WARWICK, RI- Last night, Governor McKee delivered his 2023 State of the State address. He offered a vision of hope for our future, while laying out his plans to help Rhode Island families in the year ahead.
Most notably, the governor announced an almost $100 million tax relief plan– building on the $200 million relief that his administration delivered in 2022. Tax relief measures will include delivering energy bill rebates and reducing the sales tax:
“We know that Rhode Islanders are still dealing with rising prices at the grocery store and the gas pump. And we know that families have been forced to make difficult financial decisions because their dollar isn’t stretching as far as it used to. That’s why the budget I’ll be submitting to the General Assembly proposes more ways to help Rhode Islanders navigate these inflationary pressures, while making our state a more competitive place to do business,” said Governor McKee.
In his address, Gov. McKee also named education and housing as top priorities. He plans to propose an additional $57 million investment in K-12 education, plus $4 million for out-of-school learning programs. He also intends to continue building on last year’s historic investments towards housing, highlighting how crucial it is that we remain focused on addressing RI’s housing crisis..
“I am greatly looking forward to working with the governor to accomplish some of the critical policy matters he laid out on Tuesday evening. The legislative priorities of many of my colleagues and I are unified with the governor’s agenda, so I feel we are well-positioned to have another collaborative and productive session. I’m very excited to see what we’ll be able to accomplish together as a state in 2023,” said RIDP Chairman McNamara.
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