PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Governor McKee is set to make an announcement on a statewide initiative to vaccinate teachers, school staff, and child care providers. McKee will be making this announcement Tuesday at 11:30 AM at the municipal vaccination clinic…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Gov. Dan McKee was ceremonially sworn as the 76th Governor of Rhode Island during a public inauguration on Sunday. The socially-distanced ceremony was held at noon on the steps of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee spent his first full day in office in the community, visiting vaccination clinics and signing an executive order…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed an executive order on Wednesday to reduce vaccine hesitancy and engage local communities in the state's vaccination effort. The executive order directs the Rhode Island Department of Health “to engage…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) - Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi and Lt. Gov. Dan McKee toured the vaccination clinic at the Veteran's Middle School Monday morning. The clinic will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to residents 65 and older. On its first day, 640…
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WLNE) - Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee joined local leaders at Portsmouth's first vaccination clinic on Wednesday at Raytheon Missiles & Defense. The community vaccination site is run by the Portsmouth Emergency…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island released the state's most recent COVID-19 data on Monday. Shortly after, incoming governor Dan McKee released a statement, criticizing the current administration's progress on the vaccination rollout. Health officials reported 895 new cases of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Several Rhode Island mayors say they would like to see Governor Gina Raimondo step down and hand over power to Lieutenant…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Lawmakers both current and former, community activists, a one-time mayor, ordinary citizens and even a TV weather forecaster are among those who want to be Rhode Island’s next lieutenant governor. The transition office of current Lt.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee, expected to take over as governor if Gina Raimondo is confirmed as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary, on Wednesday unveiled the members of a 20-member panel that would advise him on the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Governor Gina Raimondo was approved for her role as Commerce Secretary by the Senate Committee on Commerce on Wednesday. The vote will now head to the floor for final confirmation.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Tuesday morning, Governor Gina Raimondo will defend her nomination for Secretary of Commerce. She’ll go before the Senate Commerce Committee and if approve, she will be one step closer to taking on her new role in…
WOONSOCKET, R.I (WLNE) - Woonsocket Mayor, Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced today that she has determined that it is not the right time for her to consider a move to the open Lt. Governor's position after Dan McKee takes over as Governor…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Lieutenant Governor Daniel McKee said on Saturday that he will be making some changes as to how Rhode Island has been handling the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press briefing at his Cumberland home, McKee told members…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Incoming Governor Daniel McKee announced the first round of his transition team members on Saturday. "My transition team will be a map of Rhode Island. Every single one of our 39 cities and towns will be…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- With Governor Gina Raimondo expected to head to Washington D.C. to serve as Commerce Secretary under President-Elect Joe Biden, Rhode Island's Lieutenant Governor, Dan McKee, addressed the media…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Gina Raimondo was joined by Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee at Wednesday's COVID-19 briefing at The Vets, but…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Gina Raimondo and Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee held a joint coronavirus briefing on Wednesday. Additionally, the briefing was Raimondo's first public appearance since her nomination into President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet. The Governor said both her…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Lt. Governor Daniel McKee will quarantine after coming in close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus, his team…
Rhode Island’s coronavirus response will not be impacted by Gov. Gina Raimondo’s imminent departure to join President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet, Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee promised on Friday. In his first public statement since Raimondo was named Biden’s pick for commerce…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - As news broke Thursday that Governor Gina Raimondo would be President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for Secretary of Commerce, support started pouring in…
WILMINGTON, D.E. (WLNE) - President-Elect Joe Biden Friday introduced Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as his pick for Secretary of Commerce. Biden made the announcement Thursday night, but introduced several nominees, including…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Governor Gina Raimondo has responded to the news of being picked as President-elect Joe Biden's Secretary of Commerce. In a post on Twitter, the Governor stated: https://twitter.com/GinaRaimondo/status/1347352667648098309?s=20 The Governor has also changed her bio on Twitter…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is expected to be nominated to President-Elect Joe Biden’s cabinet, according to a report from the New York Times. The Times is reporting that Governor Raimondo is expected to be announced…
