Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
Business community split on mask mandate as McKee weighs health options
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's business community is split on the need for a statewide mask mandate, which Gov. Daniel J. McKee has said he'd...
State leaders agree to invest $119M to aid small bizs, human...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday announced that $119 million in federal aid from the American Rescue Plan Act will be spent...
Legislators question McKee’s plan to fund $3K state worker bonuses with...
PROVIDENCE – The question of how to fund a $3,000 bonus for state union workers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 is at the center...
State union workers approve 4-year contract with $3K vaccine bonus
PROVIDENCE – Members of Rhode Island's largest state employee union on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract that includes a $3,000 bonus for...
McKee: ‘Proof-of-vaccination’ app not mandatory for businesses
LINCOLN – A proof-of-vaccination app that's being rolled out in the coming weeks in Rhode Island will not be mandatory for businesses to force...
R.I. awards $31M for 23 affordable housing projects
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced on Wednesday that the state’s Housing Resources Commission is awarding $31 million to support 23 affordable housing...
R.I. implementing proof-of-vaccination passport program
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island will soon be joining other states in implementing a proof-of-vaccination passport program, according to Gov. Daniel J. McKee's office.
Alana O’Hare,...
R.I. awards up to $1.7M to boost internet access
NEWPORT – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday announced up to $1.7 million in internet access grants for Rhode Island households with low and...
Do you support a proposed bonus program for state workers that...
On Nov. 18 Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s administration and AFSCME Council 94 reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that includes two $1,500...
Don’t allow state workers a money grab
On the surface, a tentative contract agreement allowing unionized state workers up to $3,000 if they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 appears to be a...
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