Derek Gomes News Today

As the daily news headlines detailing the spread of bird flu grow, so does Dr. Leonard Mermel’s anxiety. An infectious disease expert who works as medical director for Lifespan’s Department of Epidemiology and Infection Control, Mermel fears the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza now detected in cows and skunks in the United States, will make […] The post What is federal COVID relief money for anyway? appeared first on Rhode Island Current.

No one seems to know how much Rhode Island will be forced to return to the federal government in COVID-19 relief funds as part of a claw back provision in the debt ceiling legislation.

Since its inception, the lottery has generated over $8.3 billion for the state.

Congressional pension awaits Cicilline along with big-paying job in non-profit world

On June 23, skilled nursing providers in Rhode Island cheered as the just-passed state budget promised them $30 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Barbadian surfer Joshua Burke advanced to the round of 16 in the Ron Jon Quiksilver Pro at Cocoa Beach, Florida, yesterday to continue his excellent recent form ahead of the Barbados Surf Pro at the end of this month. Burke, the event’s winner in 2018, commenced the competition in the round of 64 and came second in the fifth heat with a total score of 12.85. The USA’s Raiki Nishida …

Rhode Island is giving $3,000 "retention bonuses" to people who have 10-year and lifetime appointments.

Lobbyists are waiting in the wings as lawmakers begin their election-year fundraising in earnest.

Even a billion dollars in federal cash and a $600 million surplus isnt enough to satisfy all the demands for funding made on a state budget.

A spokesperson for Gov. Dan McKee said there was a discussion about changing COVID testing protocols at the hospital staff meeting.