RHODE ISLAND RANKED 48th, or third worst in the nation, on the Family Prosperity Index from the American Conservative Union Foundation. / COURTESY AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked third worst in the nation on the Family Prosperity Index, which studies the impact of the economy on families. The index, created by the Washington, D.C.-based American Conservative Union Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes conservative principles, shows that Rhode Island families are not faring as well as lawmakers may believe,…