Nancy Lavin is a Senior Reporter at Rhode Island Current. She covers a range of topics including government and politics, health and wellness, and business and economics, with a keen focus on elections, public policy, and energy regulation. Nancy's work has been featured in numerous outlets such as The Boston Globe, Yahoo News, and The 74 Media.
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Nancy Lavin's coverage mainly focuses on local government, politics, and economic matters in Rhode Island. She frequently covers state-specific legal and regulatory issues as well as government announcements and financial topics.
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By: Nancy Lavin
‘Unsustainable' increases reflect higher cost of prescription drugs and fewer people on state health exchange
Town committee endorsement is an ego blow but probably doesn't matter much to voters, political observers say
By: Nancy Lavin
‘Unsustainable' increases reflect higher cost of prescription drugs and fewer people on the state health exchange
By: Nancy Lavin
Rhode Island Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest isn't retiring after all.
By: Nancy Lavin
Rhode Island Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest isn’t retiring after all. At least, not on July 3, as McKee’s office previously announced. Details of the reversal were first reported in a June 10 social media post by the Providence Journal’s Katherine Gregg and confirmed independently by Rhode Island Current. Kerri White, a spokesperson […]
By: Nancy Lavin
The Trump administration is running out of legal paths to block offshore wind development, after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed its appeal seeking to overturn a Massachusetts federal judge's ruling.
By: Nancy Lavin
Rhode Island Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest isn’t retiring after all. At least, not on July 3, as Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s office previously announced. Details of the reversal were first reported in a June 10 social media post by the Providence Journal’s Katherine Gregg and confirmed independently by Rhode Island Current. Kerri White, a […]
The independent state agency shaping the nascent cannabis industry is whole again, with a new chairperson confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate on its final day of the legislative session.
But Voting Rights Act, online nomination paper signature collection and same-day voter registration fail to cross the 2026 session finish line
By: Nancy Lavin
How to recast Rhode Island’s reputation as a flyover state and increase turnout in presidential primary elections? Vote earlier. Newly approved legislation sent to Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s desk on Tuesday shifts the state’s 2028 presidential primary from late April to the first Tuesday in March, dubbed “Super Tuesday” because of the date’s popularity among states. […]
