Lynn Arditi
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Big Pharma just lost AGAIN — that’s 16 straight defeats in court!
A federal judge threw out Teva’s lawsuit trying to block Medicare from negotiating lower prices on two of its drugs. I’ll keep working to expand Medicare negotiation so that families can afford their medications.
A federal judge threw out Teva’s lawsuit trying to block Medicare from negotiating lower prices on two of its drugs. I’ll keep working to expand Medicare negotiation so that families can afford their medications.
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Big Pharma just lost AGAIN — that’s 16 straight defeats in court!
A federal judge threw out Teva’s lawsuit trying to block Medicare from negotiating lower prices on two of its drugs. I’ll keep working to expand Medicare negotiation so that families can afford their medications.
A federal judge threw out Teva’s lawsuit trying to block Medicare from negotiating lower prices on two of its drugs. I’ll keep working to expand Medicare negotiation so that families can afford their medications.
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exclusive: Rick Pazdur, the official just tapped by Trump administration to be FDA's top drug regulator has privately warned that some of the agency's new initiatives could be illegal and dangerous.
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Top FDA drug regulator raises alarms about expediting approvals
Richard Pazdur, who assumed his new role this month, has warned that new Trump administration initiatives could be illegal and pose a risk to public health.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
exclusive: Rick Pazdur, the official just tapped by Trump administration to be FDA's top drug regulator has privately warned that some of the agency's new initiatives could be illegal and dangerous.
w @rachelroubein.bsky.social
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NEW: Epstein fallout in RI and MA
RI gov candidate Helena Foulkes and US Rep Jake Auchincloss both say they'll donate campaign cash they received from Harvard's Larry Summers, who is being ostracized over emails he exchanged with the convicted sex offender www.wpri.com/news/electio...
RI gov candidate Helena Foulkes and US Rep Jake Auchincloss both say they'll donate campaign cash they received from Harvard's Larry Summers, who is being ostracized over emails he exchanged with the convicted sex offender www.wpri.com/news/electio...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
NEW: Epstein fallout in RI and MA
RI gov candidate Helena Foulkes and US Rep Jake Auchincloss both say they'll donate campaign cash they received from Harvard's Larry Summers, who is being ostracized over emails he exchanged with the convicted sex offender www.wpri.com/news/electio...
RI gov candidate Helena Foulkes and US Rep Jake Auchincloss both say they'll donate campaign cash they received from Harvard's Larry Summers, who is being ostracized over emails he exchanged with the convicted sex offender www.wpri.com/news/electio...
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I got to discuss how opioid settlement money is being spent (hint: sock hops and mixed martial arts demos) in my home state of Connecticut on a podcast from the state! Listen here: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-6i4rt...
When “Doing Something” Isn’t Enough: Tracking Opioid Settlement Spending
Aneri Pattani, Senior Correspondent for KFF Health News rejoins the podcast (after a 4-year absence!) to talk about the research she has done as part of a team to track the spending from the Opioid Se...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I got to discuss how opioid settlement money is being spent (hint: sock hops and mixed martial arts demos) in my home state of Connecticut on a podcast from the state! Listen here: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-6i4rt...
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
ER doctor’s chilling warning www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/12/m...
Uncertainty hanging over two R.I. safety-net hospitals is already unraveling the state’s health care system - The Boston Globe
With the future unclear for Roger Williams and our Lady of Fatima hospitals, staff are leaving for steadier work elsewhere, patients are scattering, and medical training programs are faltering as recr...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
ER doctor’s chilling warning www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/12/m...
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Bit of a win for NPR - and free speech www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
www.npr.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Bit of a win for NPR - and free speech www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...
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@universityofri.bsky.social economics professor Len Lardaro says the state is finally feeling the effects of negative economic trends that have been in motion for over a year.
Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/economy/is-r...
Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/economy/is-r...
Is Rhode Island in a recession? URI economics professor says yes
University of Rhode Island economics professor Len Lardaro says the state is finally feeling the effects of negative economic trends that have been in motion for over a year
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October 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@universityofri.bsky.social economics professor Len Lardaro says the state is finally feeling the effects of negative economic trends that have been in motion for over a year.
Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/economy/is-r...
Learn more: www.oceanstatemedia.org/economy/is-r...
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Warren residents and elected officials are expressing frustration after federal immigration enforcement allegedly pulled a man from his car and arrested him on Tuesday.
‘It was horrifying’: Residents protest apparent ICE activity in Warren
Residents and local leaders are expressing frustration after alleged federal immigration activity in Warren on Tuesday.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Warren residents and elected officials are expressing frustration after federal immigration enforcement allegedly pulled a man from his car and arrested him on Tuesday.
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Many shoppers are expected to be priced out of the health insurance market next year, leaving those who stay with higher premiums. It’s a dynamic that threatens to repeat, leaving markets with fewer and more expensive options as insurers exit, too. How did we get here?
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Obamacare Premiums Are About to Soar. How’d We Get Here?
Federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans are set to shrink next year. Many shoppers are expected to be priced out, leaving those who stay with higher premiums. The dynamic that threatens...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Many shoppers are expected to be priced out of the health insurance market next year, leaving those who stay with higher premiums. It’s a dynamic that threatens to repeat, leaving markets with fewer and more expensive options as insurers exit, too. How did we get here?
tradeoffs.org/2025/09/11/o...
tradeoffs.org/2025/09/11/o...
