Rhode Island Economic and Infrastructure Development Bond Measure
Source: whatsupnewp.com
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Infrastructure
Rhode Island would borrow up to $100 million for economic development: $55 million to prepare industrial sites, including Quonset Business Park, and $45 million for infrastructure serving ocean, defense, life sciences, and data industries. State taxpayers would repay the bonds over time.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Rhode Island General Assembly (2026 state budget act, Public Law 26-084)
State lawmakers put this borrowing question in the 2026 state budget law (Public Law 26-084). Rhode Island voters must approve before the state borrows money paid back from taxes.
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
A YES vote means
The state could borrow up to $100 million for the listed projects, repaid by state taxpayers.
A NO vote means
The state could not borrow this $100 million, and the projects would not get this money.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Source: governor.ri.gov
Source: ballotpedia.org