Under a federal buzzsaw, McKee pitches affordability in nearly $15 billion budget

By: Nancy Lavin, Christopher Shea, Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: January 15, 2026

Words: 3,289

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Helping Rhode Islanders afford health insurance, home energy bills and child care is an expensive proposition: nearly $15 billion in fiscal 2027 under Gov. Dan McKee’s budget proposal.

The $14.9 billion tax-and-spend plan unveiled by McKee’s office Thursday marks the largest spending plan in state history — $522.6 million more than the current year’s budget although the dollar figure on fiscal 2026 is poised to cross the $15 billion dollar-mark under proposed revisions …

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