Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales
7+ hour, 4+ min ago —...SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press by: SARAH RANKIN, Associated Press... ...development, which drew criticism from Democrats who control the General Assembly... ...Aaron Rouse of Virginia Beach, who sponsored his chamber’s version... ...as first and second-degree murder, kidnapping, and robbery, would...
Massachusetts joins with NCAA, sports teams to tackle gambling among young people
8+ hour, 26+ min ago —...STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Baker said those harms extend not... ...just to young people making bets, but to student athletes coming... ...Campbell said members of the coalition include the Boston Red Sox... ..., the Boston Celtics, the Boston Bruins, the New England Patriots...
Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content
8+ hour, 12+ min ago —...SALLEE ANN HARRISON Associated Press Meta will be sunsetting Facebook... ...Meta says users will still be able to view links to news articles... ..., director of the Tech Policy Institute in the Cornell Brooks... ...School of Public Policy who studies tech policy and how new technologies...
Bill passed by RI Senate looks to help local wineries
7+ hour, 50+ min ago —...Senate Majority Whip Valerie Lawson sponsored the legislation.... ...The State Senate passed a bill last week that would change that,... ...The bill now heads to the Rhode Island House, where Majority Whip... ...Bill passed by RI Senate looks to help local wineries Hearing on...
Red Sox open 2024 season tonight in Seattle
9+ hour, 4+ min ago —...Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi, Chris Sale — all... ...BOSTON (WPRI) — The Boston Red Sox kick off their 2024 campaign out... ...CBS Sports analysts project the Red Sox will once again finish last... ...… LeBron James Hails Duquesne for First NCAA Tournament … Draymond...
US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023
9+ hour, 5+ min ago —...cases internationally — the World Health Organization said TB was... ...MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Forty states reported an increase... ...Ashwin Vasan, the city’s health commissioner.... ...in the United States and Europe....
Coventry bus monitor reflects on rewarding career: ‘It keeps you young’
9+ hour, 18+ min ago —...(WPRI) — Denise Nagy’s 35-year career as a school bus monitor in... ...Nagy later transitioned from being a bus monitor to a driver.... ...Ocean State Transit's Miranda Benoit told 12 News Nagy is “fully... ...Anyone interested in becoming a bus monitor or driver for Ocean State...
McKee names new acting health director amid yearslong search for permanent pick
13+ hour, 17+ min ago —...Staci Fischer as the next acting health director.... ...,” McKee spokesperson Olivia DaRocha said in a statement.... ...Alexander-Scott, who became a household name in Rhode Island during... ...James McDonald, who replaced Alexander-Scott, served for a few months...
RI Medicaid paid $38M for out-of-state residents, audit discovers
10+ hour, 44+ min ago —...(WPRI) — Rhode Island paid health insurers more than $38 million... ...Office of the Auditor General released the report this week, concluding... ..., Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, North... ...Plan, UnitedHealthcare and Tufts Health Plan....
Man charged with setting fire to Dartmouth country club
10+ hour, 29+ min ago —...Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Jon Davine.... ...Firefighters rushed to the Hawthorne Country Club on Tucker Road...