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McKee issues executive order to aid staffing issues at R.I. nursing...

PROVIDENCE – Due to continued stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Daniel J. McKee issued an executive order on Friday that would provide...

McKee proposes $12.8B budget that targets housing, COVID recovery

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday released a $12.8 billion spending plan for next fiscal year that also seeks to commit over...

100 R.I. infrastructure projects to be accelerated with federal funding

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday said the state will use federal money to accelerate more than 100 infrastructure projects. Rhode Island received...

McKee to commit over $150M to climate change initiatives in proposed...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Wednesday that he will be committing more than $150 million that is earmarked for a series of...
PUTTING CO-CEOS IN CHARGE of a proposed hospital merger between Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health Systems could lead to conflict and the arrangement should be short-term, according to health care administration experts and local stakeholders. Care New England has been led by president and CEO James E. Fanale since 2018, while Lifespan has been headed by its president and CEO Tim Babineau since 2012. / PBN FILE PHOTOS DAVE HANSEN MICHAEL SALERNO

Co-CEO arrangement could spell trouble for Rhode Island hospital merger

PROVIDENCE – Two heads are better than one, the old saying goes.  But that’s not the case when it comes to putting co-CEOs in charge...

McKee: R.I. ‘resilient and full of opportunity’

PROVIDENCE – Standing before a masked audience at the Statehouse, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday struck a hopeful tone in promising to push...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Transportation is receiving $25 million in federal funding to support a second phase of construction at the new Henderson Bridge, Rhode Island’s congressional delegation announced Wednesday. This photo shows the old Henderson Bridge, which has been mostly demolished. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Rhode Island gets $47M in federal aid to upgrade the state’s...

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island is getting $47 million in federal funding to upgrade structurally deficient bridges. The R.I. Department of Transportation is in the process...

R.I. redistricting commission keeps 113 incumbent legislators in their existing districts

PRROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's Special Commission on Reapportionment has approved its redistricting maps, keeping all 113 incumbent legislators in their existing districts. The state's political...

Retired QB-turned-entrepreneur Drew Brees shares how to use adversity to build...

Retired NFL quarterback Drew Brees says he always has been a positive person, so much so that his New Orleans Saints teammates used to...

R.I. Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against McKee’s former chief of staff

PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Ethic's Commission on Tuesday dismissed a complaint issued by the state's Republican Party against Gov. Daniel J. McKee's former...
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