Governor Gina Raimondo unveils a new state budget proposal to lawmakers on Thursday. She already revealed one of the signature programs– a plan for two years of free tuition at state colleges and universities. Rhode Island Public Radio’s Elisabeth Harrison and Political Analyst Scott MacKay take a look at what to watch in the governor’s FY 2018 state budget, and how it’s likely to fare in the state legislature.

You can follow all of our reporting on the upcoming state budget online, and you can find more from our Political Analyst Scott MacKay at the On Politics blog or on Facebook and on Twitter @ripr.

Elisabeth Harrison's journalism background includes everything from behind-the-scenes work with the CBS Evening News to freelance documentary production. She joined the WRNI team in 2007 as a Morning Edition...

Scott MacKay retired in December, 2020.With a B.A. in political science and history from the University of Vermont and a wealth of knowledge of local politics, it was a given that Scott MacKay would become...