RIPTA gets budget assist from House but not enough to close gap

Corrected at 5: 35 p.m.

PROVIDENCE – Smith Hill lawmakers on Tuesday released a plan to address nearly half of the R.I. Public Transit Authority’s more than $30 million budget shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year. In its fiscal 2026 budget proposal, the House allocates approximately $15 million annually from additional revenues from a 2-cent increase in the gas tax

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