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        "uri": "/2013/09/13/feds-sign-off-on-rhode-island-exchange/",
        "title": "Feds sign off on Rhode Island exchange",
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        "prettyDate": "September 13, 2013",
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        "summary": "The new health insurance marketplace in Rhode Island, a centerpiece of the nationally mandated health care overhaul, passed a recent federal operations review \"with flying colors\" and is ready to open next month, the director said Thursday.",
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        "uri": "/2013/07/22/conflict-of-interest-for-rhode-island-exchange/",
        "title": "Conflict of interest for Rhode Island exchange?",
        "byline": "Erika Niedowski",
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        "prettyDate": "July 22, 2013",
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        "summary": "The company that won a $24 million contract to operate the Rhode Island health benefits exchange's customer service center is an affiliate of a company that is selling plans on the exchange, but state officials say there are built-in protections to prevent conflicts of interests.",
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        "uri": "/2013/05/28/rhode-island-carriers-seek-double-digit-premium-hi/",
        "title": "Rhode Island carriers seek double-digit premium hikes",
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        "prettyDate": "May 28, 2013",
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        "summary": "Health insurers in Rhode Island are seeking double-digit increases in the premiums that individuals and small businesses will pay for coverage next year.",
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        "uri": "/2013/03/18/rhode-island-health-exchange-in-middle-of-steady-b/",
        "title": "Rhode Island health exchange in middle of ‘steady build’",
        "byline": "Erika Niedowski",
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        "prettyDate": "March 18, 2013",
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        "summary": "The director of the new state health insurance exchange being created as part of the federal health overhaul says that it is on track to begin enrolling Rhode Islanders this fall and that it should offer patients a larger role, additional choice and more affordability in their health care.",
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        "uri": "/2012/12/18/rhode-island-judge-orders-federal-mediation-in-pen/",
        "title": "Rhode Island judge orders federal mediation in pension suit",
        "byline": "Erika Niedowski",
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        "prettyDate": "December 18, 2012",
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        "summary": "A judge hearing a challenge by public-sector unions and retirees to Rhode Island's landmark pension system overhaul on Tuesday ordered the parties into federal mediation a little over a week after the state asked her to dismiss the lawsuit.",
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        "uri": "/2012/08/17/rhode-islands-jobless-rate-still-second-highest/",
        "title": "Rhode Island's jobless rate still second highest",
        "byline": "Erika Niedowski",
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        "prettyDate": "August 17, 2012",
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        "summary": "Unemployment in Rhode Island edged down slightly in July, but the state continues to shed jobs and post the country's second-highest jobless rate, according to new data released Friday.",
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        "uri": "/2012/06/27/providence-pension-deal-ok-headed-to-judge/",
        "title": "Providence pension deal OK headed to judge",
        "byline": "Erika Niedowski",
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        "prettyDate": "June 27, 2012",
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        "summary": "A lawyer representing city retirees in Rhode Island is expected to tell a judge they have approved a deal freezing automatic pension hikes and restructuring health benefits.",
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        "uri": "/2012/06/25/providence-pension-deal-ok-is-headed-to-judge/",
        "title": "Providence pension deal OK is headed to judge",
        "byline": "Erika Niedowski",
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        "prettyDate": "June 25, 2012",
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        "summary": "A lawyer representing city retirees in Providence, R.I., is expected to tell a judge they have approved a deal freezing automatic pension hikes and restructuring health benefits.",
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        "uri": "/2012/05/15/rhode-island-gives-out-of-state-gay-marriages-equa/",
        "title": "Rhode Island gives out-of-state gay marriages equal benefits rights",
        "byline": "Erika Niedowski",
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        "prettyDate": "May 15, 2012",
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        "summary": "Rhode Island's governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when it comes to health insurance and a slew of other benefits.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/04/03/providence-bankruptcy-can-be-avoided/",
        "title": "Providence bankruptcy can be avoided",
        "byline": "Erika Niedowski",
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        "prettyDate": "April 03, 2012",
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        "summary": "Facing a $22 million budget gap this year, a bankruptcy may be avoidable if the mayor can get approval to reduce pension benefits.",
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