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Governor Dan McKee is getting used to his veto stamp.
Fresh off the completion of his General Assembly session leading the state, McKee has vetoed bills this week that shifted costs on renewable energy projects to ratepayers and sought to regulate short-term rental properties.
Legislative leaders are unhappy with the rental property veto, but it’s unclear if they’ll seek to override the veto or rework the bill during the special session in the fall.
So how do McKee’s vetoes compare to other recent governors? Here’s a year-by-year look at gubernatorial vetoes since 2011.
Governor Gina Raimondo
Number of vetoes: 1
Notable: Raimondo’s only veto in 2019 blocked an auto-body shop bill that would have allowed for insurers that were found under Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act to be liable for three times the amount of damages.
Governor Gina RaimondoNumber of vetoes: 3Notable: One bill the governor vetoed would have criminalized the isolation of an elder or dependent adult.
Governor Gina Raimondo
Number of vetoes: 2
Notable: Raimondo vetoed a union-backed continuous contracts bill, but she later signed a modified version of the bill into law. Several cities and towns are still suing the state over the bill.
Governor Gina Raimondo
Number of vetoes: 5
Notable: One bill would have given grandparents the ability to petition the court to terminate parental rights.
Governor Lincoln Chafee
Number of vetoes: 2
Notable: One of Chafee’s final vetoes was a bill that would have allowed constables to carry out body attachments for arrests.
Governor Lincoln Chafee
Number of vetoes: 7
Notable: This was the year Chafee vetoed the “Choose Life” license plate bill.
Governor Lincoln Chafee
Number of vetoes: 10
Notable: The General Assembly overrode Chafee’s veto of a Warwick sewer bill.
Governor Lincoln Chafee
Number of vetoes: 2
Notable: The governor vetoed a Patient-Centered Medical Home Act.
Note: Governor Raimondo didn’t veto any bills in 2020 or 2015.
Under Republican Governor Don Carcieri, vetoes (and overrides) were far more common. During Carcieri’s final term in office from 2007 until 2011, he vetoed at least 105 bills, according to the General Assembly’s website.
THE GLOBE IN RHODE ISLAND
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WHAT’S ON TAP TODAY
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⚓ Providence Restaurant Week (pluralizing is polarizing) begins on Sunday, and runs through July 24. You can check out menus here.
⚓ The Wickford Art Festival begins on Saturday.
⚓ England plays Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday at 3 p.m., which gives most of a reason to pretend we like soccer.
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Dan McGowan can be reached at dan.mcgowan@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter at @danmcgowan.
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