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Planned Parenthood has closed 20 clinics since the Trump administration barred it from billing Medicaid for non-abortion care. Its leaders say weathering funding cut on its own will soon become untenable.
Planned Parenthood closes 20 clinics after Medicaid cuts, warns of grim future
In a new report, Planned Parenthood said it covered the cost of $45 million in health care services in September, the first month when it could not bill Medicaid.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Planned Parenthood has closed 20 clinics since the Trump administration barred it from billing Medicaid for non-abortion care. Its leaders say weathering funding cut on its own will soon become untenable.
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If you like Margaret Atwood (and/or Handmaid's Tale) - do yourself a favor and listen to this great interview with her by @sachapfeiffer.bsky.social @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/11/02/n...
In her memoir, Margaret Atwood reveals how she found source material and love
For years, the author of The Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin and Cat's Eye was reluctant to write a memoir, but in 'Book of Lives: A Memoir', Margaret Atwood talks about being Canadian, and the pe...
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November 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If you like Margaret Atwood (and/or Handmaid's Tale) - do yourself a favor and listen to this great interview with her by @sachapfeiffer.bsky.social @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/11/02/n...
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Insurance companies profit from ACA premium tax credits because they lower the out-of-pocket premiums for millions of people who would otherwise be uninsured. The tax credits subsidize people, not insurers.
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Insurance companies profit from ACA premium tax credits because they lower the out-of-pocket premiums for millions of people who would otherwise be uninsured. The tax credits subsidize people, not insurers.
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. @iandonnis.bsky.social flags that two top RI Senate Dems - Leader Ciccone and Whip Tikoian - were at the campaign launch for Senator DiMario's primary challenger Mark Mesrobian, who is backed by the new League of RI Businesses
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Nov. 7, 2025
What Trump and Mamdani share in common, plus RI Senate leaders turn out for a rival to a Senate incumbent
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November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
. @iandonnis.bsky.social flags that two top RI Senate Dems - Leader Ciccone and Whip Tikoian - were at the campaign launch for Senator DiMario's primary challenger Mark Mesrobian, who is backed by the new League of RI Businesses
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Four Providence churches launch audacious plan to combat homelessness by providing winter shelter
“The model we’re collectively participating in here today will not only serve as a model for us, but also for the rest of the state," said Harrison Tuttle.
“The model we’re collectively participating in here today will not only serve as a model for us, but also for the rest of the state," said Harrison Tuttle.
Four Providence churches launch audacious plan to combat homelessness by providing winter shelter
“The model we’re collectively participating in here today will not only serve as a model for us, but also for the rest of the state," said Harrison Tuttle.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Four Providence churches launch audacious plan to combat homelessness by providing winter shelter
“The model we’re collectively participating in here today will not only serve as a model for us, but also for the rest of the state," said Harrison Tuttle.
“The model we’re collectively participating in here today will not only serve as a model for us, but also for the rest of the state," said Harrison Tuttle.
A win for SNAP recipients: www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/gov...
Government must send full November SNAP payments by tomorrow, federal judge rules
‘This should never happen in America,’ said federal judge John J. McConnell, Jr.
www.oceanstatemedia.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A win for SNAP recipients: www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/gov...
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ProPublica is hiring a reporter to join our amazing investigative unit with The Texas Tribune. APPLY HERE ➡️ propub.li/4qvyjzw
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ProPublica is hiring a reporter to join our amazing investigative unit with The Texas Tribune. APPLY HERE ➡️ propub.li/4qvyjzw
Delayed warnings of #whoopingcough child deaths by public health officials in Louisianna via @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social
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Louisiana Took Months To Sound Alarm After Two Babies Died in Whooping Cough Outbreak - KFF Health News
Louisiana health officials appear to have deviated from the usual steps for public health communications amid a whooping cough outbreak after it killed two infants.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Delayed warnings of #whoopingcough child deaths by public health officials in Louisianna via @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social
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“This ruling strengthens the ability of Colorado news outlets to hold their government accountable,” said @rcfp.org's Rachael Johnson. “It’s a decision that will have a lasting impact.”
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that The Sentinel is a ‘citizen.’ Here’s why that matters.
An RCFP attorney represents The Sentinel in a dispute with the city of Aurora over the news outlet’s ability to recover legal fees in a lawsuit.
www.rcfp.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
“This ruling strengthens the ability of Colorado news outlets to hold their government accountable,” said @rcfp.org's Rachael Johnson. “It’s a decision that will have a lasting impact.”
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Our local and state leaders must not voluntarily collaborate with the Trump administration's attempts to target people and groups that the president doesn't like.
These types of politically motivated federal investigations make our country less free, and need to be rejected.
These types of politically motivated federal investigations make our country less free, and need to be rejected.
How Governors and Mayors Can Protect Nonprofits from Trump's NSPM-7 | ACLU
President Trump’s new directive, NSPM-7, targets charities and advocacy groups under the guise of national security. State governors and local mayors can protect them by refusing to cooperate with pol...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Our local and state leaders must not voluntarily collaborate with the Trump administration's attempts to target people and groups that the president doesn't like.
These types of politically motivated federal investigations make our country less free, and need to be rejected.
These types of politically motivated federal investigations make our country less free, and need to be rejected.
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Neronha says “another operator” is kicking the tires on the hospitals (2/2)
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Neronha says “another operator” is kicking the tires on the hospitals (2/2)