Mass. officials started trying to lure Hasbro to Boston in spring, emails show
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Top Massachusetts officials have been meeting with Hasbro executives about potentially relocating their Pawtucket headquarters to Boston since at least April, according to...
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Developer reports minor delays in Tidewater soccer stadium project
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) -- The expected completion date for the Tidewater soccer stadium has been delayed slightly, although the developer remains bullish that Rhode Island FC will still play all its...
View ArticleSmiley slams Providence school leaders over 24-hour 'ultimatum' for $10 million
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence schools are facing budget problems that are exacerbating existing tensions among city leaders and raising the possibility of immediate job cuts, furloughs and the...
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Washington Bridge timeline extends demo to late 2025; no target date for new...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Gov. Dan McKee announced Tuesday that the state is pushing back its target date to finish demolition of the old westbound Washington Bridge until the end of 2025, as state...
View ArticleRI officials frustrated over tardy pension payments for Providence teachers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- The Providence Public School District has repeatedly been late in making its contributions to the state pension plan for teachers over the past year, spurring Rhode Island...
View Article'How does that man survive?': McKee's loyalty to Alviti contrasts with past...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Gov. Dan McKee’s support of his top transportation official has been unwavering throughout 10 months of criticism over the Washington Bridge fiasco. In the early days of the...
View ArticleMcKee administration rescinds award of $15B Medicaid contract after protests
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Not so fast. Senior officials in the McKee administration are taking back a previously awarded Medicaid contract worth $15 billion after two losing insurance companies...
View ArticleWashington Bridge demolition price tag balloons to nearly $100 million
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- The estimated cost to demolish the defunct westbound Washington Bridge has ballooned to nearly $100 million after the McKee administration decided to expand the project to...
View ArticleEast Providence man says he was falsely accused of defacing patriotic...
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – An East Providence man says he was wrongfully accused of vandalizing a patriotic crosswalk on a neighborhood street, and he’s calling on Mayor Bob DaSilva for an apology...
View Article'No longer at risk of closing': Thundermist to make payroll after securing...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Thundermist Health Center won't miss payroll next week and is no longer facing imminent threat of closure after the health care provider successfully secured $9.5 million...
View ArticleWill Baby Boomers outvote Millennials in RI once again in 2024?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- The 2020 presidential election marked the first time in years Baby Boomers and older generations didn't make up half of all votes cast in Rhode Island. But younger...
View ArticlePawtucket boarding up Memorial Hospital after vandalism, court order
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — A Pawtucket judge this month gave the city permission to board up and secure all openings at the long-defunct Memorial Hospital, citing "concern for public health and safety."...
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AG's final report shows McKee steered contract to ILO; no criminal charges
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A yearslong criminal investigation uncovered evidence that Gov. Dan McKee "personally and directly intervened" to steer a multimillion-dollar state contract to a brand-new...
View Article'The public has a right to know': AG, state police explain outcome of ILO...
PROVIDENCE,. R.I. (WPRI) — R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha responded Wednesday to Gov. Dan McKee's characterization of his yearslong investigation into the ILO Group contract as a waste of...
View Article'We can and must do better': RI leaders react after report exposes McKee's...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – R.I. Attorney General Peter Neronha said Wednesday he released a damaging report that revealed Gov. Dan McKee's direct involvement in the ILO Group scandal because the public...
View Article'Until hell freezes over': McKee denounces Neronha for investigation of ILO...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday lambasted Attorney General Peter Neronha for revealing that the governor interfered in the awarding of a $5 million state contract, accusing the...
View ArticleJudge puts Providence Place mall into receivership
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence Place has been ordered into receivership, a state-level version of bankruptcy, after its largest private lenders alleged the company that manages the mall owes...
View ArticleMcKee hasn't paid powerful lobbyist for legal help with ILO investigation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Gov. Dan McKee retained a powerful State House lobbyist to help him navigate the ILO investigation earlier this year but has yet to pay him for his services, sparking new...
View ArticleProvidence Place mall turned over to veteran RI receivership attorneys
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Two attorneys who helped turn around Westerly Hospital when it was financially distressed a decade ago have been tapped to usher the Providence Place mall through...
View ArticleFacing questions, McKee pays lobbyist for legal help with ILO probe
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -- Gov. Dan McKee's office said he's now paid a powerful State House lobbyist he hired earlier this year to help him navigate the ILO investigation, amid questions about...
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