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Monday, February 08, 2021   View Larger + A GoLocal request for the state’s revised vaccination plan as well as emails between the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), were responded to by RIDOH officials with a claim that there is no revised vaccination plan and a bill for more than $3,147.50 for retrieval of the emails. GoLocal has paid RIDOHs demand for payment. “The Department of Health’s response to a legitimate request ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement between Brown University and student-athletes who had challenged the Ivy League schools decision to drop several womens varsity sports. U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. signed off on the agreement, ending more than two decades of legal battles centering on gender discrimination in collegiate athletics. The settlement originally announced in September restores the women’s equestrian and women’s fencing teams to ...

Court gives final approval to Brown settlement in Title IX lawsuit A FEDERAL COURT has granted final approval to a settlement agreement between Brown University and attorneys for student-athletes who challenged the Ivy League school’s decision to reduce several women’s varsity sports teams to club status. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY PROVIDENCE – A federal court has granted final approval to a settlement agreement related to gender equality in Brown University’s athletics progra...