Edward Fitzpatrick
News Reporter at The Boston Globe
Host at Rhode Island Report
@BostonGlobe reporter covering Rhode Island. Former @projo columnist, reporter. @FiveFreedoms board member. Host of #RIReport podcast. @NewhouseSU grad. Runner.
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Steph Machado |Edward Fitzpatrick
PROVIDENCE — Following a three-hour debate, the Rhode Island House of Representatives approved a sprawling $14 billion budget on Tuesday that increases health care spending, raises taxes and fees including a new tax on people with second homes, and directs more money to public transit and education. The passage of the massive budget bill comes as the General Assembly races to finish its legislative session by the end of the week.
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2 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Edward Fitzpatrick |Steph Machado
Reimbursement rates for primary care doctorsA weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. “We are facing a primary care crisis in the state of Rhode Island,” Shekarchi said, noting that his own doctor retired and he does not have a primary care physician. He said legislators had heard from constituents that they are struggling to find primary care doctors. “There is a real problem,” Shekarchi said.
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3 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Edward Fitzpatrick
Bottles placed in recycling bins end up being crushed and spread on the Central Landfill, leaving Rhode Island with a “despicable” 17 percent recycling rate, she said. “That’s pathetic for a state like us, the Ocean State,” McEntee said. “Something needs to change drastically.”But that’s where the disagreement begins. McEntee and Senator Mark P.
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3 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Edward Fitzpatrick
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island House of Representatives is poised to pass a ban on assault-style weapons on Thursday, setting a up a test for the new Senate leadership team. On Thursday, Senate spokesman Greg Pare said, “The Senate President strongly supports the assault weapons ban legislation. She will continue working with her colleagues on the Judiciary Committee to try to win its passage. Senator Louis P.
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3 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Edward Fitzpatrick
PROVIDENCE — Governor Daniel J. McKee this week named a campaign manager and finance director as he gears up for a re-election campaign in the face of daunting poll numbers. Rob Silverstein, who served as political director and deputy campaign manager for New York Governor Kathy Hochul, will be McKee’s campaign manager. And Neil Spencer, who has spent the past eight years with the Florida House Democratic Campaign Committee, will be McKee’s campaign finance director.
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