Office Activity Update - May 4, 2020
Lt. Governor Dan McKee, Chair of Rhode Island's Long-Term Care Coordinating Council, participated in a conference call with Scott Fraser, Director of the Rhode Island Health Care Association (RIHCA), in response to a letter sent by the association requesting...
May 13, 2020 - Office Activity Update
Lt. Governor Dan McKee held a virtual meeting with small vacation property rental businesses to discuss difficulties they are currently facing in operating during the pandemic.
Many of these small business owners stated they lost thousands of dollars...
May 15, 2020 - Office Activity Update
Lt. Governor Dan McKee hosted a discussion with a large group of local restaurant owners to hear their feedback on the newly added outdoor dining regulations. The small business owners appreciated the idea of outdoor dining, but added that the model would...
May 15, 2020 - Office Activity Update
Lt. Governor Dan McKee held a virtual meeting with a large group of small dance studio owners to discuss the need for flexibility and creativity in the state's reopening strategy.
The small business owners provided the Lt. Governor with their reopening...
PROVIDENCE, RI—Lt. Governor Dan McKee, Chair of Rhode Island's Small Business Advocacy Council, today urged the state to create a CARES Act-funded grant program and a state-guaranteed loan strategy to help compensate small businesses that have been most financially impacted by COVID-19. Lt....
PROVIDENCE, RI—Lt. Governor Daniel McKee was joined today by Governor Gina Raimondo and other state and military officials to honor Rhode Island's fallen soldiers during a virtual wreath-laying ceremony in the Garden of Heroes. The garden, located on the southwest lawn of the State House, pays...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Tonight on Facebook Live, Lt. Governor Dan McKee will host a two-part question and answer session focused on reopening strategies in other states and the impact of COVID-19 on the African American community. He will be joined on the first segment by fellow Lieutenant Governors...
Rhode Islanders:
Getting accurate and timely information is especially critical these days. My team and I have been working to reach out and communicate as many updates and resources to you as possible as we navigate this pandemic together.
I want to share a few different ways you can...
PROVIDENCE, RI—Lt. Governor Daniel McKee today joined a volunteer group of local small businesses to announce the expansion of the Gift it Forward initiative. Additions to the initiative include online gift card setup services, no-cost advertising, small business text alerts and a consumer-...
PROVIDENCE, RI—Lt. Governor Dan McKee today shared news of a donation of 208,000 face masks from Rhode Island's Chinese-American Community to the Rhode Island Department of Health and several municipalities to support local COVID-19 response efforts.
Blackstone Valley businessmen Louis Yip and...