Gov. Daniel McKee said Wednesday.… MORE
Short-staffed hospitals allow asymptomatic employees to work
Two health care facilities in Rhode Island have allowed staff who tested positive for COVID-19 but were not displaying symptoms to work, according to state health officials.… MORE
