Democrat Dan McKee was sworn in as Rhode Island’s 76th governor Tuesday, while Gina Raimondo officially resigned the role and joined President Joe Biden’s Cabinet as U.S. commerce secretary. McKee, 69, has served as the state’s lieutenant governor since 2015. He will serve out the remaining 22 months of former Gov.

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