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Last Thursday I met with approximately 75 members of the Healthy RI: National Health Reform Implementation Task Force at the Rhode Island Foundation. As the summer-long discussions will be wrapping up in the coming weeks for each of the seven task force work groups, I wanted to thank everyone for their participation and talk about next steps in our process. I especially wanted to acknowledge the conveners of the work groups as it was no small feat they kept so many busy people...

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What an amazing night in Providence last Saturday--when residents and visitors alike were treated to a free performance of the Rhode Island Orchestra & Philharmonic, Opera Providence and Festival Ballet Providence together on one stage for a special Waterfire evening!  It was a brilliant combination of art, music, song and dance, all set to the inimitable...

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As the busiest months of hurricane season approach, I have been thinking ahead to make sure we're prepared if a big storm hits our state. Last week I had the opportunity to...

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