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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 8h

ProPublica is hiring a reporter to join our amazing investigative unit with The Texas Tribune. APPLY HERE ➡️ propub.li/4qvyjzw

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Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 8h

Delayed warnings of #whoopingcough child deaths by public health officials in Louisianna via @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social

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Louisiana Took Months To Sound Alarm After Two Babies Died in Whooping Cough Outbreak - KFF Health News

Louisiana health officials appear to have deviated from the usual steps for public health communications amid a whooping cough outbreak after it killed two infants.

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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 1d

“This ruling strengthens the ability of Colorado news outlets to hold their government accountable,” said @rcfp.org's Rachael Johnson. “It’s a decision that will have a lasting impact.”

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that The Sentinel is a ‘citizen.’ Here’s why that matters.

An RCFP attorney represents The Sentinel in a dispute with the city of Aurora over the news outlet’s ability to recover legal fees in a lawsuit.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

Our local and state leaders must not voluntarily collaborate with the Trump administration's attempts to target people and groups that the president doesn't like.

These types of politically motivated federal investigations make our country less free, and need to be rejected.

How Governors and Mayors Can Protect Nonprofits from Trump's NSPM-7 | ACLU

President Trump’s new directive, NSPM-7, targets charities and advocacy groups under the guise of national security. State governors and local mayors can protect them by refusing to cooperate with pol...

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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 1d

Neronha says “another operator” is kicking the tires on the hospitals (2/2)

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Steve Ahlquist @steveahlquist.bsky.social · 1d

ACLU sues McKee Administration for violating the free speech and free assembly rights of protesters during the People’s State of the State

"I felt a hand on me, and the police officer said, ‘You need to come downstairs or you’re going to get arrested,'" said Harrison Tuttle.

ACLU sues McKee Administration for violating the free speech and free assembly rights of protesters during the People's State of the State

"I made my way to the outside of the House chamber, where I felt a hand on me, and the police officer said, ‘You need to come downstairs or you’re going to get arrested,'" said Harrison Tuttle.

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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 1d

www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgi... in case you missed my latest RI politics roundup

TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 31, 2025

A reprieve for the end of SNAP benefits, and Mayor Smiley on housing and other top Providence issues

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aneripattani.bsky.social @aneripattani.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Is opioid settlement $ living up to its promise? @kffhealthnews.org @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social & @shatterproofhq.bsky.social built a database showing 10,500+ ways it was spent—or not—last year, from treatment & housing to police drones & a drug awareness magician kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

From Narcan to Gun Silencers, Opioid Settlement Cash Pays Law Enforcement Tabs - KFF Health News

Local governments have received hundreds of millions of dollars from the opioid settlements to support addiction treatment, recovery, and prevention efforts. Their spending decisions in 2024 were some...

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Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 4d

Halloween dinner…

Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 4d

And when @tednesi.bsky.social pressed Iacono on the overhead costs, she hung up. Hmmm...

a woman is sitting at a table with her hand on her chin and looking up .

ALT: a woman is sitting at a table with her hand on her chin and looking up .

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Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 4d

A few days ago @tednesi.bsky.social reported ChaterCARE Foundation's Form 990s showed overhead of at least 40% of its expenses...What's all that overhead for? At least 22% of the overhead, he reported, is from Exec Director Paula Iacono's salary. Full story here tinyurl.com/4v6x9pd4

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 4d

My latest Nation column, on ICE forcing asylum seekers to report for hearings, and then arresting them at those hearings... And on the rise of an oligarchy that chooses to fund ballrooms but not foodstamps. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Trump Is Forcing Millions to Make Cruel Choices

Do you go to your asylum check-in and risk capture by ICE? Without SNAP, what will you give up to feed your kids? How will you pay for healthcare?

