Neronha to sue Trump over Revolution Wind, McKee seeks meeting with president on project
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and his Connecticut counterpart William Tong announced their intent Thursday to…
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McKee sends letter to Secretary of the Interior over Revolution Wind Project stoppage
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee sent Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum a letter in response to a meeting the two had about the stoppage of the Revolution Wind Project. The U.S. Department of the Interior ordered any…
Gov. McKee and education leaders kick off 2025 Attendance Matters RI campaign
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee and education leaders gathered at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday to kick off the…
McKee, Infante-Green to hold 'Attendance Matters RI' event to start school year
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- It's freshly September, and with Labor Day weekend now behind us, it's back to school for more than a…
RIPTA board to meet on McKee, Durand service change plan
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's (RIPTA) board of directors will meet to consider a revised service change plan. This comes…
McKee, Infante-Green announce Bradley partnership toward student mental health
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and education commissioner Angélica Infante-Green announced a new partnership with Bradley Hospital to better support the mental health needs for students. Through the new cooperation, Bradley Hospital will help the department…
After two months on job, new McKee campaign manager departs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor McKee's campaign manager is leaving after just a few months on the job. Rob Silverstein joined the campaign in June,…
McKee to sign paid family leave program extension into law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Today, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee will ceremonially sign an extension on the state's paid family leave program. Family leave is…
'Does not merit a response': McKee reacts to arrival of Bondi immigration enforcement deadline
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent an August 13 letter to Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee asking…
Gov. McKee and leaders gather for ceremonial signing of Freedom to Read Act
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee, Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi, Senate President Valarie Lawson, and other members of the House and Senate gathered at the Rochambeau Library on Tuesday for the ceremonial signing of the Freedom to…
Gov. McKee to ceremonially sign bill preventing library censorship
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-- Gov. Dan McKee will sign the Freedom to Read Act into law on Tuesday alongside Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi, Senate President Valarie Lawson and the bill's sponsors in the House and Senate. The signing is…
RIPTA board delays vote on proposed service cuts after McKee letter urging new proposal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- RIPTA's board of directors has delayed today's vote on proposed service cuts. The decision comes following a…
'We must right-size RIPTA': McKee urges agency to adopt new financial proposal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee sent a letter to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Board of Directors Thursday suggesting the body adopt a new financial strategy. McKee urged RIPTA's board to establish a proposal that…
McKee officially signs Rhode Island minimum wage raise into law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed the minimum wage raise into law. The bill to raise the wage was passed in…
RI gets a raise: McKee to sign new minimum wage hike into law at State House
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- This morning, Governor Dan McKee will sign the minimum wage raise into law. The bill…
Still unannounced, Foulkes outraises McKee in campaign cash on hand for 2026
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- New fundraising totals are giving some insight into what's expected to be a contentious Democratic primary next September in…
McKee says Rhode Island Energy outage response 'unacceptable'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee said that his team met with representatives from Rhode Island Energy to address their response to power outages caused by a storm on July 3. Our team met with RI Energy this morning…
'It's not just business': McKee signs 'Take It Outside' bill into law at site of Matunuck Oyster Bar
WAKEFIELD, R.I. (WLNE) -- Monday morning, Governor Dan McKee signed the "Take it Outside" legislation right at the site of its…
McKee signing assault weapons ban Thursday morning
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Governor Dan McKee, flanked by lawmakers and gun safety advocates, plans to sign the assault weapons ban that made it through the General Assembly into law Thursday morning at 9:30. The bill would ban the sale…
'Strong objection': McKee declines to sign or veto $14.3 billion state budget citing fee and tax increases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has announced that he will not sign or veto…
Casino smoking ban bill heads to McKee's desk
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Legislation that would prohibit smoking in casinos now heads to Governor Dan McKee's desk. Rhode Island's Bally's Casinos had been exempt from regulations…
State House: Bottle bill balk and school cell phone ban headed to McKee
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The bottle bill is back on the shelf, as both House Speaker Shekarchi and Senate President Lawson jointly…
McKee signs 'Purple Alert' bill into law for locating missing adults with disabilities
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The legislation to create a "Purple Alert" system has been signed into law by Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee. The law will help establish a system to quickly find missing adults with disabilities. The bill was…
Northeast governors, Canadian premiers meeting in Boston on Monday
BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) -- Massachusetts governor Maura Healey and Rhode Island governor Dan McKee will be among a crowd of ten of their peers in Boston on Monday to discuss current affairs. Healey set up the meeting in May, when…
