A New Heartbeat is Coming to Benton County
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McKee backed a charter school moratorium. Now a major teachers union has endorsed him.

Nancy Lavin
Posted 7/27/26

Five weeks after Gov. Dan McKee signed into law a controversial bill temporarily banning new charter schools — departing from his own past support for charter schools — the payoff has come through for his reelection campaign. The Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals (RIFTHP) endorsed McKee in an announcement Friday. The backing […]

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