You wouldn’t know the state is eyeing a nine-digit deficit for the fiscal year that starts July 1 judging by the size of Gov. Dan McKee’s spending plan. The proposed $14.2 billion fiscal 2026 budget unveiled by McKee’s office Thursday marks the largest state spending plan in history — $252.

McKee wants a 10% tax on digital advertising, a $5-a-pack tax on cigarettes and new fees on electric vehicles, among other revenue ideas.

McKee opted to include state Treasurer James Diossa's bid to create a "Baby Bonds" program that would put $3,000 into an interest-accruing trust for late-in-life use by each child born into poverty.

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No broad tax increase, but a fee on electric vehicles, a tax on home rentals and some digital ads, a cigarette tax hike, and turning the truck tolls back on are highlights of a budget plan unveiled by Rhode Island Gov.