Lively 1/23/2026

This week on Lively: from a millionaire's surtax to a controversial scaleback in renewable energy mandates, we break down the most important measures in the governor's nearly 15 billion-dollar budget bill. Plus, moderator Jim Hummel examines the state's head-scratchingly high energy costs with former RI GOP Chairman Joe Powers and Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies of the Economic Progress Institute.

Watch the show here.