Alviti and McKee: 10 Who Made a Difference in RI in 2024
GoLocalProv News Team
Alviti and McKee: 10 Who Made a Difference in RI in 2024
The problem was not only the government mismanagement but the endless lies made by Governor Dan McKee and RIDOT Director Peter Alviti.
Meanwhile, the economic impact to the state and businesses, in some cases, was catastrophic
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTMany of the public statements made by McKee and Alviti have simply been false.
The statements have included:
— The bridge would be repaired in 90 days (McKee and Alviti).
— The damage to the bridge was caused by a heavy truck (Alviti).
— Claims by Alviti that RIDOT projects are on time and on budget were not true, according to a WJAR report.
— More recently, the duo claimed that the failed bridge would be demolished and that a new bridge would be completed in two years. And that the cost will be $250 million to $300 million.
— Both data points were false, simply lies.
During the course of the crisis, the duo’s behavior has been often bizarre at best.
After learning of the infrastructure disaster, McKee went to play basketball at Hope High School.
McKee lashed out at reporters like WJAR’s Brian Crandall, who asked about Alviti’s fate in light of the bridge’s failure.
That same day, McKee was frustrated by GoLocal News Editor Kate Nagle when she asked about an independent review.
The next day, after the Washington Bridge was in chaos, while tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders were trapped in gridlock for hours, McKee went to a political fundraiser for Alviti’s acting chief of staff, John Igliozzi, who is a candidate for attorney general.
McKee has repeatedly insulted commuters, claiming their frustration is unwarranted, and their delays are only a fraction of the time they claimed.
This week, McKee said that he would be releasing a new report. Of the previous reports, McKee has never made the consultants available to reporters to answer questions.
In 1979, novelist Mary McCarthy said of playwright Lillian Hellman to television host Dick Cavett that “every word she writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the.’”
Many voted for McKee, and they did so because they trusted him, but that goodwill was exhausted in 2024.