GOVERNOR MCKEE’S PLAN: TRUCKERS WARN TOLLS WILL HIT CONSUMERS EVEN HARDER
Rhode Island truckers are calling out Governor McKee’s two-cent gas tax rollback as little more than election-year window dressing. While the governor touts “Affordability for All,” the Rhode Island Trucking Association warns that reinstating uncapped truck tolls in 2027 will slam families and businesses with far higher costs passed directly to consumers. On this episode of #InTheDugout with Mike Stenhouse, Chris Maxwell lays out the hard truth about RhodeWorks and what it really means for the Ocean State.
On #InTheDugout with Mike Stenhouse, we sit down with Chris Maxwell, President and CEO of the Rhode Island Trucking Association. Sten gets straight to it: Governor McKee is touting a small gas tax cut as relief for Rhode Island families, but truckers see it as hollow politics when far bigger pain is headed our way.
Maxwell doesn’t hold back. He warns that reinstating truck tolls without the original protections will hammer the supply chain that keeps Rhode Island moving. Every family will feel it in higher prices at the grocery store, the gas pump, and everywhere else. This isn’t just about trucks. It’s about the cost of living in the Ocean State and whether politicians are finally listening to the people who actually move the goods that fill our shelves and heat our homes.
This is the tough conversation Rhode Islanders have been waiting for. Sten asks Maxwell about real accountability, smarter solutions, and why Rhode Island families deserve better than feel-good announcements that ignore the heavy burdens coming. Nothing is off limits as they expose the consequences of these policies on working families and local businesses.
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