Tag: Economic Progress Institute
RIF awards $2.2M in grants, creates endowments for organizations addressing racial...
PROVIDENCE – Six local nonprofits have received $2.2 million in total grants from the Rhode Island Foundation to help take down causes of systemic...
Surplus of question marks: Decisions on tax cuts, housing policies, education...
No one would blame the General Assembly leadership if it breathed a little easier in the 2023 legislative session.
After all, the top Democratic leaders...
Economic Progress Institute touts key wins in R.I. FY 2023 budget
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s $13.6 billion fiscal year 2023 budget makes some substantial investments in both the state and its residents, while leaving on...
Five Questions With: Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies | Executive director, Economic Progress Institute
1. How would you describe the Economic Progress Institute and its mission? At EPI, our mission is to advocate...
New polling shows support for R.I. payday lending reform
PROVIDENCE – After years of failed attempts to regulate payday loans in Rhode Island, state lawmakers have a new weapon in their arsenal this...
Economic Progress Institute names Nelson-Davies new executive director
PROVIDENCE – Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies, who served as managing attorney at Massachusetts-based nonprofit Community Legal Aid, has been named The Economic Progress Institute’s new executive...
R.I. Office of Revenue Analysis: Film tax credit program rife with...
PROVIDENCE – Not only is the state losing money on its motion picture tax credit program, but a majority of the companies that get...
RIF unveils ‘Make It Happen’ principles, timeline for ARPA spending
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island Foundation-led initiative to offer advice on how state leaders should spend more than $1 billion from the American Rescue...
Payday loan reform bills return to General Assembly
PROVIDENCE – State lawmakers are once again considering cracking down on payday lenders.
Legislation introduced in both chambers of the General Assembly and discussed in...
Will changes to R.I.’s unemployment policies ease hiring woes?
The age-old debate between academia and the business world has resurfaced, this time over whether generous unemployment insurance benefits are to blame for employers’...
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