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Banker battles disparity in wages, opportunity
Business Women Awards 2019 | HONOREE
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...
For nonprofits, less is more on political advocacy
Rhode Island nonprofits, to varying degrees, have thrown their weight behind certain causes in past elections that align with their missions.
But some have learned...
Study finds the wealthy pay a lesser share of their income...
PROVIDENCE – The greater your income in Rhode Island, the less of it you pay in state and local taxes, a new study finds.
The...
Report: Income inequality continues to grow in U.S.
PROVIDENCE - Income inequality in the United States has continued to grow in the years since the Great Recession, though the gap in Rhode...
EPI report highlights importance of Medicaid to Rhode Islanders
PROVIDENCE – Without the billions of dollars the state budgets for Medicaid each year, Sara Braganca might not have found the resources to survive...
