[CREDIT: LPPIB] Pictured above, CODAC Director Linda Hurley presents Speaker Joe Shekcarchi with a poster honoring his efforts to improve behavioral health.

Horizon: Shekarchi, Ruggerio Behavioral Health Champs

By: Rob Borkowski on October 3, 2024 in News to You

STATE HOUSE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio were honored as “Legislative Champions” this week by Horizon Healthcare Partners for addressing behavioral health issues […]

Solomon: Solicitor Out, WFD Sick Time Review Continues

By: Rob Borkowski on December 14, 2018 in News to You

WARWICK, RI – Mayor Joseph Solomon is investigating the civil implications of an un-ratified 2013 agreement granting firefighters extra monthly sick time, signed by the Warwick Fire Chief, Warwick Firefighter’s […]

Former Sen. Walaska Dies, Leaves Legacy of Hope for Terminally Ill

By: Rob Borkowski on April 3, 2017 in All Politics Are Local, News to You

WARWICK, RI — Former Senator William Walaska, 70, a member of the RI Senate for 22 years, a champion of access to off-label medicines for people with terminal illness, died […]