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01/26/2023
CENTRAL FALLS, RI – Governor Dan McKee on Thursday morning continued his #RIReady Budget Tour at The Children's Workshop, an early education child care facility in Central Falls, where he outlined the proposed investments in Pre-K in his FY24 budget. He also discussed how Rhode Island Pre-K builds...
01/26/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced the launch of the new RI Statewide Down payment assistance grant, that aims to create more homeownership opportunities for first-time homebuyers. The program addresses significant financial barriers to homeownership amplified by rising housing...
01/26/2023
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – Joined by state and local leaders, Governor Dan McKee on Tuesday morning kicked off his #RIReady Budget Tour at Feast & Fettle, a small business in East Providence that has grown exponentially thanks in part to the Small Business Assistance Program operated through Rhode...
01/23/2023
Expanded program enables victims of domestic violence, other crimes to protect their home address PROVIDENCE, RI – Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore today announced the launch of Rhode Island's Address Confidentiality Program, a mail-forwarding program designed to protect the home addresses of...
01/23/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen David Cicilline and Seth Magaziner, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region 1 Administrator Peter Butler, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Rhode Island...
01/20/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is soliciting comments on studies detailing total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) developed for bacteria impairments of the Nonquit Pond tributaries in Tiverton and Little Compton – Borden Brook, Quaker Creek, and Tributary to Nonquit...
01/20/2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the COVID-19 community levels for Rhode Island's counties. All five counties are now at the "medium" level. (Providence County had the "high" designation previously.) Each week the CDC identifies the COVID-19 community level in...
01/19/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Andrea Palagi, Communications Director to Governor Dan McKee, today issued the following statement: "Today, Governor Dan McKee transmitted his FY24 budget proposal to the General Assembly. At his direction, the budget includes proposals to provide insurance coverage for abortion-
01/19/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today submitted his FY24 "RI Ready" budget to the General Assembly, putting forth key investments to ensure Rhode Island is ready to build on the state's momentum. The Governor's budget proposal focuses on maintaining a trend of fiscal responsibility with no...
01/19/2023
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today named Marc Crisafulli as Chair of the I-195 Commission. "Marc Crisafulli understands economic development and has been a leader in Rhode Island's business community for decades," said Governor McKee. "I'm pleased to appoint him Chair of the I-195...