WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee wrapped up Pride Month with a bang, signing bills relating to name changes and codifying gender-affirming care into law. The three bills were signed…
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WLNE) -- To mark the final week of Pride Month, Governor Dan McKee is set to sign legislation supporting reproductive healthcare for the LGBTQIA+ community. There are three bills that will be signed at 9 a.m. this morning…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee declared June 21 "Joe Mazzulla Day" in honor of the Celtics' victory parade after their 18th NBA Finals victory. Mazzulla is a Johnston native who played for the Bishop Hendricken High School Basketball…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has signed the Rhode Island FY25 budget, which emphasizes education, housing, local road improvements and small businesses and totals $13.9 billion. In the area of housing, the budget contains a $120…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee is set to sign the 2025 state budget this morning, approving millions of dollars for everything from healthcare and education to the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee is set to sign the Safe Storage Bill today. The bill will ensure that all guns will be stored…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee will celebrate Rhode Island's progress of the state's offshore wind farm. Announced officially in May, "Revolution Wind" will plan to build wind turbines 15 miles south of Rhode Island's coast, and generate 704…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A bill reforming LEOBOR, the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights, was officially signed by Governor McKee on Tuesday afternoon. "Not everyone loves this legislation," Speaker…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee is set to sign the LEOBOR reform bill into law today. The new bill, also known as the Law Enforcement's Bill of Rights, would dictate how police officers are disciplined when accused of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Today, Governor Dan McKee is set to swear in Rhode Island's newest associate judge. Kas Decarvalho will fill the seat left vacant after McKee appointed Judge Christopher Smith to the Superior Court in February of last…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee will officially recognize Pride Month today. McKee is set to sign a proclamation that will officially recognize June as Pride Month in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The House Finance Committee voted to approve Governor Dan McKee's 2025 budget yesterday. The budget, which totals $13.9 billion dollars, brings additional funding McKee's critical focus points;…
BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee and Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse will highlight $27 million in federal funding for major updates to the Mount…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee will gather with state officials today to announce a project to reopen Crescent Park Beach in East Providence as a licensed state,…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee will make an announcement today at T.F. Green Airport. The event will happen at 10:30 a.m. this morning. According to a release, the news will significantly help benefit the state and the region…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKeen nominated Wayne Salisbury, Jr., to serve as Director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections on Friday, a move criticized by the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers. Salisbury is the current interim director of the department and previously…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is in Washington DC Wednesday talking with federal lawmakers about a chronic issue here in the ocean…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has nominated Brown University associate professor Dr. Jerome M. Larkin as the next director of the Rhode Island Department of Health. Larkin has more than 30 years of experience in health…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Washington Bridge Bill is heading to Governor Dan McKee's desk for signature today. Last night, the Rhode Island House and Senate approved final passage of the bill.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The State of Rhode Island will pursue a U.S. Department of Transportation National Infrastructure Project Assistance discretionary grant, also known as a Mega Grant, to fund 60 percent of the construction costs of a new Washington…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Small businesses ailing from the Washington Bridge closure could be in line for some much-needed aid. Governor Dan McKee filed an amendment to his 2025 proposed budget on Monday to provide $1.3 million to businesses impacted…
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee and first Lady Susan McKee will host an Earth Day event today. The event will show the latest efforts of the litter-free Rhode Island…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island officials met today to talk about safety on the Washington Bridge. Today's press conference mostly focused on traffic concerns with the Washington Bridge set to open a sixth lane of traffic overnight Friday. Officials…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- As of Thursday morning longtime RIPTA CEO Scott Avedisian has not announced his resignation from the department following a reported hit…
