Tag: Daniel J. McKee
Bandy named interim chief of R.I. Department of Health
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday named Dr. Utpala Bandy interim director of the R.I. Department of Health as state officials continue...
McKee: COVID-19 vaccines for young children arriving in R.I. next week
PROVIDENCE – On the heals of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on June 18 recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages...
Pryor to resign from R.I. Commerce on June 21
PROVIDENCE – Stefan Pryor’s time as the state’s commerce secretary is nearing completion.
Pryor, who has served as Rhode Island’s first secretary for R.I. Commerce...
Discussions about marijuana sales now move to local level
Rhode Island may have legalized recreational marijuana, but now the debate will begin among local municipal officials about where that marijuana will be sold.
While...
Five Questions With: Pam Hanson Carbone
Pam Hanson Carbone is an owner and broker at Domain Properties in Providence, as well as a real estate licensing instructor who was recently...
R.I. education officials announce measures to improve civics education
PROVIDENCE – In a significant agreement following a federal lawsuit filed four years by a group of local students, state education officials announced Wednesday...
R.I. DEM receives $846K in federal grants to help state replace...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management will receive $846,343 in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to replace freight trucks and...
General Assembly passes bill to create two-tier licensing for mental health...
PROVIDENCE – A bill aimed at easing the state’s shortage of mental health counselors by allowing counselors to practice as entry-level associates prior to...
CODE RED: Amid closures, nursing homes fight for survival
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the staff at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Johnston...
$60M ARPA investment at Quonset is vital
Representing the people of North Kingstown in the General Assembly is a great honor. It also gives us a chance to work with the...