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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Dan McKee, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 12stories have been published about Dan McKee which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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1 Dead, 3 Seriously Injured After Partial Building Collapse in Portsmouth

Dan McKee · Portsmouth

1 Dead, 3 Seriously Injured After Partial Building Collapse in Portsmouth

55% Center coverage: 11 sources

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) -- A 15-year-old girl has died and three other people suffered significant injuries after a partial building collapse happened during a graduation party at the Portuguese American Citizens Club in Portsmouth Saturday evening. Assistant Fire Chief Howie Tighe said they were called to Power Street just after 5:30 p.m. for reports of a partial building collapse and people trapped underneath the front stairwell. The three peo…See the Story

Sakonnet River Bridge Renamed After Fallen Tiverton Soldier

Dan McKee · Tiverton

Sakonnet River Bridge Renamed After Fallen Tiverton Soldier

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

TIVERTON, R.I. (WLNE)– The Sakonnet River Bridge, which carries Route 24 from Tiverton to Portsmouth, will officially be rededicated as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge” in a ceremony on Wednesday. Potts grew up in Tiverton, and was killed on duty in the Iraq War in 2004. Governor Dan McKee, as well as other state and military officials, will be joined by Potts’s family for the renaming ceremony, set to be held at 3 on…See the Story

RI Commerce Secretary Steps Down to Lead Nonprofit

Dan McKee · Providence

RI Commerce Secretary Steps Down to Lead Nonprofit

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Liz Tanner will be ending her time with the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation at the beginning of next month. In an announcement on Tuesday morning, Gov. Dan McKee shared that Tanner stepped down from her role as Secretary of Commerce to head Ocean State 2026, a new nonprofit focused on "maximizing the economic opportunities" next year's World Cup matches at nearby Gillette Stadium will bring to Rhode Island. "It has be…See the Story

Rhode Island Awards $9.7M to Boost Ocean Tech and Job Creation - Newport Buzz

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Newport Buzz Rhode Island Awards $9.7M to Boost Ocean Tech and Job Creation Rhode Island is making a major investment in its blue economy with $9.7 million in Innovation Campus grants announced Wednesday by Governor Dan McKee and Secretary of Commerce Liz Tanner. The funding will support two new campuses focused on ocean technology commercialization and job creation. The grants are part of the state’s Innovation Campus Initiative, launched throu…Dan McKee · Newport See the Story

A contractor said Ashley Kalus called him slurs. He's now saying some texts were fake.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The contractor said in a letter that he altered some of the texts and lied about the context of the exchange. He also apologized to Kalus.Dan McKee · Rhode Island Read Article

International Tennis Hall of Fame Reopens After Multimillion Dollar Renovation - Rhode Island Monthly

Hall of Famer Gigi Fernandez, Governor Dan McKee, Hall of Fame President Patrick McEnroe and Hall of Fame CEO Dan Faber cut the ribbon on the newly renovated International Tennis Hall of Fame. (Photos courtesy of the International Tennis Hall of Fame) If your idea of a Newport summer involves hitting the green with a tennis racquet in hand, now’s the time to get down to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The iconic Newport destination recent…Dan McKee · Newport Read Article

McKee announces steps to bolster RI primary care system

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee held a news conference Tuesday morning to announce steps the state plans to take in strengthening its primary care system. McKee outlined a series of long and short-term strategic actions including the acceleration of primary care Medicaid rate reviews, the requirement of commercial health insurers to increase primary care reimbursement funding, and the provision of grants to help primary car…Dan McKee · Providence See the Story

McKee to announce plan to add more housing in Rhode Island

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee is set to unveil his long-term plan to add more housing in Rhode Island on Wednesday. The state has dealt with a housing crisis for years, and "Housing 2030" will be the first statewide housing plan since 2006. The draft plan will be announced at 1:30 p.m. at the State House. 12 News plans to stream the announcement live right here on WPRI.com. According to McKee's office, the draft plan lays out actionab…Dan McKee · Providence See the Story

Less than two-thirds of Brown students know RI governor, Herald poll data shows

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

Only two-thirds of Brown undergraduates identified Dan McKee as Rhode Island's governor when asked to name the positions of some of the Ocean State's elected officials in The Herald's spring 2025 poll. Seventy-five percent correctly identified Mayor Brett Smiley and Senator Jack Reed with their job titles, while 80% could identify Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.The Herald provided a list of elected officials and asked respondents to match the name w…Dan McKee · Providence Read Article

Local man shares his first-hand experience at Project Rulison, part of Operation Plowshare

Standing in front of the Mobile Radiological Ser vices trailer are, left to right, Bill Sutton, Ed Dietz, Dan McKee and an unidentified man.- Photo from Ed Dietz Back in the late 1960s and early 70s, the United States Atomic Energy Commission was seeking to f ind uses for the large stock of nuclear weapons the military had. One plan was to use nuclear detonations in un derground natural gas formations in an attempt to increase natural gas ...PLE…Dan McKee · Beach Read Article

RI nails down $220M in federal funding for Washington Bridge rebuild

75% Left coverage: 4 sources

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — After weeks of uncertainty over federal funding for the Washington Bridge project, Gov. Dan McKee announced Thursday that Rhode Island will be getting that much-needed money. The state has signed a federal grant agreement for $220 million, according to McKee. "This agreement locks in the United States Department of Transportation funding for the project," he said. "With this signing, the full funding for the new Washing…Donald Trump · Providence See the Story

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