RI House Finance Chair Marvin Abney.
After months of not having a Fiscal Year 2021 budget, the Rhode Island General Assembly took a step closer on Wednesday.
The House Finance Committee voted 11-2 to approve a "pared-down" $12.75 billion state budget for the 2021 fiscal year that restores funding to cities and towns, uses federal coronavirus relief funds and does not raise taxes or fees.
The federal monies could have gone to support Rhode Island businesses -- and are now going to support government, aid to cities and towns, social services, and state colleges. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST