California Attorney General Xavier Becerra may have won a narrow confirmation to be the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, but if his past is any indication, his agenda will be bold when it comes to reining in pharma companies, boosting the Affordable Care Act and scrutinizing hospital consolidation. Share /
Mar 25, 2021 at 12:29 PM
PROVIDENCE Four nominees to state court bench are expected to go before the full Senate on Friday after being approved by the state Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
The committee on Tuesday night roundly approved, following glowing testimony, Gov. Gina Raimondo’s nomination of Linda Rekas Sloan and Superior Court Magistrate Richard Raspallo as Superior Court judges; Central Falls Municipal Court Judge Elizabeth Ortiz to the Family Court bench; and Kevin Reall to Workers’ Compensation Court.
If approved by the Senate, Rekas Sloan and Ortiz would make historic firsts in Rhode Island, Rekas Sloan as the first Asian-American to be seated on Superior Court and Ortiz as the first Latina to sit on the court that oversees child custody, divorce and juvenile matters. Both lifetime posts have a $170,545 annual base salary.
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan broke down barriers for a lasting legacy
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Barbara Jordan with her sisters in 1974: Mrs. Bennie Creswell, left, and Mrs. Rose Mary McGowan, at the Rice HotelCurtis McGee, HC staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Representative Barbara Jordan, D-Texas, joins Democratic persidential nominee Jimmy Carter at the podium after Carter’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in New York City in1976. Jordan’s convention speech was so remarkable, it quickly spawned rumors she might be the vice presidential nominee. Jordan, whose ringing voice and unshakable faith in the Constitution inspired the nation during the Watergate impeachment hearings, died Jan. 17, 1996. She was 59.Associated PressShow MoreShow Less