Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
Advocates celebrate McKee’s signing of housing legislation
WARWICK – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday ceremoniously signed the legislative package passed by the General Assembly in June and led by House Speaker...
Cannabis regulatory panel gets introductory ethics lesson
PROVIDENCE – Despite years of combined service in the legal field, at its inaugural meeting Thursday the three-member R.I. Cannabis Control Commission was treated...
McKee signs tangible tax relief legislation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island businesses have been granted $50,000 in tangible tax relief thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. Daniel J....
McKee administration must reprioritize public’s interest
It should not have taken months for the McKee administration to investigate the details of the now-infamous March business trip to Philadelphia by two...
RIC gets much-needed support
Rhode Island College got two much-needed wins in this year’s legislative session.
The first is a long-sought extension to RIC of the Hope Scholarship program....
McKee signs legislation strengthening lead enforcement
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday signed several bills into law, among them part of a legislative package of lead poisoning prevention...
McKee signs bills establishing Juneteenth state holiday, cannabis marketing
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island billboards advertising recreational marijuana will soon be donning images of homegrown buds, thanks to a new law that local pot...
McKee signs record $14B state budget for FY 2024
PROVIDENCE – Flanked by state officials and a birthday cake gifted by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Friday signed...
Did Gov. Daniel J. McKee properly handle allegations of inappropriate behavior...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on June 15 announced that David Patten, the state property director accused of inappropriate behavior during a March business trip,...
R.I. official at center of controversial Philadelphia trip resigns
PROVIDENCE – David Patten, the state property director who is accused of inappropriate behavior by a real estate developer in Philadelphia during a business...


















