Coronavirus cases remain steady as vaccinations climb in Rhode Island. State leaders today announced 7,000 doses were administered daily, with last week hitting an all-time high of 70,000 doses given out. Vaccine supply in Rhode Island is slowly increasing, and officials expect to hit 100,000 a week by the start of June. COVID response executive […]
All Rhode Island adults ages 16 and up will be eligible for vaccination appointments starting April 19, Governor Dan McKee announced today in a weekly briefing with the press. This announcement comes days after state leaders were ratcheting down expectations of hitting an ambitious May 1 eligibility goal set by President Joe Biden. The vaccine […]
COVID cases are on the decline, vaccination rates are trending upward and businesses can look forward to new relaxed restrictions. Governor Dan McKee and state officials announced starting today and next week many businesses will have higher capacity limits, and bars will be able to be open until midnight when serving food. “Be very diligent, […]
Governor Dan McKee released his $11.2 billion budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year today in a budget briefing with the press. He inherits a big task from predecessor Gina Raimondo — balancing a deficit of $336 million dollars with some new budget priorities. Federal dollars will provide a big boost to state and local […]
There was a different look at the weekly COVID press conference today. In addition to newly minted Governor Dan McKee’s presence, state officials sat behind tables throughout the conference, with local thought leaders drawing comparisons to Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York. “Together we will beat COVID-19, who is our enemy and we will beat […]
COVID-19 made the world stop, but housing prices continue to soar. Average household incomes in Rhode Island are not matching the median incomes needed to rent or purchase a home in the majority of Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns. As the state continues to feel the economic squeeze brought on by COVID-19, more and […]
For most of us, it was just another Tuesday night. For Dan McKee, it was the day he became governor. Former Gov. Gina Raimondo finally made it to the District on Tuesday, when the Senate voted to confirm her for Commerce Secretary 84-15 last night. She picked up enough Republican votes to comfortably call it […]
In early 2020, Jenni and Dennis DeLoach were about to expand their business. They started Joyful Hearts Childcare in 2008; it functioned originally as a home daycare. Three years later, they opened their first center-based facility inside of the First Baptist Church on Cotter Street in Pawtucket. They are licensed for 39 kids inside that […]
Like a Bruins game in August, a special election in March just seems weird. Rhode Islanders are headed to the polls Tuesday for the fourth time in less than a year. In 2020, state leaders moved to spin off the traditional bond borrowing questions from the ballot, giving them their own special election. All seven […]
Housing prices across the state set new records last year under the COVID-19 pandemic. Pundits speculate the reason is high-income professionals fleeing urban areas in record numbers (possibly turning Rhode Island into a bedroom for Boston), but the impact is struggling residents are getting strangled by the increase in rent. Affordable housing, already vanishing prior […]
