THE ECONOMIC PROGRESS INSTITUTE'S annual "Standard of Need" report found that income levels for many Rhode Island families aren't enough to cover all of their necessary expenses.
PROVIDENCE – Two-thirds of single-parent families and large numbers of other Rhode Islanders don’t earn enough to cover basic expenses, according to a report released Thursday by the Economic Progress Institute. The Providence-based research and policy group used the findings to call for a $15 an hour minimum wage in the Ocean State to help…