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R.I.’s COVID-19 state of emergency one of a few remaining in...

PROVIDENCE – It has been more than three years since the first case of COVID-19 was announced in Rhode Island by then-Gov. Gina M....

McKee makes push for $45M investment in life sciences

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday joined House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and a panel of stakeholders in the biotechnology and life...
THE R.I. HOUSE OF REPRESENATIVES passed a bill on Thursday, June 2, 2022, to provide increased, more easily-defined access to the shores of Rhode Island. But Senate leadership doesn’t seem interested in passing its own version of the legislation before it could be signed into law by the governor. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE

R.I. House passes bill to increase public access to shoreline

PROVIDENCE – A bill providing increased, more easily defined access to the shores of Rhode Island was passed by the state House of Representatives...

McKee and R.I. Housing make $60.5M available for building affordable housing

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. announced Friday the availability of more than $60 million in...

GA bill reignites debate to legalize recreational marijuana in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Democratic legislative leaders say they are intent on passing legislation this year to legalize adult recreational marijuana use in the Ocean State....
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE held a COVID-19 press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, discussing his plans to send 30 R.I. National Guard members to assist 10 local hospitals amid a staffing crisis. / SCREENSHOT FROM WPRI

McKee, health chief see ‘light at the end of the tunnel’...

PROVIDENCE – While calling in 30 more Rhode Island National Guard members to support local hospitals, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and his top public...
ATTORNEY GENERAL PETER F. NERONHA announced on Jan. 25 that Rhode Island settled lawsuits related to the opioid crisis with multinational corporation Johnson & Johnson and pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corp. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. for a total of $114 million. / SCREENSHOT OF PRESS CONFERENCE ON WPRI-TV CBS 12

R.I. to get $114 million from opioid lawsuit settlements

PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced on Tuesday that his office reached a $9.8 million settlement with American multinational corporation Johnson &...

McKee backs three new bond questions seeking combined $350M

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposed fiscal 2023 budget includes three bond questions for the November ballot with a combined $350 million price...
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY on Tuesday is expected to approve Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposed allocation of $119 million in American Rescue Act Plan funding to aid small businesses and human service needs. / PBN PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

General Assembly OKs $119M in ARPA spending; McKee signs into law

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal for allocating $119 million of the $1.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act...
RHODE ISLAND SENATE President Dominick J. Ruggerio, left, and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi talk at the Statehouse earlier this month. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Top R.I. legislators confident recreational marijuana will pass ‘overwhelmingly’ in upcoming...

PROVIDENCE – After months of negotiations, House and Senate leaders say they're nearly ready to introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana that will have...
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