Council on Postsecondary Education votes in favor of vaccine mandate at RIC and other institutions abc6.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abc6.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Published January 14. 2021 10:00PM
PROVIDENCE (AP) Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee, who will take over as governor if Gina Raimondo is confirmed as President-elect Joe Biden s commerce secretary, said Thursday his top priority will be continuing the state s fight against the coronavirus.
But the Democrat said at a news conference at a Warwick restaurant that his response to the pandemic will differ in one significant way from Raimondo s.
While Raimondo has pushed hard to have school districts resume in-person classes, sometimes publicly criticizing districts that resisted bringing students back to the classroom, McKee said he will trust local authorities.
“I believe that the local districts should be making their decisions and the state should be supporting those in any way that we can,” he said.
Rhode Island ends consultant s $76,000-a-week contract with R I College boston.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from boston.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The state is canceling a $76,000-a-week contract given to a consultant to review Rhode Island College's finanaces after state lawmakers questioned its need and why it never went out to bid. The contract with Alvarez & Marsal started Dec. 14 and was scheduled to run until Feb. 28, but the state Council on Postsecondary Education, the Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner and the Department of Administration announced.
Consultant hired for RIC review at the rate of $76K per week
A CONSULTANT has been hired by Rhode Island state agencies, in order to shore up Rhode Island College s operations and finances. The college was significantly financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic./ COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE PROVIDENCE – The state has hired Alvarez & Marsal Public Sector Services LLC to provide analysis and recommendations related to programmatic, operational and financial improvements at Rhode Island College, the Council on Postsecondary Education confirmed on Monday. A&M, a global firm with Boston offices, was hired to conduct a program review and operational review, to analyze…