PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced that 31 Rhode Island communities have signed onto the Administration's Learn365RI Municipal Compact and committed to increase out-of-school learning opportunities for young people in their communities.
"If we're going to catch up with our...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee released the following statement on today's jobs report, which shows that Rhode Island's unemployment rate dropped to 2.9 percent. Rhode Island's unemployment rate is also well below the national rate of 3.6 percent, and June marked the 19th consecutive month...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced that Rhode Island's Office of Energy Resources (OER) will be receiving a combined total of $6.6 million in federal funding from the U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant Program ($3.4 million) and the...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today is recognizing the Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF) for ensuring that the upcoming productions of its world-renowned concerts, Newport Folk and Newport Jazz, will be sustainable events this summer. NFF undertook a rigorous process to earn a green...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced new funding opportunities for the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties, known as brownfields, across Rhode Island.
DEM is seeking proposals for brownfield site...
WARWICK, RI – Governor Dan McKee and Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi today signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact.
"I thank Mayor Picozzi and our partners in Warwick for recognizing the importance of this initiative and joining our growing coalition," said Governor McKee. "I look forward to seeing...
NEW SHOREHAM, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee and New Shoreham Town Manager Maryanne Crawford today signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact.
"Across Rhode Island, we want to get all of our children to cross the finish line without slowing down – and we want to remove the hurdles that may be...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today signed into law legislation sponsored by Senator Melissa Murray that will help reduce the spread of HIV transmission by making HIV-prevention and post exposure medications accessible and covered by insurance, including newer injectable formulations. The...
WOONSOCKET, RI- Yesterday, Governor Dan McKee and Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt today signed the Learn365RI Municipal Compact.
"Woonsocket has already hit the ground running to provide expanded out-of-school learning opportunities for their students. Today, I'm proud that the City has...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today signed legislation that establishes a statewide exemption of $50,000 of tangible property from the tangible personal property tax. The tangible personal property tax is paid by businesses on property like computer equipment, office furniture and equipment.
