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« Carcieri goes to school on new graduation requirements | Today | Providence City Council calls special meeting on storm » December 18, 2007Officials will announce $1.2M to fight lead poisoningAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch and other officials today will announce $1.2 million in grants to organizations that his office said will tackle lead poisoning in the state. Lynch and Kurt L. Schmoke, a board member of the Children’s Health Forum in Washington, will announce at an 11 a.m. news conference this first round of money made available by the Healthy Kids Collaborative. The collaborative is the statewide effort financed by DuPont and carried out as a partnership between the Children’s Health Forum and the attorney general, with input from Attorney General’s Advisory Commission on Lead Paint. The news conference will be in the St. Joseph Hospital lobby, 21 Peace St., Providence. Representatives of organizations getting the money will also attend, as will children and families who will benefit from the grants. Schmoke, a former mayor of Baltimore, is dean of the Howard University School of Law. Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsGreg | December 18, 2007 11:37 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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I wonder how much campaign cash he got in order to secure that $1.2 million that we'll all be paying for in higher paint costs for the rest of our lives.