Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
Assault weapons ban clears R.I. House
PROVIDENCE – The House on Thursday approved legislation that would ban the manufacture, purchase, sale, transfer and possession of several types of semiautomatic and...
R.I. small-business owners: Bottle bill doesn’t make cents for customers, profits
PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of small-business owners from across Rhode Island - as well as the state’s largest Chamber of Commerce - are urging state...
Health care community supportive of Neronha’s proposals
PROVIDENCE – Health care leaders across the state are supporting Attorney General Peter F. Neronha's proposals to help the state’s ailing health care system.
“We...
State’s investment potential touted at conference
PROVIDENCE – State leaders and quasi-public agency officials touted Rhode Island's potential to possible investors ahead of next month's general obligation bonds issuance during...
Neronha unveils initiatives to heal state’s ailing health care system
PROVIDENCE – A new state agency, a lawsuit against CVS Health Corp. and a proposed law to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates to 100% of...
Regional tourism leaders hopeful next R.I. marketing chief will build on...
PROVIDENCE – In March 2020, as much of the country’s economic activity was grinding to a halt due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the...
State launches $52M broadband infrastructure project
NEWPORT – The state kicked off its $52 million broadband infrastructure project on Friday that will enhance high-speed internet service for an estimated 16,000...
R.I. public defenders get helping hand, but still understaffed
The workload has gotten easier for the attorneys in the R.I. Office of the Public Defender, but it’s still not case closed when it...
R.I. tourism leader Kimble-Huntley steps down for job with Las Vegas-based...
PROVIDENCE – Anika Kimble-Huntley, who was hired in 2021 to direct the state’s marketing and tourism strategy, has left R.I. Commerce Corp. for a...
R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $361K in Innovation Network Matching Program grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously awarded five grants totaling $361,614.72 through the agency’s Innovation Network Matching Grant...
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