House lawmakers see governor’s proposed FY27 budget and raise it to $15.2B

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 30, 2026

Words: 1,483

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Two long-debated topics on Smith Hill, a millionaire’s tax and a state inspector general, were cemented in the revised fiscal 2027 budget given first passage by a panel of House lawmakers Friday night.

The record $15.2 billion budget — even higher than the $14.9 billion tax-and-spend plan Gov. Dan McKee unveiled in January thanks to an extra $228 million surplus revealed from updated revenue estimates in May — sailed through committee in …

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