Another Rhode Island school district is requiring teachers and staff to get coronavirus vaccinations or face unpaid leave and possible termination.… MORE
Category Archives: coronavirus
Group prioritizes ways to spend Rhode Island's COVID relief money
The Rhode Island Foundation brought together a number of community leaders to prioritize ways to spend the $1.1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Money that has gone unspent until now in Rhode Island under an effort called “Make it Happen: Investing for Rhode Island’s Future”.… MORE
Rhode Island preparing to vaccinate kids against COVID-19
Rhode Island officials are preparing now to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 in anticipation of the federal government authorizing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for that age group, Gov. Dan McKee said Thursday.… MORE
RI stresses importance of flu shot
Rhode Islanders are being encouraged to get the flu shot in addition to a COVID shot, and the state’s Lieutenant Governor Wednesday rolled up her sleeve to get the vaccination. … MORE
Providence wants to spend up to $1.6M on violence prevention
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza wants to spend up to $1.6 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to establish nonviolence training and youth mentorship programs to address an increase in violence in the city. … MORE
Johnson & Wales University sues insurer over pandemic losses
Johnson & Wales University is suing its insurer over financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, alleging the company breached its contract because it did not allow the university to claim pandemic-related economic losses.… MORE
Governor unveils plans to spend $113M in federal money
Gov. Dan McKee disclosed his plans Thursday to spend about $113 million of Rhode Island’s more than $1.1 billion in federal relief funds on essential needs including affordable housing, support for small businesses, and bonuses for child care workers.… MORE
Massachusetts Senate debates bill to expand voting rights
A bill that would permanently write into Massachusetts law early voting options that were temporarily adopted during the height of the pandemic was being debated Wednesday by the Massachusetts Senate. … MORE
Roundtable discussion on RI childcare needs
Governor Dan McKee Wednesday began laying the groundwork for his plan to quickly spend some of the $1.1 billion in COVID aid from the federal government, convening a roundtable discussion with about a dozen people involved in childcare, one area he said has been under funded since before the pandemic.… MORE
RI will try to reassign unvaccinated health state workers
Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee said Friday that the administration would try to find new assignments for health care workers employed by the state who are refusing a coronavirus vaccination.… MORE
