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McKee calls $3K vaccine bonus ‘a misstep,’ now says it is...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday said a $3,000 bonus tied to a new contract for state workers that has been criticized...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 399 on Tuesday, with two new deaths. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 399, with 2 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 399, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of...
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE said Tuesday that more than $50 million in rental and utility assistance has been distributed to Rhode Islanders in need. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

McKee: More than $50M in rental, utility assistance approved

PROVIDENCE – The state has approved more than $50 million in funding through its RentReliefRI program, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Tuesday. The state program,...
CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM and Lifespan Corp. both said on Wednesday that they have surpassed a 95% employee vaccination level, two days before the state's health care employee mandate. / COURTESY CARE NEW ENGLAND AND LIFESPAN

Lifespan, CNE surpass 95% vaccination rates ahead of Oct. 1 mandate

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s two biggest hospital companies are boasting employee vaccination rates surpassing 95% just days ahead of the Oct. 1 state-enforced mandate...
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND students wait to be vaccinated for COVID-19 during a spring clinic in the school's Memorial Union on the Kingston campus in South Kingstown. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

McKee touts high vaccination rate at URI, calls on employers to...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – With more than 17,000 students arriving on campus this September and a roughly 95% COVID-19 vaccination rate, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
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