Excluded groups want in on health information technology funding

By Kimberly Leonard

Economic stimulus package has $27 billion for health IT; excluded providers are fighting for a slice

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"… , a measure introduced in March by Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island that is designed to expand funding for health IT. Republican Sen. Susan Co …"

Proposed bill aims to expand health IT funds to mental health providers

By Kimberly Leonard and Josh Israel

Stimulus bill left many providers out, but costs of including them may doom the measure....

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"… gislation.Whitehouse introduced a similar bill last year, after his fellow Rhode Island Democrat, then-Rep. Patrick Kennedy, authored the House version. Neither b …"

"… ”Nevertheless, Whitehouse’s argument will focus on future savings. The Rhode Island lawmaker “believes there are tremendous savings to be realized through d …"

The climate change lobby explosion

By Marianne Lavelle

Will thousands of lobbyists imperil action on global warming?

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"… en Shimberg, who was counsel to the late Republican Senator John Chafee of Rhode Island when he chaired the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.One of t …"

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Hey Congressman! How many federal workers in your district?

By Aaron Mehta

Where the federal workforce is

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"… NK WILL GO HERE>> Please note the data is missing Arizona, Arkansas, Rhode Island and Utah, along with protectorates and territories Guam, The American Virg …"

A few bad years for America’s mayors

By Josh Israel

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon’s indictment by a grand jury for theft, perjury, and misconduct adds her to a long list of big-city mayors who

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"… of racketeering, extortion, bribery, and mail fraud.June 2002: Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Vincent “Buddy” Cianci convicted of racketeering conspiracy. …"

Exporting an epidemic

By Jim Morris

Human toll reaches millions as asbestos industry expands worldwide

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"… sician and clinical associate professor at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, calls ABC: anything but chrysotile. In fact, some researchers and defense …"

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A most favored corporation: Enron prevailed in federal, state lobbying efforts 49 times

By M. Asif Ismail

WASHINGTON, January 6, 2003 — Enron Corp., which ran a formidable lobbying machine in Washington and state capitals, gained favorable treatm

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"… ted, although Pennsylvania deregulation did allow Enronto enter the market.Rhode IslandRhodeIsland was one of the first states to restructure its power market. Go …"

Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

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"… among Democratic state parties in Maine, Montana, North Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Jersey and Nebraska.And some big donors made s …"

Thanks to sponsors, GOP threw twice the party the Democrats did

By Sean Peoples

October 24, 2000 — Officially, thousands of delegates, legislators and elephant banner-wavers swarmed Philadelphia from July 31 to Aug. 3 to

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"… Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, V …"

Massachusetts foreclosure law firm latest in investigator crosshairs

A law firm with connections to the attorney at the center of a Florida foreclosure scandal is under investigation by the Massachusetts attor

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"… at Partridge Snow & Hahn, a law firm with offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the law isn’t clear on whether it is to be applied retroactively to evi …"

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