RIPTA board resolution to endorse millionaire’s tax fails on split vote

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 682

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority’s (RIPTA) governing board would welcome a share of revenue from a millionaire’s tax if the state were to enact one this year.

But the agency’s board of directors stopped short of formally endorsing Gov. Dan McKee’s proposed tax on top earners during its monthly meeting Thursday afternoon, with a 3-2 vote against a resolution drafted by its former chairman.

“This is the one way that we can …

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