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Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 4d

CharterCARE Foundation says its donors intended the $6M would be supporting the mission of Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals. But isn't keep the hospitals out of bankruptcy consistent with that mission? What do their board of directors say? www.chartercarefoundation.org/about.html

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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 4d

“People are terrified and the response has been this enormous outpouring of charity, which is a beautiful thing,” Weizenbaum said. “But when a bully comes at you, you have to say ‘This is wrong’ and stand up to the bully..and that is what the plaintiffs did.”
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Federal judge in R.I. blocks Trump administration from halting SNAP payments - The Boston Globe

Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. ordered the government to tap $6 billion in contingency funds to make the SNAP payments, rejecting the argument that the money should be saved for other emergencies.

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Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 4d

via @jeremybernfeld.bsky.social Anxiety rising over how to feed > 140K Rhode Islanders and 1.1M Massachusetts residents www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/fed...

Federal court in RI orders Trump administration to fund SNAP

A federal judge in Providence has ordered the USDA to release emergency funds to restore food assistance, siding with Rhode Island nonprofits and cities nationwide that sued over the shutdown’s freeze...

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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 4d

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Owner of two cash-strapped Rhode Island hospitals calls for them to close

The nonprofit trying to buy Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital is still struggling to close its financing

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Larry Levitt @larrylevitt.bsky.social · 12d

There's been a lot of focus on our estimate that ACA enrollees will see their out-of-pocket premiums increase by 114% if enhanced tax credits expire. That may be a hard number to grasp. Another way of looking at it: What enrollees pay will go up by $1,016 on average.
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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 18d

ICE arrested a man with brain cancer - he’d been out delivering for DoorDash and got lost. He was supposed to have a hearing to get out - then ICE moved him to Georgia @wbur.org @rachellss.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

ICE arrests Afghan man with brain cancer in Methuen. Now, he’s hundreds of miles from his doctors

It’s getting harder for immigrants to win release from custody, even when they're in dire health.

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Beth Healy @bethhealy.bsky.social · 18d

Bit of a shocker here - Fenway Health @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

Some health centers in Mass. stop trans care for minors

Under pressure from the Trump administration, hospitals and clinics across the country have stopped offering minors care such as puberty blockers and hormones that aid gender transition. Now at least ...

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aneripattani.bsky.social @aneripattani.bsky.social · Sep 16

A New England state is battling the largest HIV outbreak in its history. The local factors that shaped it can shed light on what to expect from Trump’s policies on homelessness and drug use. @kffhealthnews.org
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An HIV Outbreak in Maine Shows the Risk of Trump’s Crackdown on Homelessness and Drug Use - KFF Health News

Public health experts and advocates say the outbreak has been fueled by a confluence of local factors, including the sweeping of a homeless encampment and shuttering of a sterile-syringe program. But…

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Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 20d

Other 13 govs in the alliance: Governors Bob Ferguson (WA), Josh Green (HI), Maura Healey (MA), Kathy Hochul (NY), Tina Kotek (OR), Ned Lamont (CT), Lou Leon Guerrero (GU), Matt Meyer (DE), Wes Moore (MD), Phil Murphy (NJ), Gavin Newsom (CA), Jared Polis (CO), JB Pritzker (IL), and Josh Stein (NC)

Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 20d

R.I. @govdanmckee.bsky.social is one of 14 Dem governors forming a public health alliance amid rising alarm at Trump admin politicization of public health policy tinyurl.com/3982zecd

Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance. They say the group will coordinate issues across state lines and share data and information about threats, guid...

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RI Department of State | Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore @risecstate.bsky.social · 21d

SPECIAL ELECTION REMINDER:
Early voting begins Wednesday, October 15 for the Providence City Council – Ward 2 special primary and continues until 4 p.m. on November 3.
Learn more about early voting at vote.ri.gov.

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Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 21d

The Drug That Took Away More Than Her Appetite www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...

Opinion | The Drug That Took Away More Than Her Appetite

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Lynn Arditi @lynnarditi.bsky.social · 25d

In #RhodeIsland, about 1 in 5 residents get care from federally-qualified community health centers.

Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses - KFF Health News

Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.

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