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State Government Press Releases

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07/20/2018
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Lt. Governor Dan McKee made the following statement about National Grid's intention to increase electric rates by 19-percent: "Another rate increase is unacceptable. It is unacceptable for hardworking Rhode Island families, our small business community and our state's...
06/27/2018
PROVIDENCE, RI – Lt. Governor Dan McKee issued the following statement on the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy: "The sudden retirement of Justice Kennedy drastically and dangerously shifts the balance on future decisions that are important to women, our LGBTQ+ community and...
06/27/2018
PROVIDENCE, RI -- Lt. Governor Dan McKee issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME: "Today's #Janus ruling is a partisan attack on working Americans, a blow to our middle class and just another example of #SCOTUS turning its back on the American people....
06/14/2018
PROVIDENCE, RI – Lt. Governor Dan McKee and the Age-Friendly RI Coalition are teaming up to host the first in a series of Community Table networking events for seniors across Rhode Island. The series will kick off on Tuesday, June 19 at 5:30 p.m. at Finn's Harborside, 38 Water Street, East...
06/13/2018
PROVIDENCE, RI – Last night, the Senate passed two pieces of Lt. Governor Dan McKee's ratepayer protection legislation to expand low cost energy options for Rhode Island families and small businesses and improve the utility company's responsiveness to consumers. Senate Bill 2330, sponsored by...
06/01/2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In response to Rhode Island's low ratings on small business friendliness, Lt. Governor Dan McKee and Thumbtack Inc. will host 'Earning an A,' a forum to identify strategies to improve the state's small business friendliness and link small businesses with existing resources,...
05/24/2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee was joined today by military families to honor Rhode Island's fallen soldiers during the annual Garden of Heroes Wreath Laying Ceremony at the State House. The Garden was dedicated in 2005 to Rhode Island men and women who have made the ultimate...
05/23/2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On Thursday, Lt. Governor Dan McKee will honor Rhode Island's fallen service members during a wreath laying ceremony in the Garden of Heroes. In 2005, the Garden of Heroes was dedicated to Rhode Island men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country...
05/01/2018
PROVIDENCE, RI – In a letter sent to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today, Lt. Governor Dan McKee announced his intention to intervene in PUC Docket 4808 to ensure millions of dollars in utility tax windfall are redistributed to Rhode Island consumers. McKee's announcement is the latest...
04/09/2018
PROVIDENCE, RI – Lt. Governor Dan McKee is launching Rhode Island's first Lt. Governor's Entrepreneurship Challenge, a business pitch competition that encourages entrepreneurial-minded high school students to compete for thousands of dollars in post-secondary scholarships. The Challenge begins...