A bill that would set standards for cities and towns to regulate outdoor dining has landed on Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s desk, and he said Friday that he will sign it.… MORE
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CVS Health grows more cautious about 2024 as it deals with rising Medicare Advantage costs
Woonsocket-based CVS Health said Wednesday that it was scaling back already cautious expectations for 2024 as it tries to understand why costs keep rising from the privately run version of the government’s Medicare program.… MORE
A man extradited from Scotland continues to claim he's not the person charged in 2 Utah rape cases
A man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges continued to deny he is the man identified in the case during an online court appearance from jail Tuesday.… MORE
Bridge replacement could take "a year or two" says top federal highway official
If engineers determine that the crippled Washington Bridge will have to be replaced, the job is going to take “a year or two”, says the head of the Federal Highway Administration. That following a tour of the span today, from Administrator Shailen Bhatt.… MORE
McKee was unaware of the need for bridge closure until just before it happened
Governor Dan McKee said he found out about the need to close the Washington Bridge to traffic due to safety concerns when critical failures were detected just minutes before the shutdown was implemented late on the afternoon December 11, he told WPRO’s Matt Allen in an interview Thursday afternoon.… MORE
Rhode Island Ethics Commission dismisses complaint against Gov. McKee filed by state GOP
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed by the state Republican party against Democratic Gov. Dan McKee alleging he violated state campaign finance laws after a lobbyist picked up a tab for lunch.… MORE
Rhode Island governor wants to send infrastructure spending proposals to voters in November
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants voters to weigh in on four long-term infrastructure initiatives when they head to the polls in November.… MORE
Rhode Island transportation officials say key bridge may need to be completely demolished
Repairs to a critical Rhode Island bridge that was partially shut down over safety concerns last month could include the demolition of the span, state transportation officials said Monday.… MORE
Rhode Island governor wants to send infrastructure spending proposals to voters in November
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants voters to weigh in on four long-term infrastructure initiatives when they head to the polls in November.… MORE
US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges denies he is the suspect at hearing
A man accused of faking his death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid rape charges in Utah denied at a court appearance Tuesday that he is the suspect and, in an apparent British accent, called allegations that he wasn’t giving his true name “complete hearsay.”… MORE
