PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee filed a budget amendment today to extend Rhode Island College's Hope Scholarship program for an additional two years. Originally launched as a pilot program in 2023 the Hope Scholarship provides tuition support for…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee announced Friday that he was hired investigative attorney Max Wistow and attorney Jonathan Savage to investigate any financial…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee will host a presser announcing the legal team that may pursue legal action due to the Washington Bridge closure. The governor will be joined by Senior Deputy Chief of Staff Joseph Almond to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLN) -- Gov. Dan McKee wants the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to review the facts around CEO Scott Avedisian's auto accident case. Spokesperson Laura Hart said that the governor "urges the RIPTA board to convene a special…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured the Washington Bridge this morning with Governor Dan McKee, RIDOT Director Peter Alviti and other…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- On December 11th 2023, the westbound lane of the Washington Bridge closed down after RIDOT Director Peter Alviti…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- The U.S. Secretary of Education visited Rhode Island Wednesday, meeting with Governor Dan McKee to discuss the need…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee will announce a new traffic pattern aimed at improving travel time on I-95 and loosening congestion leading up to the Washington Bridge. The announcement will be made at 1:30 p.m. on…
QUONSET, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island National Guard 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation returned from a mission to Kosovo on Saturday. Gov. Dan McKee was there to greet the service members as they got off the plane to return home.…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Just last week East Providence City Council President Bob Rodericks asked Gov. Dan McKee to declare a state of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – State officials announced a partial travel ban on Monday ahead of Tuesday's impending winter storm. Governor Dan McKee imposed a tractor-trailer travel ban for Rhode Island and encouraged residents to stay off the road during the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The general assembly has approved several new laws to allow outdoor dining to become permanent in Rhode Island, and now the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee is expected to act on an outdoor dining bill, the Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund has received $120,000 and Donald Trump is…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Due to the Washington Bridge repairs' impact on residents and businesses, the East Providence city council is…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee has announced the appointment of Senior Deputy Chief of Staff Joseph Almond to provide oversight…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- East Providence City Council President Bob Rodericks has released a letter he sent to Gov. Dan McKee urging the governor to declare a State of Emergency for the continuing Washington Bridge closure. The release of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee's office released documents that were sent by the United States Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General Friday requesting documentation on the Washington Bridge closure. The DOJ's Civil Investigative Demand…
PAWTUCKET (WLNE) -- From basehits to bookbags, the old McCoy Stadium site in Pawtucket will soon be a new high school. ABC6 Reporter Yanni Tragellis reports…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and RIDOT Director Peter Alviti, Jr. held a press conference Monday updating the state on Washington Bridge repairs. ABC6…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee will deliver the fiscal address at the Rhode Island State House on Thursday night. Gov. McKee expressed his budget proposal as a "game plan for Team Rhode Island" as it will progress in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee will deliver his 2024 State of the State address on Tuesday night. McKee released a video highlighting the main priorities that he will elaborate on, including housing, education, and the economy.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced that Rhode Island has officially joined the national Nurse Licensure Compact. Due to staffing shortages, healthcare workers across RI have been picketing. In November, RI…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee said that he has signed a Declaration of Disaster Emergency in response to heavy rain and flooding caused by Tuesday's storm. McKee said the declaration will support Rhode Island’s recovery efforts for residents…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee has shared Rhode Island's accomplishments and future endeavors involving clean energy. In October, the Office of Energy Resources announced its memo to the nation's first multi-state offshore wind project. This agreement between Rhode…
