Tag: Gov. Daniel J. McKee
House panel advances bill to facilitate sale of Roger Williams, Fatima...
PROVIDENCE – The House Committee on Finance advanced legislation on Friday that could facilitate the sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady...
Foulkes doubles McKee in Q4 gubernatorial campaign fundraising
PROVIDENCE – The campaign for Democratic gubernatorial challenger Helena Buonanno Foulkes pulled in $576,117 in the fourth quarter of 2025 – more than double...
Can we grow jobs with a wealth tax?
Most voters would agree that Rhode Island needs new sources of revenue.
The challenge, of course, exemplified by the debate over Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...
State plans additional $18M to help close sale of Roger Williams...
PROVIDENCE – A new plan to save Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital includes an additional $18 million infusion from...
RIPEC: McKee’s FY 2027 budget controls spending but relies on ‘millionaires...
PROVIDENCE – Spending is relatively restrained following a period of extraordinary growth, however expenditures rely on a new "millionaires tax," The R.I. Public Expenditure...
In 2024, voters OK’d $120M housing bond; Gov. McKee is seeking...
Over the last two decades, Rhode Island voters have approved five bonds totaling $310 million aimed at making housing more affordable, but now Gov....
McKee seeks ‘millionaires tax’ in record $14.86B spending proposal
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday released a $14.86 billion spending proposal for the next fiscal year that includes a so-called 'millionaires...
Construction has resumed on Revolution Wind, developer says
PROVIDENCE – Construction on Revolution Wind has resumed just two days after a U.S. District Court judge ruled in its favor on Jan. 12,...
McKee seeks to eliminate taxes on Social Security, shore up health...
PROVIDENCE – During his fifth “State of the State” address before the General Assembly in the House chamber, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday...
R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $300K in innovation vouchers
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously awarded four innovation vouchers totaling $300,000.
Created in 2016, the Innovation Voucher Program...
