Blogger files ethics complaint against Carcieri

A local political activist has filed an ethics complaint against Governor Carcieri over state tax breaks. According to WPRI, a writer for the Rhode Island’s Future blog cites a Poverty Institute study that’s challenging many 2008 business community tax breaks. The Institute says 88 out of 118 of the breaks were not found in [...]

Providence women’s cancer screening program out of money

A federally funded program that provides free cancer screenings for Rhode Island women without health insurance has run out of money until July. Officials say demand for the Women’s Cancer Screening Program has soared during the recession. In July, program doctors will start screening patients every other year, instead of annually.

Obama Donates Nobel Peace Prize Winnings

(Metro) President Barack Obama has announced which groups will get the $1.4 million he received for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
He says $250,000 will go to Fisher House, a national nonprofit that houses families whose loved ones are receiving care at Veterans Administration medical centers. He will give another $200,000 to the Bush-Clinton Haiti Fund [...]

Study warns of rising inhalant abuse among children

More and more young people are abusing inhalants nationwide. Alejandra Ceja has more:

[Transcript]:
According to a National Inhalant Prevention Coalition study, the numbers are alarming. They say kids are “huffing” household substances such as aerosol sprays, nail polish, and gasoline in an effort to get high.
Pamela Hyde, head of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health [...]

Attention Chris Brown Fans: Your Idol Needs Your Help

So, in the exciting world of R&B…
Chris Brown is asking for help. Now, when I heard this, I thought, “Great, he’s finally ready to deal with the serious mental problems that surely led him to assault his then-girlfriend Rihanna a year ago,” a crime for which he pled guilty last summer.
But I was wrong. He’s [...]