PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee issued the following statement on the Rhode Island Senate's confirmation of Sabina Matos to serve as the state's next Lieutenant Governor:
"Today is a historic day in Rhode Island and I want to offer my congratulations to Sabina Matos on her confirmation as...
NEWPORT, RI – Governor Dan McKee, joined by Attorney General Peter Neronha, General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio and legislative sponsors, signed into law the 2021 Act on Climate (S-0078A, H-5445A), legislation which updates...
PROVIDENCE, RI - In accordance with a proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden, Governor Dan McKee has directed U.S. and Rhode Island flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on April 6, 2021 as a sign of respect for...
PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Commerce today announced the re-opening of applications for the Wavemaker Fellowship program, a competitive student loan reimbursement program for recent graduates working in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and certain...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced plans for a new rental assistance program for eligible Rhode Island renters struggling to pay their rent or utilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The new program will help low-to-moderate income families negatively impacted by the...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced Providence City Council President Sabina Matos as his nominee for Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor. If confirmed by the Rhode Island Senate, Matos would be the first Afro-Latina to serve as the state's second-in-command.
"I know Sabina will...
CUMBERLAND, RI – Governor Dan McKee swore-in R. David Cruise, the newest Rhode Island Superior Court Judge. The ceremony took place on Saturday, March 27 at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Rhode Island's Cumberland-Lincoln Clubhouse where McKee and Cruise both spent countless hours growing...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee released the following statement on his proposed Fiscal Year 2022 budget:
"Our Fiscal Year 2022 budget proposal addresses the pressing needs posed by the pandemic, none more important than vaccinating the state's population as quickly and safely as possible....
PROVIDENCE, RI – A socially-distanced inauguration ceremony for Governor Dan McKee was held on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at noon. The ceremony took place on the south steps of the State House.
Governor McKee was ceremonially sworn in by Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea using the McKee family Bible....
It is truly an honor and a privilege to be sworn in as your Governor today. It's one that I will never take lightly because Rhode Island has always been my home.
I want to recognize and thank my family — my wife Susan, my daughter Kara, my son Matt and my soon-to-be daughter in law, Laura —...
