PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Providence city councilor Miguel Sanchez is now suing Governor Dan McKee after he was fired last October. Sanchez, who worked as an associate in the Governor’s Constituent Services Office said he was fired for his "public…
EXETER, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee's administration announced it broke ground on a new Department of Children Youth & Families (DCYF) female adolescent facility on Tuesday. The facility will be located off Main Street in Exeter and will have…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The McKee administration, Rhode Island Council 94, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the Coalition finalized and signed three-year tentative agreements. The new contract includes wage increases to help ease inflation impacts and…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- This morning, Governor Dan McKee will sign a bill that will grant consumer-protection for better regulation of solar energy sales. Joined by bill sponsors House Deputy Majority Whip, Representative Mia Ackerman, and Senator Jacob Bissaillon, the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll of Rhode Island residents showed that the majority of Ocean Staters are "pessimistic" about the direction of the state and the leadership of Gov. Dan McKee. The Ocean…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee joined local education leaders to kick off Rhode Island's Summer Learning Week, part of the Learn365 program. McKee highlighted three summer STEM…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has appointed Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Chief of Staff Daniel Connors as the interim secretary of Housing. Connors has worked in Rhode Island government for 15 years…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee's legal team, who is working on potential litigation for the "failure"…
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee will join officials from the Department of Environmental Management and local leaders for a ribbon-cutting event at the Port of Galilee in Narragansett to celebrate a new completed fishing pier. According to a…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee's mother, Willa McKee, has passed away. In a statement, the McKee family said their mom and grandmother was an extraordinary source of love, joy, kindness, and support to her husband, children, grandchildren and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee's office said that Secretary of Housing Stefan Pryor will be leaving his position in order to pursue "an opportunity in the private sector." The office said that Pryor will continue to serve in…
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…
