Tag: Economic Progress Institute
United Way of R.I. awards $4.5M in grants to organizations promoting...
PROVIDENCE – As part of the United Way of Rhode Island’s five-year, $100 million plan to create transformative change in the Ocean State, the nonprofit...
Report: R.I. had No. 2 highest rate of poverty in N.E....
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the No.18 lowest poverty rate in the United States in 2019 but the second highest rate in New England...
Economic Progress Institute predicts move away from employer-based health insurance
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked third in the nation in the lowest rate of residents that are not covered by health insurance in 2019,...
EPI calls for alternatives to budget cuts, including raising taxes
PROVIDENCE – The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been projected to cause a massive revenue shortfall for Rhode Island for fiscal 2021.
The...
Banker battles disparity in wages, opportunity
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Lisa Ranglin, Rhode Island Black Business Association
For Lisa Ranglin – risk and compliance manager for Providence-based Citizens Bank –...
Report: R.I.’s family assistance benefit program needs improvement
PROVIDENCE - Safety net benefits for low income families with children under 18 in Rhode Island have not increased for nearly 30 years, and...
Banker battles disparity in wages, opportunity
For Lisa Ranglin – risk and compliance manager for Providence-based Citizens Bank – it’s been a busy professional track.
Her executive experience includes more than...
Businesses seek study of minimum wage hike
Rhode Island again is considering an increase in the minimum wage to stay competitive with surrounding states, including Massachusetts.
Among New England states, only Connecticut...
Tight labor market demands competitive pay
The minimum wage increased in Rhode Island this month to $10.50 an hour, the second bump in two years.
For the estimated 20,000 to 30,000...
Report: Many Rhode Islanders can’t make ends meet
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...
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