An out-of-service Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Bus seen near the agency’s Providence headquarters on Dec. 17, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)
After a year of trimming its finances to try to stave off job cuts, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) still faces a nearly $14 million budget deficit under its latest financial plan approved by the agency’s board of directors.
RIPTA’s board Thursday voted 7-1 to submit the bus agency’s $158.9 million spending plan to Gov. Dan McKee, with the hope either he or state lawmakers will find a way to plug the hole by the time fiscal year 2027 begins in July 2026…