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DOR: State car tax phaseout is financially feasible

Financial Services 01/07/2021

PROVIDENCE – Higher projected revenues mean the state can afford to pay out more money in aid to cities and towns to phase out...

A longer end to the car tax included in Raimondo’s 2021...

Government 01/24/2020

PROVIDENCE – The car tax is going away, but not as quickly as planned, under the fiscal 2021 budget proposal introduced by Gov. Gina...

GOV GINA M. Raimondo has introduced a $10.2 billion budget proposal. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ DAVE HANSEN.

A longer end to the car tax included in Raimondo’s 2021...

Economy 01/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – The car tax is going away, but not as quickly as planned, under the fiscal 2021 budget proposal introduced by Gov. Gina...

SPENDING PRIORITIES: Yet again, the General Assembly seems to reject Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s programs designed to grow Rhode Island’s economy, in this case through improved worker-training programs.  / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Yet again, GA chooses spending over investment in R.I.’s future

Editorial and Op-Ed 06/21/2019

It is clear what vision of Rhode Island the General Assembly has. Rather than slowing down the elimination of the state’s car tax, the fiscal...

Five Questions With Blake Filippi

5Q 04/05/2019

Blake Filippi | Minority leader, R.I. House 1. You are the new House minority leader. How do you elevate the voices of a comparatively small...

Fiscal 2018 budget process not a joy to behold

Editorials 08/04/2017

One month after adjourning without a budget for fiscal 2018, the two houses of Rhode Island’s General Assembly resolved their differences and agreed to...

Unfinished General Assembly session leaves major business issues up in the...

Government 07/14/2017

The General Assembly’s abrupt ending to its legislative session left several bills in limbo, including most notably the $9.2 billion tax-and-spending plan for fiscal...

A RETURN TO OLD-STYLE POLITICS? House Finance Committee Chairman Marvin L. Abney, left, with House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, right, have devised a $9.2 billion spending plan for fiscal 2018 that moves money around in odd ways to come into balance. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ ELI SHERMAN

Unbalanced priorities, poor leadership in balanced budget

Editorials 06/23/2017

In dealing with $134 million in red ink from fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the state’s elected leaders have generated a strong – and...

R.I. HOUSE FINANCE Chairman Marvin L. Abney, left, with House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello, right, on June 15 unveiled the Democrat's $9.2 billion spending plan for fiscal 2018. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELI SHERMAN

Rhode Island lawmakers unveil $9B state budget for fiscal 2018

Government 06/16/2017

(Updated: 12:52 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a revised $9.2 billion budget for fiscal 2018, which includes broad-based spending cuts and new expenditures...