Gov. Daniel J. McKee begins his 22-month term as governor sorting through a host of priorities, starting with the state’s ongoing distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
The former Cumberland mayor and six-year lieutenant governor has made his name in Rhode Island politics as a champion of local businesses.
For many of them still struggling through the pandemic, his elevation to the state’s highest elected office following the resignation of new U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo couldn’t come at a better time.
But what is the most important thing he can do to help them this year?
