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Rhode Island is staring down a health care crisis on multiple fronts: There aren’t enough primary care providers, our hospitals facing steep financial challenges, and uncertainty from the federal government looms over everything.
On May 28, we’re holding a special Rhode Map Live event to discuss the path forward for our state. We would like to invite you to attend.
My colleague Alexa Gagosz and I will be moderating a panel discussion with Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, Brown Health President and CEO John Fernandez, Care New England President and CEO Dr. Mike Wagner, and Maura Iversen, the dean of the College of Health & Wellness at Johnson & Wales University.
The event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at CIC Providence on Dyer Street. When you sign up, you can also submit a question for the panel.
We’re looking forward to seeing you.
🤔 So you think you're a Rhode Islander...
On April 6, 1978, the Celtics lost a regular season game to Washington Bullets (today's Wizards) at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Who was the high scorer in the game? (You can find the answer below.)
Do you have the perfect question for Rhode Map readers? Don't forget to send the answer, too. Shoot me an email today.
The Globe in Rhode Island
⚓ My latest column: Meet the family who can't get enough of the University of Rhode Island. Read more.
⚓The hacker that gained access to Rhode Island’s state benefits system last year - making vulnerable the private data of more than 640,000 people - did so in July, five months before state officials realized, an outside investigation has found. Read more.
⚓ As the rain pelted the crowd and mud softened at their feet, hundreds of nurses and frontline staff at Butler Hospital rallied in the first strike at the facility in 37 years. Read more.
⚓ The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is happening more than 5,000 miles away. But within the halls of Providence City Hall, it‘s caused a sharp divide among the elected officials, all of whom are Democrats. Read more.
⚓ A Brown University student sent an admittedly crass message to 3,805 staff members asking them to justify their jobs at the $90,000-a-year institution. Then he was placed under investigation. Read more.
🎂 Rhode Map readers have sent another round of Happy Birthday wishes to: Juliet Simon (9), Ned Crowley, Margot and Molly Robertshaw (4), Danielle Cavallacci, Katherine Hypolite-MacMannis,Art Norwalk (80), Simona Watchous (7), Christine Byrnes, Tom Lydon, Alexandra Leslie, Jeff Britt, David Santilli, Marie Aberger, Nick Lima, Michael Solomon, Michelle Moreno-Silva, Tim DelGiudice, Ben Smith, Steve O'Donnell, Brad Lage, Elizabeth Poole (44), Teddy Johnston (3), Tom Moniz, Anthony Carsetti,Suzanne Young, Bev Spear, Katrina Lapierre (53), Alicia Parente Carlos, Sean-John Reidy, Alex Swanson (3), Tony Parente, Nicholas Oliver, Gianna Panella (10), Bonnie Jaffe, Kathy Jellison, Frank Robinson, Marnie Lacouture, Jeffrey Brenner (60), Kathy Benz Cronin (67), and Powell Morin (80).
🏆 Congrats to Globe Rhode Island's fearless editor, Lylah Alphonse, who is being honored with 2025 Princeton Day School Alumni Achievement Award this weekend.
You can check out all of our coverage at Globe.com/RI
Also in the Globe
⚓ Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party. Read more.
⚓ A new breed of bold and brazen passengers wants better airline seats without paying. Meet the the seat squatters. Read more.
⚓ It’s been a week since Rafael Devers publicly expressed his unwillingness to move to first base. But behind that stance are other questions: What are the challenges of learning to play first base? Could Devers handle those challenges? And if he was willing to work at the position, how long might it take Devers to get acclimated to the demands of playing first base? Read more.
⚓ The Brown University softball team takes on No. 12 Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament at 5:30 p.m. You can watch here.
⚓ The AMP is hosting Katt Williams tonight, Rhode Island College graduation tomorrow, and Providence College graduation on Sunday.
⚓ The state Cybersecurity Planning Committee meets at 12:30 p.m. Here's the agenda.
🏆 Pop quiz answer
Rhode Island's own Ernie DiGregorio scored 24 points for the Celtics, but Boston lost 112-103.
RHODE ISLAND REPORT PODCAST Ed Fitzpatrick talks to our colleague Steph Machado about her recent Rhode Island PBS story on what the Trump administration's cuts to science research mean for the state. Listen to all of our podcasts here.
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