RHODE ISLAND ranked 25th on the annual Opportunity Index, while Vermont ranked first in the nation, according to Opportunity Nation and Measure of America. / COURTESY OPPORTUNITY NATION
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island moved up four spots to No. 25 in the annual Opportunity Index, released Tuesday by the bipartisan national campaign, Opportunity Nation and Measure of America. The index, which rates all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., looks at access to opportunity, which it said has increased 9 percent nationally since 2011, “reflecting…