Will Patrick Lynch run for governor in 2022?
The former Rhode Island attorney general has more money in his campaign account than Governor Dan McKee
Updated March 17, 2021, 10:22 a.m.
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Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch talks with reporters about the plea agreement reached in The Station nightclub fire trial Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, in Providence, R.I..STEW MILNE
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In Rhode Island, March Madness means filling out your lieutenant governor bracket
Last week, Gov. Dan McKeeâs team began interviewing applicants, who include a former Cranston mayoral candidate who dressed as a hot dog
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated March 15, 2021, 6:00 a.m.
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Governor Daniel J. McKee heads back into the State House after his inauguration ceremony.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â Fans of college basketball just filled out their NCAA tournament brackets on Selection Sunday. But for fans of Rhode Island politics, the real March Madness involves handicapping this yearâs unusual lieutenant governorâs contest.
Shekarchi unveils package of affordable housing legislation
R.I. HOUSE SPEAKER K. Joseph Shekarchi on Monday announced a package of legislation to support creating more affordable housing in the state. / COURTESY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Monday unveiled a package of seven pieces of legislation aimed at making housing more available and affordable in the state.
The Warwick Democrat said housing is “a critical challenge,” and also urged Rhode Island voters to approve Question 3 in Tuesday’s statewide special referenda election to authorize $65 million in bonds for affordable housing development.
“Long before the COVID-19 pandemic reached us, Rhode Island was facing a profound housing crisis,” said Shekarchi. “Our housing is not affordable, in short supply, and our stock is aging and often not in safe, livable condition. Rents are out of reach for average-income families, and those making less than that face enormous challen
McKee says teachers and people 65 and older should get vaccine priority
The vaccine subcommittee of the R.I. Department of Health has discussed alternatives for Phase 2, including this proposal that would emphasize age and health conditions. PROVIDENCE Lt. Gov. Dan McKee on Tuesday clarified his position on where teachers and other educators should fall in the lineup to receive the COVID-19 vaccines, saying that although they should be included in the second phase of distribution, they shouldn’t be ahead of people age 65 or older, or those with health conditions…
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R.I. groups make arguments for vaccine priority
THE FIRST SHIPMENT of Moderna s COVID-19 vaccine is unpacked at Rhode Island Hospital on Dec. 22. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP./BILL MURPHY The highly anticipated rollout of the first vaccines for COVID-19 has begun in Rhode Island, but the order of those inoculations is under scrutiny. The Phase 1 priorities for the two available vaccines include five tiers of professionals and residents, including front-line health care workers, people over age 75, and people in communities that have…
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