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Nancy Lavin

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Nancy Lavin is a senior reporter at the Rhode Island Current. She is an award-winning reporter covering politics, energy issues and the environment for Rhode Island Current. She previously reported on banking and finance, energy and entrepreneurship for Providence Business News. Nancy also spent three and a half years at the Frederick (Md.) News-Post and worked at The Westerly Sun. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island.

Amid bleak financial forecast, Brown Health announces buyouts, executive layoffs
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Amid bleak financial forecast, Brown Health announces buyouts, executive layoffs

Oct 02, 2026
Nancy Lavin
The state’s largest hospital operator is offering buyouts to 200 non-clinical supervisors and laying off 10 executives amid financial pressures. Brown University Health announced a series of cost-cutting measures on Thursday, the first day of its new fiscal year. Like...
Foulkes, Block share views on government efficiency and affordability in first post-primary matchup
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Foulkes, Block share views on government efficiency and affordability in first post-primary matchup

Sep 30, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Compared with the insult-laced , tense exchanges in both parties’ gubernatorial primaries, the first head-to-head between general election candidates Helena Buonanno Foulkes and Ken Block proved mild, even congenial. Despite their different labels — Foulkes, a Democrat, and Block, an...
Double digit increases in Rhode Island commercial health insurance premiums coming in 2027
Rhode Island

Double digit increases in Rhode Island commercial health insurance premiums coming in 2027

Sep 29, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Monthly health insurance costs are set to rise by double-digit percentages for the second consecutive year , though the sticker shock won’t be quite as sharp as last year. Commercial insurance rates for 2027, unveiled by Rhode Island Health Insurance...
Can new owners turn around struggling Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals? Neronha is not convinced.
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Can new owners turn around struggling Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals? Neronha is not convinced.

Sep 28, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office has rejected a turnaround plan by the new owners of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, determining it was insufficient to keep them afloat. “The runway, if they don’t get it...
Most intriguing RI race to watch? New UNH poll shows LG Matos in tight race with Loughlin
Rhode Island

Most intriguing RI race to watch? New UNH poll shows LG Matos in tight race with Loughlin

Sep 25, 2026
Nancy Lavin
One of the least powerful state offices could end up being the headline of Rhode Island’s general election: Democrat Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is neck-and-neck with her Republican challenger, John Loughlin, according to a University of New Hampshire poll published...
RI Energy bills are going up, then down, then up again. What to expect starting Oct. 1.
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RI Energy bills are going up, then down, then up again. What to expect starting Oct. 1.

Sep 24, 2026
Nancy Lavin
The seasonal spike in electricity bills won’t burn as big a hole as usual in Rhode Island Energy customers’ wallets. At least, not this year. The Oct. 1 start date for the six-month period of higher electricity pricing coincides with...
How to make officials care about public records reform? Wait till their requests are denied.
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How to make officials care about public records reform? Wait till their requests are denied.

Sep 23, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Ralph Mollis is no stranger to Rhode Island’s Access to Public Records Act. As North Kingstown town manager, he receives up to 10 requests a week from residents, media outlets and private companies looking for information they believe is protected...
RI judge reverses Trump administration’s cancellation of $7B solar grant program
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RI judge reverses Trump administration’s cancellation of $7B solar grant program

Sep 21, 2026
Nancy Lavin
More than a year after federal regulators abruptly canceled a $7 billion solar energy grant program — with funds already distributed and even partially spent — a Rhode Island federal judge has ordered them to revive the program. But it’s...
Rivals no more, can they be good sports? Gubernatorial primary battles end with different outcomes.
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Rivals no more, can they be good sports? Gubernatorial primary battles end with different outcomes.

Sep 21, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Less than 24 afters after losing a bruising primary reelection battle, Gov. Dan McKee backed his rival, Helena Buonanno Foulkes for the Nov. 3 general election. Yet endorsements have not materialized in other heated primary matchups, including the Providence Democratic...
Unionized hospital workers had high hopes after Roger Williams, Fatima sale. Not anymore.
Rhode Island

Unionized hospital workers had high hopes after Roger Williams, Fatima sale. Not anymore.

Sep 16, 2026
Nancy Lavin
Five months ago, Lynn Blais stood shoulder to shoulder with suit-clad executives at a Friday afternoon press conference in March , smiling and clapping as they celebrated The Centurion Foundation’s long-awaited purchase of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady...
Guckian confirmed as GOP gubernatorial nominee; primary turnout cracks 20%
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Guckian confirmed as GOP gubernatorial nominee; primary turnout cracks 20%

Sep 15, 2026
Nancy Lavin
A review of three close primaries by the Rhode Island Board of Elections morning did not change the winner in any of them, Miguel Nunez, elections board director, told the panel Tuesday. A rereading of flash drives holding vote totals...
RI elections board rejects Pelino’s recount request in Republican gubernatorial primary
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RI elections board rejects Pelino’s recount request in Republican gubernatorial primary

Sep 14, 2026
Nancy Lavin
The close contest between Rhode Island’s Republican gubernatorial primary is not close enough to justify a manual refeeding of every ballot into a tabulating machine, the Board of Elections determined Monday. The unanimous vote by the election panel came after...