Taxes, Fees Going up in $14.3 Billion RI Budget as Federal Relief Wanes

New taxes, money for primary care: Here’s what’s in the revised $14.3 billion R.I. state budget - The Boston Globe

The House Finance Committee voted 11 to 3 shortly before midnight to send the budget document to the House floor next Tuesday.

House Finance Committee approves revised 2026 state budget

Rhode Island's House Finance Committee has put together a revised $14.3 Billion Budget.

House Finance Committee releases state's $14.3 billion budget

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The House Finance Committee released the state’s $14.3 billion budget Tuesday night. According to Speaker Joseph Shekarchi, this year’s budget was challenging because of reduced federal funding. He said the $14.3 billion budget is half a billion dollars less than last year. Members prioritized protecting Medicaid, with Shekarchi highlighting the needs of primary care doctors, hospitals and nursing homes. The speaker sai…

Taxes, fees going up in $14.3 billion RI budget as federal relief wanes

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Where does the money go? Let us decide

There’s a phrase I hear over and over again at the Statehouse: “There’s no money.” It’s practically the unofficial slogan of Rhode Island politics. And yet, here we are in 2025, debating a proposed $14.2 billion state budget for fiscal…