Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
McKee signs Providence pension bond bill
PROVIDENCE – State leaders have given the capital city the green light to borrow half a billion dollars to pay off its longstanding pension...
Revised offshore wind bill leaves utility payment up to state regulators
PROVIDENCE - First it was 2%. Than zero.
Now, the financial incentive for Rhode Island’s primary utility company to buy more offshore wind power is...
State awards $115K to support solar projects at 6 farms
PROVIDENCE – A total of $115,667 was awarded Monday from the Rhode Island Agricultural Energy Grant Program to support solar projects at six Rhode...
House OKs sweeping new spending in $13.6B state budget
PROVIDENCE - House lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $13.6 billion state budget for next fiscal year that boosts spending for affordable housing, social...
R.I. unemployment rate dips to 2.9%, a 30-year low
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s economic recovery continued in May with the monthly unemployment rate dropping three-tenths of a percentage point from April to 2.9%,...
Senate signs off on Providence pension bond proposal
PROVIDENCE – The capital city’s pitch to borrow half a billion dollars to pay down its unfunded pension liability could soon become reality, with...
R.I. Commerce skeptical of reworked soccer stadium funding plan
PROVIDENCE – Disneyland started with the iconic Sleeping Beauty Castle.
The rest came later.
And according to Gov. Daniel J. McKee, the 10,000-seat United Soccer League...
In Pawtucket, a feeling of déjà vu with Tidewater Landing?
Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien says the merits of the financially troubled Tidewater Landing project should be enough to persuade the R.I. Commerce Corp....
House panel OKs $13.6B fiscal 2023 state spending plan
PROVIDENCE - A key House panel on Thursday approved a $13.6 billion fiscal spending plan that seeks to strike a balance between supercharging a...
Proposed tax relief plan ends R.I. car levy earlier
PROVIDENCE – The much-maligned state car tax is on track to disappear within a matter of weeks as part of a set of state...
