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Governor McKee Signs Executive Order Establishing July 30 as Governor’s

WARWICK, RI – Governor Dan McKee today signed an Executive Order announcing that the 34th annual Governor’s Bay Day celebration will take place on Sunday, July 30. Major perks include free beach parking at all state beaches and free Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) beach bus service. Legislative and local leaders, state agency officials, the Rhode Island […]Read More

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Governor McKee Statement on Today’s Jobs Numbers

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 that the state’s unemployment rate was below the U.S. rate. […]Read More

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Governor McKee Signs Package of Housing Legislation Aimed at Spurring

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today held a ceremonial bill signing for five bills passed by the General Assembly aimed at spurring housing development across Rhode Island. These bills – coupled with the historic investments made by the Governor in the FY23 and FY24 budgets – will help address the long-lagging housing production rates in Rhode Island, catalyze expanded housing […]Read More

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Warwick Signs Learn365RI Municipal Compact, Commits to Increasing Out-of-School Learning

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 how the additional learning outside of school will help us better […]Read More

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McKee Administration Announces New Round of Brownfields Grant Funding Now

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 redevelopment projects that will support the cleanup of contaminated property to transform underused brownfield sites into […]Read More