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Housing Department pledges to stop using Providence firm to hire subcontractors – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

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Listen to this article The Rhode Island Department of Housing will begin seeking the Department of Administration’s approval before hiring subcontractors rather than funneling them through a Providence law firm, the Providence Journal has reported. The announcement comes after the Journal reported that now-former Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor had used Savage Law Partners to “leapfrog” … Read more

Department of Education resolves Title VI complaint filed in January, raises concerns over Brown’s response to antisemitism

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On Monday, the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education resolved a Title VI Shared Ancestry complaint filed against the University in January that alleged an inadequate response to antisemitism on campus. The OCR’s investigation raised broader concerns on how the University responded to reports of antisemitic, anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim harassment. As … Read more

Prospect Medical Holdings, owner of 2 RI hospitals, was under investigation by Justice Department

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PROVIDENCE — Prospect Medical Holdings, the Los Angeles-based corporate owner of two Rhode Island hospitals, said it received a subpoena last year from the Department of Justice, according to new court documents. The Justice Department issued the subpoena on Nov. 3, Prospect’s attorneys wrote in a new legal document filed on June 27, referring to … Read more

Prospect Medical Holdings, owner of 2 RI hospitals, was under investigation by Justice Department

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PROVIDENCE — Prospect Medical Holdings, the Los Angeles-based corporate owner of two Rhode Island hospitals, said it received a subpoena last year from the Department of Justice, according to new court documents. The Justice Department issued the subpoena on Nov. 3, Prospect’s attorneys wrote in a new legal document filed on June 27, referring to … Read more