I say this all the time we have to fight for local journalism when we lament losing a Hardware Store or things that are big parts of the community the local newspaper is just as important. Joe mcnamara reports on the things that we care about. Our kids, our local teams and to celebrate that thank you to everybody for coming here. And she has shown tremendous bravery and what she has done for us. Not only has she lost her soulmate that she had the courage to step up and stand up against the nra. She has been subjected to horrible things but was brave enough to stay in there to say we need to talk about these issues. But these things that are happening in our community , its a thing for all of us to tackle whether red or blue when these horrible things happen in our communities, not picking out democrats or republican republicans, causing heartbreak and devastation stood up for us on this issue so i want to thank her for that. [applause] and i also want to say what it must have taken how
[applause] i am honored to be here like to say a couple of words about the track of the human spirit i talk to you about andreas bravery and i say this all the time we have to fight for our local newspaper and journalism whether its the bakery or in big parts of the community this is just as important joe mcnamara reported that we care about. Our kids, local teams and then theres Nothing Better than a local basketball and i agree with that 100 percent also thank you for coming here for co andrea has shown tremendous bravery and what she has done for us. Not only has she lost her soulmate but had the courage to stand up and step forward against the nra and subjected to horrible things throughout that process but she was brave enough to stand there to say we need to talk about these issues. These violent things that are happening in our communities whether red or blue we need to tackle these horrible things happen in our communities its not picking out democrats or republicans causes hea
Gov. Mckee thank you. Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you so much. Weve got a lot to share tonight, so lets get down to business. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , members of the legislature, congressman seth magaziner, thank you for being here. Our general officers, chief justice and members of the judiciary, municipal leaders, members of my cabinet, and my fellow Rhode Islanders who are watching at home, including my mom, willa and i want to thank everybody always asking how my mom is doing. Good evening. When i started thinking about this years state of the state address, i thought back to the first inaugural speech i made in march of 2021. Rhode island was in a time of significant change. We were faced with many challenges and what felt like endless unknowns. At that time, i asked my fellow Rhode Islanders to join me, to come together as one team and meet that moment head on. On that day, i shared something i used to tell the players i coached in basketball. The team i coached was calle
Gov. Mckee thank you. Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you so much. Weve got a lot to share tonight, so lets get down to business. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , members of the legislature, congressman seth magaziner, thank you for being here. Our general officers, chief justice and members of the judiciary, municipal leaders, members of my cabinet, and my fellow Rhode Islanders who are watching at home, including my mom, willa and i want to thank everybody always asking how my mom is doing. Good evening. When i started thinking about this years state of the state address, i thought back to the first inaugural speech i made in march of 2021. Rhode island was in a time of significant change. We were faced with many challenges and what felt like endless unknowns. At that time, i asked my fellow Rhode Islanders to join me, to come together as one team and meet that moment head on. On that day, i shared something i used to tell the players i coached in basketball. The team i coached was calle
Thank you so much. Weve got a lot to share tonight, so lets get down to business. Mr. Speaker, mr. President , members of the legislature, congressman seth magaziner, thank u for being here. Our general officers, chf justice and meers of the judiciary, municip leaders, members of my cabinet, and my fellow Rhode Islanders whore watching at home, including my mom, willa and i want to thank everybody always asking how my mom is doing. Good evening. When i staed thinking about this years state of the state address, i thought back to the first inaugul speech i made in march of 2021. Rhode island was in a time of significant change. We were faced with many challenges and what felt like endless unknowns. At that time, i asked my fellow Rhode Islanders to join me, to come together as one team and meet that moment head on. On that day, i shared something i used to tell the players i coached in basketball. The team i coached was called the rhode island shooting stars. They were a group of young