McKee: Raimondoâs vaccine rollout plan isnât working
Incoming Rhode Island governor says speeding up distribution will be his top priority
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated February 15, 2021, 4:48 p.m.
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Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. McKeeDavid L. Ryan/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. McKee, who is about to take over the R.I. governorship from D.C.-bound Gina M. Raimondo, criticized her vaccine distribution plan Monday, as a new report shows Rhode Island with the lowest vaccination rate of all 50 states.
He called for health officials to dramatically increase the number of COVID-19 vaccine shots given to residents.
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For months, Cris Cardona, 21, has fed his family from the garden he started in his backyard. Harvests of black-eyed peas, arugula, okra, radishes and a cornucopia of other vegetables are what sustains Cardona, who aspires to one day have a career running a community food bank for his neighborhood in Orlando, Florida. To reach that goal, Cardona saves a small amount of the wages he earns at his job as a manager at McDonald’s to help cover the cost of the agricultural science degree he eventually hopes to earn.
Cardona said he mostly works with elderly people, single mothers and young people trying to get by.
February 12, 2021 By Jim Myers
Washington, D.C. The former vice chairman of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) expressed confidence the critical role the board serves will be recognized by a review ordered by the Department of Defense.
Michael Monahan, a member of the Campbell Transportation Company Inc. board, also predicted the current suspension the IWUB is under will be rapidly lifted.
That suspension and “zero-based” review were ordered by newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who included a list of more than three dozen advisory boards in a memo dated January 30.
An IWUB meeting previously scheduled for February 9 was canceled, stated an announcement posted on its website.