(Providence, RI)--Rhode Island's neighbor to the north lifted its coronavirus emergency on Tuesday.The move from Massachusetts is leaving some in the Ocean State to wonder why its governor decided to extend its own pandemic emergency, especially since the pandemic appears to now be in the rear-view mirror locally.The Providence Journal over the weekend reported a statement from Dan McKee's office that said the emergency additionally responds to the after-effects of the pandemic and helps to preserve federal benefits, among other things.The emergency was extended to July 9th and could possibly go longer.
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