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04/15/2021
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that effective Monday, April 19, 2021, RIPTA will be providing free transportation to people traveling to and from vaccination appointments. "This is a big win for Rhode Island's...
04/15/2021
PROVIDENCE, RI – Sabina Matos was sworn in as the 70th Lt. Governor of Rhode Island in the Governor's State Room at the State House. The Lt. Governor, her husband Patrick Ward and their children Annemarie and Diego were joined by Governor Dan McKee for the swearing-in. "Today, history was made...
04/14/2021
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor announced a new grant program to assist small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will use $20 million in CARES Act funds to give qualifying businesses $5,000 grants. The Governor was joined...
04/14/2021
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...
04/14/2021
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...
04/08/2021
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...
04/06/2021
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...
04/01/2021
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...
03/31/2021
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...
03/29/2021
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...