Rhode Island could add a "Taylor Swift Tax" to charge semi-vacant mansion owners thousands more. State lawmakers are working on a budget that includes two significant changes to real estate taxes.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a $14.3 billion state budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The House voted 66-9 to approve the bill. A key ...

(WJAR) — Rhode Island's House Finance Committee has put together a revised $14.3 Billion Budget. Some of the key elements include Washington Bridge Funding and a new State Property Tax.

The Rhode Island House of Representatives approved a budget that includes a new tax on second homes worth more than $1 million that aren't rented out most of the year, such as Taylor Swift's $28 ...

An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state's $14.3 billion budget all were approved. Rhode Island lawmakers banned "payday lending," snuffed out smoking in most parts of Rhode ...

The Rhode Island General Assembly is wrapping up its 2025 session on Friday, June 20. An assault weapons ban, payday lending restrictions, and the state's $14.3 billion budget all were approved.

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island House Committee on Finance on Tuesday unveiled a $14.3 billion state budget that raises new taxes and fees and directs more money to health care, promptly voting 11 ...

The House of Representatives approved the legislation, officially known as H5566A and unofficially known as the Rhode Island Kratom Act, on May 29 on a 40-23 vote.