PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor McKee stated the Administration's Housing Resources Commission approved almost $31 million in awards to the Building Homes Rhode Island program. This is the largest amount of funding the Building Homes program has received since it's…
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor McKee announced awards of up to $1.7 million to expand internet access across the state for low and moderate-income Rhode Islanders. The grants are awarded by the Community Development Block Grants and managed by the state's…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Foundation announced that nonprofits on the frontlines of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for $4.5 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funding. The grants will range from $25,000 to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee has assigned Peter Slom to the Rhode Island Parole Board. Slom is the first formerly-incarcerated individual to be designated to the Parole Board. He has been serving as the Associate Director for The…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Today, Governor Dan McKee announced a series of staff appointments in his office. Kim Ahern, previously Director of Policy, will now serve as Deputy Chief of Staff, and the previous Deputy Chief of Staff, Joseph Almond…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee has issued an extension of the Executive Order requiring masks to be worn in schools on Friday. The Executive Order first issues in March, was issued for a declaration of emergency due to the…
BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee led the state's Veterans Day ceremony honoring those who served in the US military. Rhode Island Congressional delegation, other state and local officials, as well as Director of Veterans Services, Kasim Yarn, joined the…
WARWICK, RI (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee today signed a law (2021-H 5785, 2021-S 0982) with Representative Camille F.J. Vella-Wilkinson and Senator James A. Seveney. This law will extend property tax exemptions to veterans who served during the Cold War, between 1947…
Warwick, RI,(WLNE)- The Community College of Rhode Island is celebrating its first-generation students Monday, November 8 at its Warwick campus on Natural First-Generation Students Day. There will be a special ceremony featuring a proclamation from Gov. Daniel McKee and from…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee, alongside the Department of Labor and Training, announced a $4.5 million "Back To Business" plan on Tuesday to help business owners in recruiting and retaining employees during this national labor shortage. These funds…
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WLNE)- Two men were arrested Friday evening after a protest ended in front of Governor McKee's home. Rhode Island State Police say they responded to a disturbance outside of the Governor's home just before 8 p.m. https://twitter.com/DomTurnerABC6/status/1446843941966557188?s=20 Troopers…
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WLNE) - Dozens of protesting the state's vaccine mandate headed to Governor McKee's front yard Friday evening. There were tense moments outside the governor's house, and State Police were there to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee was joined by other state officials and community advocates to ceremoniously sign legislation Tuesday morning amending the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The legislation reclassifies simple possession…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee signed an emergency declaration Friday ahead of Tropical Storm Henri's landfall this weekend. The emergency declaration will allow Rhode Island to access federal dollars to help…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Steps back for the Ocean State in the fight against COVID-19, after Rhode Island is moved to the highest COVID-19 transmission rate threshold on Monday. The smallest state in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Thursday marks the 100th-day Governor Dan Mckee has been in office since the now U.S Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, left the position. Governor McKee has a packed schedule ahead of him. Starting at 10:00 today,…
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PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Surrounded by members of the General Assembly, Governor Dan McKee signed a bill that will steadily raise state minimum wage over the next four years. The legislation was introduced by State Representative David Bennett, who said…
BARRINGTON, RI (WLNE) - The town of Barrington is one of the first towns to modify the Governor's guidance on mask wearing. Despite Gov. Dan McKee's adoption of the CDC guidelines, Barrington…
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A wide-ranging climate bill that requires Rhode Island to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was signed into law Saturday by Gov. Daniel McKee. “With four hundred miles of coastline, urban and rural coastal communities,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee will be speaking at a briefing about coronavirus in the state on Friday at 11:00 AM. While the briefings are usually at 1:00 PM, Governor McKee will be touring three vaccination facilities throughout…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - For the first time as Governor of Rhode Island, Dan McKee is set to host the weekly coronavirus briefing. This briefing follows his first full day as Governor, where he spent most of the day encouraging…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Trump administration's fight against windmills has taken another turn, with the transportation department cancelling millions in federal…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee was at Rocky Point State Park Wednesday morning to sign an executive order making this Sunday the…
