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Governor Dan McKee’s State of the State Address on Tuesday evening leaned on an everyman theme: running a state, McKee told the audience, is not so different from running a basketball team.
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By WILL STEINFELD
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1/18/24
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The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns, including Warwick mayor Frank Picozzi, has appealed to Governor Dan McKee to veto a bill to expand eligibility for disability pensions of …
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By WILL STEINFELD
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6/22/23
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Housing is one of the most important, time-sensitive issues on the table right now. It impacts us all – our families, our neighborhoods, and our economy.
Glance at any home rental or sale …
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By GOVERNOR DAN McKEE
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2/1/23
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By PETE FONTAINE
It’s called “Beer with the Governor” and features a menu that has varied from pizza at The Guild Brewery in Pawtucket to the one last Wednesday night at …
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5/18/22
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By EMMA BARTLETT
Governor Daniel McKee joined 20 CCRI students and alumni at the Knight Campus in Warwick on April 28 for a roundtable discussion on why students chose CCRI to further their …
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5/11/22
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This is reading week, so who better to get to read to the three first grade classes at Warwick Neck Elementary School than the number one state leader, Gov. Dan McKee. McKee read the book …
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3/4/22
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By ALEX MALM Ever since Gov. Dan McKee stepped into the Governor's office after former Gov. Gina Raimondo resigned to take the post as U.S. Commerce Secretary the question has been when would he formally announce his bid to run for a full four-year
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By ALEX MALM
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2/22/22
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Last year U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo addressed legislators in what would be her last State of the State address as governor with an empty room due to the pandemic.
While the House …
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By ALEX MALM
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1/19/22
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By REPS. BLAKE A. FILIPPI, MICHAEL W. CHIPPENDALE and BRIAN NEWBERRY The IGT/Twin River legislation just passed by the House is a stacked deck against Rhode Island taxpayers. This "deal" overpays these multi-national corporations by $800 million!
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By REPS. BLAKE A. FILIPPI, MICHAEL W. CHIPPENDALE and BRIAN NEWBERRY
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5/27/21
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By JOHN HOWELL With Attorney General Peter Neronha and now Gov. Dan McKee having raised questions about a proposed medical waste facility in West Warwick, don't expect the drumbeat to stop the project to lessen - or for the company seeking to use a new
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4/22/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Providence City Council President Sabina Matos has, for some time, been seen by many observers as the clear frontrunner in the lieutenant governor sweepstakes. After all, she has been a frequent, visible presence at Gov. Dan McKee's
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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4/1/21
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Compared to prior inaugurations, it was a "down to business" inaugural ceremony Sunday for Gov. Dan McKee. There was no heavy artillery salute, flyover by National Guard C-130s or performance by big bands. Also, there was no pre- or post-event smooching
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3/11/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA U.S. Sen. Jack Reed provided an optimistic outlook on two fronts Sunday at the State House - Rhode Island's 76th governor, Dan McKee, and stimulus checks he sees reaching Rhode Islanders before the end of the month. Reed congratulated the
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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3/11/21
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By JOHN HOWELL What's Dan McKee all about? Tom Ward, who has closely followed McKee since the new governor was a Cumberland Town Council member and worked in his family home heating oil business, used the word "moderate" more than once as he spoke to the
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/11/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Dan McKee's faith in local leadership and volunteers was reaffirmed Monday when he visited the vaccination site being run by Warwick at Vets Middle School. He also let Mayor Frank Picozzi know that teachers are high on his list to be
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/4/21
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By the end of this week, barring some unforeseen surprise (and we can't rule anything out these days), Rhode Island will have a new governor for the first time in over six years. Much print will be dedicated in the coming weeks to try and calculate
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3/3/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee, who is soon to succeed Gov. Gina Raimondo when she steps down to join President Biden's cabinet, says teachers, school personnel, members of the General Assembly and elected statewide officeholders should be moved
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1/28/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA "Today, I'd like to speak directly to the Rhode Island residents, families and businesses. And I want you to know who I am, begin to know who I am, what I believe, and why we are prepared to execute a smooth transition during these
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1/21/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Appearing before the media for the first time since being announced as President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Secretary of Commerce - and joined by the man who will become her successor, Lt. Gov. Dan McKee - Gov. Gina Raimondo on
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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1/14/21
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