Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
McKee signs 100% renewable electricity bill into law
PROVIDENCE – Landmark legislation making Rhode Island the first state nationwide to require 100% renewable electricity within the next decade was signed into law...
R.I. reopens applications for Wavemaker Fellowship program
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced on Wednesday that applications are open once again for the Wavemaker Fellowship program, a student loan reimbursement...
R.I.’s electric vehicle rebate program to start July 7
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is launching its new electric vehicle rebate program next month, the latest in a series of state efforts to curb...
McKee signs $13.6B budget
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed Rhode Island’s $13.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year on Monday.
The spending plan, which was approved...
Lawsuit filed against new state restriction on firearm magazines
PROVIDENCE – Within days of Gov. Daniel J. McKee signing three gun-control measures into law, a legal challenge was filed in federal court on...
Legislators pass bill to expand R.I.’s offshore wind procurement
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is expanding its commitment to renewable energy thanks to legislation passed by the General Assembly on Thursday, which requires the...
Common sense on gun control the only right choice this year
State leaders deserve credit for dismissing legal threats of gun rights activists and passing new gun control laws in the wake of another wave...
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...
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