Rhode Island Governor Floats Cutting Social Security, Gas Taxes

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee (D) proposed eliminating the state’s tax on Social Security benefits, creating its first permanent child tax credit, and lowering the gasoline tax in a bid to address affordability concerns.

McKee, who hasn’t released his formal budget request, made no mention of his warming support for imposing an additional income tax bracket on the top 1% of earners. The governor faces re-election in 2026 and an estimated budget deficit of at least $101 million in the fiscal year that begins in July.

• McKee said his plan will save Rhode Islanders $215 million in the first full ...