AS Daily News Roundup: Thursday, February 9, 2012

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Advocacy Solutions
Table of Contents
Education
ProJo: 71 teachers get layoff notices due to fiscal uncertainty
ProJo: Bill would block ‘high-stakes’ testing
Health and Wellness
ProJo: New health-related fees considered
WRNI: BCBS opposes Hospital Conversions Act
PBN: Steward: Eliminating waiting period matters for Landmark deal
Politics and Government
ProJo: Votolato stepping down from bench after 40 years
ProJo: Records reveal robust year of fundraising
ProJo: GOP plans suit against redistricting
ProJo: New payday for ex-House speaker
ProJo: Bill would cap lawyer fees
ProJo: Council members to lose benefits
Opinion
ProJo: Ed Fitzpatrick: White House, Whitehouse back ‘Buffett rule’
ProJo: Receivers must be accountable to public
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AS Daily News Roundup: Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Advocacy Solutions
Table of Contents
Economy and Housing
ProJo: State to join in settlement
ProJo: Big boost expected from 2013 AHL event
ProJo News Digest: Soup kitchen at State House to raise awareness
WRNI: Candy bar will help needy kids in Central Falls
Education
ProJo: Prayer banner gets wooden cover
PBN: RIF grant to ‘restart’ 3 Providence schools
Health and Wellness
ProJo: Bill spurs debate on for-profit hospitals
ProJo: Cut in dental coverage criticized
Politics and Government
ProJo: Council looks at replacing Pelletier
ProJo: Doherty meets with House Republicans
ProJo: Again, Senate OKs bill to limit ‘good behavior’ credit
Opinion
ProJo Editorial: Governor Chafee’s budget
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AS Daily News Roundup: Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Advocacy Solutions
Table of Contents
Education
ProJo: School partnership awarded $100,000
ProJo: Still now word on school budget
Health and Wellness
ProJo: Upgrades, layoffs for Landmark
ProJo: Family feedback seen as key to revealing hidden dementia
WRNI: Bill allows for buying RI hospitals in bulk
RI Future: New Providence subcommittee on women & healthy communities
Politics and Government
ProJo: R.I. leaders vow to help city avert bankruptcy
ProJo: Making returns a bit less taxing
PolitiFact: Email is wildly misleading on house-sales tax
ProJo: Governor reclaims EDC’s energy fund
ProJo: Canvassers pursuing councilman on address
Opinion
ProJo Ed Fitzpatrick: Central Falls needs to keep its post office
ProJo Editorial: Sunshine in doctor’s office
ProJo: What’s ‘irrational’ is ignoring R.I. ills
ProJo: Journal story an unfair attack on North Providence
ProJo Letter to the Editor: Landmark saved my life

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AS Daily News Roundup: Monday, February 6, 2012

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Advocacy Solutions
Table of Contents
Education
ProJo: Bard’s lines fall trippingly
PBN: Business has a stake in education reform
PBN: Neumont eyes slice of R.I. market
Health and Wellness
ProJo: New nursing home payment policy a worry for some
PBN: Five Questions With: Howard Dean
Politics and Government
ProJo: Speechwriter took unplanned route to State House
ProJo: Doherty kickoff: It’s about leadership
GoLocalProv: PowerPlayer: Providence Councilwoman Sabina Matos
Opinion
ProJo: A judge’s misunderstanding of Medicare
ProJo: Absent Cicilline accountable for his role in city’s crisis
ProJo: The Ocean State is a misbegotten debt-collection state
ProJo Letter to the Editor: Mental-health visionary
PBN: Brown ready to up payment to city, talk about more
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AS Daily News Roundup: Friday, February 3, 2012

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Advocacy Solutions
Table of Contents
Education
ProJo: Regents approve charter school
Energy
ProJo: Reaching the heights of power
Health and Wellness
ProJo: Block looking for Medicaid fraud
Politics and Government
ProJo: Mayor says city near ‘bankruptcy’
PolitiFact: Trillo leaves out part of Quonet’s benefit
ProJo: Chafee wants cooperation on jobs
ProJo: Governor seeks ‘fairness’ in state raises
WRNI: Political Roundtable: Chafee’s budget and Providence’s fiscal woes
Opinion
ProJo: Bring Pats’ winning ways to government
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