Gov. Dan McKee, University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange, and Rhode Island College President Jack Warner kicked off the campaign – Yes on 2 – on September 17 to promote a $160.5 million bond issue that will bring major advances in the life sciences and cybersecurity if approved by voters in November.
- WPRI: Higher education leaders urge Rhode Islanders to vote ‘Yes’ on Question 2
- Dan Yorke State of Mind with Dr. Marc Parlange and Dr. Jack Warner
- Boston Globe: Voting yes on Question 2 will position R.I. as a biomedical sciences and cybersecurity leader
- Cranston Herald: Investing in Rhode Island’s future: The new frontier of Biomedical Sciences and Cybersecurity
- Warwick Beacon: Investing in Rhode Island’s future
- The Valley Breeze: Cases for Questions 2 and 5
- The Independent: Letter: Higher Ed Bond an investment in our state’s future
- NBC 10: McKee to speak at kickoff event to encourage voters to support Higher Education Bond
- WPRI 12: Your Local Election HQ: RI officials calling residents to vote ‘yes’ on question two
- Providence Journal: RI Question 2 asks for $160M for biomedical, cybersecurity facilities at URI, RIC
- Providence Business First: RI leaders urge ‘yes’ vote on $160M higher education bond bill
- Yahoo News: RI Question 2 asks for $160M for biomedical, cybersecurity facilities at URI, RIC
Vote Yes on 2 