Payments, which are part of the American Rescue Plan, will start going out to 39 million U.S. households on July 15.
This is the first time that the governor and Department of Health have not held a scheduled news conference since the pandemic started.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amended bill that would allow recreational cannabis in the state.
After starting the day at a high school vaccination clinic, McKee and the lieutenant governor will visit four towns across the state.
Gov. Dan McKee signed the two bills into law at a ceremony in the State House.
Providence County's unemployment rate is higher than the Rhode Island average.
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Members of the public will once again be allowed inside "the people's house."
Nellie Gorbea officially threw her hat into the gubernatorial ring.
The fast-tracked bill allows Rhode Islanders to keep collecting up to 150% of their unemployment benefits after going back to work.
The final General Assembly vote on the legislation is scheduled for Thursday.
Both chambers of the General Assembly approved the stepped plan to bring the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.
U.S. shows great variance in access and use of high-speed internet.
Starting June 7, the press conferences will be held every other week at the State House.
Younger teens in Rhode Island can now get a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
"There is no place for a Trump spokesperson to co-host any event I am involved in," Gov. Dan McKee said.
The budget includes the creation of a position in the Board of Canvassers aimed at making elections more bilingual.
The pair of bills now move to the Senate, which approved companion bills earlier this year.
The House of Representatives will vote Thursday on the two bills, which could have major financial implications for Rhode Islanders.
The vice president was joined by former Gov. Gina Raimondo, the current U.S. Commerce Secretary.
Senators approved both a statewide single-use plastic bag ban and a reduction of plastic straws in restaurants.
The “#MeToo” movement brought sweeping changes nationwide, including in Rhode Island, on how allegations of sexual misconduct are handled.
Matos is only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to serve as the state's second-in-command.
The former Rhode Island governor said she and the vice president would "discuss the pivotal role small businesses have in America."
The fund, created in 2004, is overseen by the office of the lieutenant governor.
The future of Little Rhody's second House seat was in question heading into the 2020 census.
Should Washington, D.C. become a state, Little Rhody would no longer be the smallest state in the union.
The Fair Housing Practices Act prohibits landlords from discriminating against renters because of their income source.
Last week, certain Rhode Islanders received a false email saying their coronavirus vaccine appointment was canceled.
Sabina Matos was sworn in as Rhode Island's 70th lieutenant governor, the first woman of color to hold the title.
Matos will be officially sworn in at a ceremony in the State House Wednesday morning.
The bill is now headed to Gov. Dan McKee's desk to be signed into law.
A proposed Rhode Island law would have the voters decide if the state's two top offices should be elected as a team.
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"We have much work to do and I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get started," Matos said.
The large field of candidates has been whittled down to just five.
The bill, identical to one passed in the Senate last week, would require the state to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
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The package includes 21 bills that would ban assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, ban guns from school grounds and more.
The governor said it's impossible to project a date at this point, but the state's emergency order could be lifted by the end of the summer.