Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This week on Lively, checking the math on Gov. McKee's claims that his budget plan will reduce costs for Rhode Islanders. From a millionaire's surtax to a scale-back in renewable energy mandates, we break down the most important measures in the nearly 15-billion-dollar budget bill. Jim Hummel is with former RI GOP Chairman Joe Powers and Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies of the Economic Progress Institute.

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