PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today signed the FY 2023 State budget, making crucial investments to maintain Rhode Island's economic momentum. The budget makes historic investments to address the housing crisis and strengthen Rhode Island's economy while providing targeted tax relief to...
EAST GREENWICH, RI – Governor Dan McKee and U.S. Senator Jack Reed joined RIHousing, Dakota Partners, Inc., funding and community partners for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to celebrate the creation of new affordable rental homes at Brookside Terrace in East Greenwich.
Developed in two phases by...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced the appointment of Elizabeth M. Tanner, Esq. as Rhode Island's next Secretary of Commerce.
"Liz knows the ins-and-outs of small business and she has proven she will do what it takes to make Rhode Island a better place to live and work," said...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dobbs case:
"Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land for almost 50 years. Today's Supreme Court ruling is a travesty, full stop.
Here in Rhode Island, we will always support a woman'...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today joined the Biden-Harris Administration and a coalition of East Coast Governors to launch a federal-state Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership, which will assist in accelerating Rhode Island's thriving offshore wind industry – providing clean,...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee and RIHousing announced the award of $4.7 million in new funding to support the creation of affordable housing in six communities across the state. Funded via the state's allocation of federal Fiscal Recovery Funds, the Site Acquisition Program (SAP)...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced the appointment of Utpala Bandy, MD, MPH as Interim Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH).
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"Dr. Bandy has vast experience as a public health leader and infectious disease epidemiologist in Rhode Island. She has been at the...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE), and the Providence Public School District (PPSD) honored the educators and students of Young Woods Elementary School Pre-K program today, which recently received a 5-star rating from quality rating and...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today signed into law a crucial legislative package to strengthen gun safety laws. Rhode Island is one of just a few states to quickly take action on critical gun safety legislation intended to reduce and prevent gun violence in the aftermath of the tragic mass...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have announced $115,667 in grants to help farmers "green" their operations and save energy and money. The awards, funded through the Rhode...
