Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said he will stand with Rhode Island residents here without legal status, even as they face heightened immigration enforcement by the Trump administration. State police, however,

Though President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration is beginning to take shape across the country, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee told 12 News there's been no evidence that U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been conducting raids in the Ocean State.

Earlier this month, nearly 50 Rhode Island legislators called on Gov. Dan McKee to declare homelessness a statewide public health emergency. In a Jan. 10 letter written by State Sen. Tiara Mack ’16 (D-Providence), legislators urged the governor to ...

If you are confused by Governor Dan McKee’s announcement on Thursday about the latest state workaround for the hacked Rhode Island database, join the club.

In his address, McKee focused on educational & health improvements, while discussing infrastructure, housing and gun safety policy goals.

McKee acknowledged that Rhode Island faces tough decisions with its budget. The state faces a budget gap this year of more than $250 million and potentially more than $300 million. The governor said state revenues are expected to grow 2.5% a year over the next five years, but he said state spending will increase at 3.7% a year.

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 Assembly and other high-profile luminaries, and aired on Capitol TV. It's typically the governor's highest-profile speech of the year.

Governor Dan McKee will provide an update Thursday on how the state is moving forward since the RIBridges hack.

PROVIDENCE – As protesters gathered in the State House to decry government's response to the homelessness crisis, Gov. Dan McKee took the stage Tuesday night to tout the "progress" made on his watch in multiple arenas, from the successful launch of a professional Rhode Island soccer team to a drop in school absences.

Demonstrators found the rotunda cordoned off with a sign saying it was reserved from 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. for the governor’s address.

The Boston Globe Rhode Island's Ed Fitzpatrick joined 12 News at 4 to talk about the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority's allocation in Gov. McKee's proposed budget, and why transit advocates say it's not enough.