Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
Report: McKee orders 7 other bridges to be inspected following Cranston...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Monday that seven bridges that have safety barriers over train tracks will be inspected after the on-ramp...
Salisbury stepping down as R.I. Department of Corrections director
PROVIDENCE – Richard Ferruccio, president of the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers, didn't mince words after learning Wayne T. Salisbury Jr. is leaving...
Cabo Verde Airlines returning to T.F. Green
WARWICK – State officials on Wednesday announced the relaunch of weekly international service between Cabo Verde and Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport beginning...
State lawmakers approve Crook Point Bridge authority plan
PROVIDENCE – Both the Rhode Island House and Senate have approved legislation to create a new authority to take control of the long-abandoned Crook...
$72M awarded to produce, preserve 332 homes across R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Nearly $72 million in state funding has been approved to produce and preserve 332 homes across Rhode Island, including affordable housing.
The funding,...
R.I. Health Secretary Richard Charest to retire in July
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest will retire on July 3, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Friday.
Charest...
State awards $8M to pair of housing initiatives
PROVIDENCE – The state awarded more than $8 million to two bond-funded initiatives designed to accelerate housing production across Rhode Island, Gov. Daniel J....
R.I. business leaders express confidence during annual Chamber outlook breakfast
WARWICK – Rhode Island business leaders remain confident in their own companies despite ongoing pessimism about the national economy, according to a survey conducted...
Could Scituate primary care safety net be an answer for R.I.?
Dr. Michael Fine says he walked into the emergency department at The Miriam Hospital in Providence and saw “people spilling into the halls all...
RIDEM awards $5.7M in outdoor recreation grants
PROVIDENCE – Fifteen municipalities will receive a total of $5.7 million in matching outdoor recreation grants, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management and Gov....


















