Bond Questions

Every Rhode Island voter decides these 5. Each page has the official ballot title word for word, what a yes or no vote does, and links to the full text.

• Higher Education Facilities (Question 1) $275 million in bonds for new buildings at URI, CCRI and Rhode Island Collegemajority to pass

  Biggest change: Lets the state borrow up to $275 million for college buildings: $165 million for a new Integrated Health Building at the University of Rhode Island (Kingston), $60 million for a workforce innovation center at the Community College of Rhode Island (Warwick), and $50 million for a student success and career readiness center and renovations at the Adams Library at Rhode Island College..

• Housing and Homeownership (Question 2) $120 million in bonds to build and keep affordable housingmajority to pass

  Biggest change: Lets the state borrow up to $120 million to increase and keep affordable housing, by fixing up existing buildings, building new ones, buying property and improving roads and utilities.

• Economic Development (Question 3) $100 million in bonds for business sites, Quonset, the I-195 District, ocean and life-science industriesmajority to pass

  Biggest change: Lets the state borrow up to $100 million: $55 million to prepare land and sites for business (including the Quonset Business Park and the I-195 District) and $45 million for buildings and projects that support Rhode Island's ocean, defense, life sciences and data analytics industries..

• Cultural Economy (Question 4) $50 million in bonds for a new State History Center and historic-site grantsmajority to pass

  Biggest change: Lets the state borrow up to $50 million: $45 million to build a new Rhode Island State History Center and $5 million in matching grants for repairs and improvements at public historic sites, museums and cultural centers in historic buildings..

• Green Economy Bonds (Question 5) $55 million in bonds for parks, flood protection, clean water and open spacemajority to pass

  Biggest change: Lets the state borrow up to $55 million for the environment and outdoor recreation.

All five are bond questions (borrowing the state pays back with interest). The General Assembly put them on the ballot in Article 5 of the state budget bill. Each question is voted on separately, and each passes if a majority of the people voting on it vote to approve it. GAP: the official wording below comes from the bill text; we have not yet checked it against the Department of State's Voter Information Handbook. Source: RI General Assembly: House Bill 7127 Sub A as amended (FY2027 budget), Article 5 ↗.