FY27 budget heads to Gov. McKee’s desk after Senate approval

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 1,110

Last Updated: 1 day, 9 hours ago

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A $15.2 billion budget — the highest state spending plan on record — heads to Gov. Dan McKee’s desk, following the Rhode Island Senate’s approval Tuesday.

The upper chamber’s 32-6 vote followed more than two hours of debate and a dozen failed amendments, including three Republican-led attempts to strike down or weaken the millionaire’s tax headlining the fiscal 2027 budget. All four chamber Republicans voted against the budget, along with Democrats Sam Bell of Providence …

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