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Proposed R.I. budget would legalize marijuana, extend car tax phaseout
The proposal also calls for restructuring the state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated March 11, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
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Governor Daniel J. McKee delivers inaugural address on the steps of the State House.Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
PROVIDENCE â In his first budget proposal, Governor Dan J. McKee on Thursday outlined an $11.17-billion spending plan that would legalize marijuana, take the next step in the car-tax phaseout, and restructure the stateâs Eleanor Slater Hospital.
McKee submitted his proposed budget four days after his inauguration ceremony. The former lieutenant governor stepped in to become Rhode Islandâs 76th governor after Gina M. Raimondo was confirmed as President Joe Bidenâs secretary of Commerce.
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