Resignation, rescinded: Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest to stay on

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 602

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Rhode Island Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Charest isn’t retiring after all.

At least, not on July 3, as McKee’s office previously announced.

Details of the reversal were first reported in a June 10 social media post by the Providence Journal’s Katherine Gregg and confirmed independently by Rhode Island Current.

Kerri White, a spokesperson for the umbrella health and human services agency, said the decision came from “thoughtful discussions” between the agency …

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