No broad tax increase, but a fee on electric vehicles, a tax on home rentals and some digital ads, a cigarette tax hike, and turning the truck tolls back on are highlights of a budget plan unveiled by Rhode Island Gov.

You wouldn’t know the state is eyeing a nine-digit deficit for the fiscal year that starts July 1 judging by the size of Gov. Dan McKee’s spending plan. The proposed $14.2 billion fiscal 2026 budget unveiled by McKee’s office Thursday marks the largest state spending plan in history — $252.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee will release his fiscal year 2026 budget plan Thursday. The state public expenditure released a report on January 10 saying the state budget deficit is now approximately $300 million.

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