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The end is here: Assault weapons ban, state budget, housing top RI lawmakers' final-day agenda
The final day of the annual General Assembly legislative session could start as early as 2 p.m. and run late into the night.
House passes $14.3B state budget with tax on vacation homes, money for doctors
The budget includes $45 million for primary care practices, $38 million for hospitals and $12 million for nursing homes. A ...
Rhode Island House approves $14.3 billion state budget
The Rhode Island House of Representatives have approved a $14.3 billion state budget for the 2026 fiscal year.
Taxes, fees going up in $14.3 billion RI budget as federal relief wanes
The release of the compromise tax-and-spending plan kicks off the final frantic stretch of the General Assembly’s annual ...
Big, beautiful?: RI's reworked state budget is almost ready. Here's what to look for.
First, Gov. McKee presented the $14.2B budget. Then, the General Assembly had to take it and rework it to plug the holes.
Just what the doctor ordered: RI's medical community is cheering the proposed state budget
AG Peter Neronha thanked lawmakers "for understanding the severity of Rhode Island’s health care crisis and meeting the ...
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Big, beautiful?: RI's reworked state budget is almost ready. Here's what to look for.
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee's revised ... "millionaire's tax" − on income above $625,000. In a budget that big and sprawling across state government, some of McKee's proposals stood out.