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Gov. Dan McKee said Thursday during the weekly coronavirus briefing that he supports letting workers keep some unemployment benefits while returning to work.
The governor said it would be shortsighted to eliminate the added $300 a week federal unemployment benefit, as some states are doing. Why give that back to the federal government? he said, saying that money brings close to $100 million a month into Rhode Island and is being spent in Rhode Island communities. We re basically hurting ourselves by not trying to protect those dollars, McKee said. Those are not coming out of our pockets. They re there for incentives to make sure that people can pay their bills.
By MARK PRATTApril 29, 2021 GMT
Rhode Island is expanding its efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible against COVID-19 by bringing shots to businesses, colleges, high schools, and other sites, and offering no-appointment vaccinations, Gov. Daniel McKee said Thursday.
“We have moved into the next phase of vaccine distribution, which is all about meeting people where they are,” the Democratic governor said at a news conference.
Any business or school that wants to host an on-site clinic should contact his office, he said.
About 650 employees of Electric Boat in North Kingstown, one of the state’s largest private employers, were vaccinated on-site Wednesday, McKee said.