McKee rallies support for assault weapons ban
Will this be the year of an 'assault weapons' ban in RI? How the battle is beginning anew.
PROVIDENCE – The perennial battle over a proposed "assault weapons" ban began anew at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday afternoon with Gov. Dan McKee leading the call, amid vows by gun-rights groups to rally their own members to infiltrate the 2026 Democratic primary to knock him out.
Gov. Dan McKee includes assault weapons ban in FY 2026 budget proposal
Gov. Dan McKee’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 includes a directive to “prohibit the future possession, purchase, sale, control and manufacture of assault weapons” in Rhode Island, according to a Jan. 16 press release from his office.
If you’re making progress, then isn’t that the point of the whole thing?” McKee said during the opening of a Providence ...
Governor Dan McKee canceled a press conference about the state’s data breach, which was scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — State officials announced Monday that they’re open to returning the state-run Providence Public School District to back to the city as early as 2026. Gov. Dan McKee ...
On Jan. 14, Governor Dan McKee delivered the annual State of the State address, outlining his legislative priorities for the upcoming year, which include advancing education, raising income and ...
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is planning to make his reelection bid official on March 3. Campaign spokesman Mike Trainor told NBC 10 News that more details of the announcement will follow in the ...
A protester holds up a sign in the hallway at the Rhode Island State House during Gov. Dan McKee's State of the State 2025 address on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday unveiled a $14.2 billion budget bill that seeks to close the state’s first deficit in years through a mix of spending cuts, new taxes and ...
PROVIDENCE — The state-hired vendor for RIBridges, Rhode Island’s online public benefits portal hacked by cybercriminals in ...
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