Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
McKee, Kalus spar over abortion, experience in WPRI debate
PROVIDENCE – It didn’t take long for Rhode Island’s gubernatorial candidates to devolve into personal attacks during a televised debate Tuesday night.
Mere seconds into...
State increases funding, launches website to help with higher electric bills
PROVIDENCE – The state is spending another $1.5 million of its gas cap-and-trade revenue to help offset electric rate hikes for low-income residents.
Gov. Daniel...
Poll: McKee leads Kalus by 13 percentage points, Fung has slight...
PROVIDENCE – Democratic Gov. Daniel J. McKee has a decisive 13 percentage-point lead over Republican competitor Ashley Kalus, according to a new poll by...
McKee announces $20M grant program to address housing, hunger, behavioral health
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee along with state officials Thursday announced a new $20 million grant program through the Rhode Island Foundation that...
McKee announces site, developer for new state health lab
PROVIDENCE – An empty parking lot in Providence’s I-195 Redevelopment District will house the state’s new public health lab.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday...
RIDOT celebrates reopening of Cottrell Bridge in Westerly
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation along with state, federal and local officials celebrated the reopening of the Cottrell Bridge in Westerly Monday.
The $5.5 million...
State awards $3.5M to support 231 new homeless beds
PROVIDENCE – Six community organizations were awarded a total of $3.5 million in state funding for the creation of 231 new shelter beds to...
State must do more to curb energy costs
The temptation to spend or commit all of $1.1 billion in long-term federal pandemic aid proved too great to resist for Gov. Daniel J....
R.I. seeks $5M federal grant for safer streets
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is asking for $5 million in federal funding to help make streets safer to drive, walk or cycle on.
The grant...
Critics say state funding for electric bills isn’t enough
PROVIDENCE – Faced with historic winter electric rate hikes, state officials stepped in with nearly $36 million in funding to soften the blow.
While the...
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