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.
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 ...
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 ...
Gov. Dan McKee will deliver his fourth State of the State address at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Rhode Island State House. The State of the State is an annual address delivered before the General ...
Gov. Dan McKee will give his 2025 State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Rhode Island State House. (Michael Salerno/Rhode Island Current) With the 2025 legislative session ...
PROVIDENCE — The state-hired vendor for RIBridges, Rhode Island’s online public benefits portal hacked by cybercriminals in ...
Gov. Dan McKee, left, goes over a November 2024 inspection report on the status of the eastbound Washington Bridge at a State House press conference on Jan. 13, 2025. Rhode Island Department ...
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