McKee backs climate change bill

Updated at 5:45 p.m. on April 6, 2021

Nancy Lavin

04/06/2021

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE on Tuesday said he intends to sign the Act on Climate Change bill. / AP PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE — GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE is committed to a budget proposal calling for taxation of Paycheck Protection Program loans over $150,000 that would generate about $67.7 million in general revenue in 2021 and 2022. / AP PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

PROVIDENCE – After receiving reassurance from the state's top legal adviser, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday said he intends to sign a high-profile climate change bill headed to his desk. McKee spokeswoman Andrea Palagi confirmed in an email Tuesday afternoon that the governor intends to sign the legislation. His decision comes after a requested response…

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