AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHomelessness to housing: In Yakima County, a new apartment program is helping people like Jimmy Stone—who spent more than a decade sleeping in a car and tent along the Yakima River—move into stable housing after years of “being put on the back burner.” Ebola response: In eastern Congo, officials say early missteps and delays likely let Ebola spread into rebel-held areas and across borders, raising fears containment will be harder. RI research boost: The Rhode Island Foundation is awarding nearly $650,000 in seed funding to 26 medical research projects statewide, from AI breast cancer tools to postpartum mental health and GLP-1 studies. Health care affordability: Rhode Island’s health spending hit a historic high in 2024, and regulators are pushing for spending limits with sanctions if insurers keep overshooting. Trans records fight: A federal judge blocked the Trump DOJ from demanding confidential transgender patient records from Rhode Island Hospital, calling the probe untrustworthy. Weather & air: Air quality alerts remain active for parts of Western Massachusetts and all of Rhode Island as heat and ozone risk build.
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