PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s governor on Monday signed into law a bill meant to ban child marriage in the state. Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee said the legislation eliminates language in state law allowing youths under the age of 18 to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced new mask guidance going into effect Wednesday. Vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear masks in outdoor settings. Those who are…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The race for the next Governor of Rhode Island is already kicking off after Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea announces her run for the 2022 election. Gorbea was first elected into office in 2014 and has…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea is running for governor. She made the announcement in a surprise YouTube video on Sunday evening. According to the video, Gorbea is looking to build “a better Rhode Island”…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee declared May 20 the first-ever Mental Health Action Day during a Facebook Live event Thursday. The event featured three panels consisting of state and local leaders who spoke on ending the stigma around mental…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee is set to make an announcement today about the state's mask mandate and reopening. The briefing is set for 2:00 p.m. This announcement comes after the CDC's recent announcement on masks, saying fully…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Dan McKee said Sunday he has canceled a fundraising event that was being organized on his behalf by a prominent supporter of former President Donald Trump. McKee had been scheduled to attend a May…
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee and Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos taking questions from reporters Tuesday afternoon in Providence. One of those questions, will Governor Dan McKee support an incentives programs…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- A staff member of the Governor's Office is in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson said Sunday. The staff member is currently working from home until the end of their quarantine period, according to the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – After more than a year of restrictions, Governor Dan McKee announced changes that put Rhode Island on the path to a near full re-opening. Those changes allow all…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Governor Dan McKee and Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos held their first weekly non-COVID press conference. Governor McKee said the goal for the press conference is to have…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Gov. Dan McKee and RIPTA announced on Thursday that the state's public transit system will begin offering free rides to vaccination sites starting…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor Dan McKee and the Department of Health announced additional COVID-19 vaccination appointments will become available Thursday morning. A spokesperson for the Department of Health said 3,200 appointments will be posted on vaccinateri.org Thursday at 9 a.m.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Rhode Island officially has a new Lieutenant Governor. Former Providence City Council President Sabina Matos was sworn into office Wednesday morning becoming the 70th Lieutenant Governor and making history as…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Sabina Matos was sworn in as the 70th Lt. Governor of Rhode Island on Wednesday morning. Lt. Governor Matosm her husband Patrick Ward and their children Annemarie and Diego were joined by Governor McKee for the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Rhode Island Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to confirm Sabina Matos as the state's 70th lieutenant governor. "Today is a historic day in Rhode Island and I want to offer my…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor McKee announced a new grant program for the state's small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will use $20 million from CARES Act funds to give $5,000 grants to qualifying businesses. McKee said the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee announced at the weekly COVID-19 briefing on Thursday that proms and graduations will go on this year, as the state continues to ramp up vaccinations. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor McKee and the Department of Health announced 7,300 additional COVID-19 vaccination appointments to open on Tuesday. These appointments come after Rhode Island expanded it's age eligibility to residents 50-59 years old. The appointments will become available…
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WLNE)- Governor McKee toured a state-run mass vaccination clinic on Saturday, as more Rhode Islanders have received the green light to get their first shot. McKee visited the former Benny's in…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- In accordance with President Joe Biden, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee directed U.S. and Rhode Island flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings on Saturday. According to McKee, flags will stay at…
CUMBERLAND, R.I. (AP) — The newest judge to the Rhode Island Superior Court was sworn in Saturday. Democratic Gov. Dan McKee presided over the swearing in of R. David Cruise, a longtime political operative and state senator, at the Boys…
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WLNE) - Governor McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health are set to host the weekly COVID-19 briefing at 1:00 PM. The briefing between state leaders comes one day before Rhode Island loosens additional restrictions that were…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Governor Dan McKee released his administration's budget proposal for the fiscal year 2022 on Thursday. The $11.17 billion proposed budget will likely change, as it does not take into account the latest stimulus package from the…
