Tag: Michael DiBiase
A ripple effect from charter freeze?
A new three-year charter school moratorium in Rhode Island is raising concerns that it could weaken workforce competitiveness and limit options for families.
The measure,...
RIPEC: landlords, renters and businesses increasingly footing local governments
PROVIDENCE – Following several years of modest growth, Rhode Island cities and towns are rapidly shifting more of their tax burdens to property taxpayers,...
House’s millionaires tax phase-in plan fails to sway business opposition
PROVIDENCE – Business opposition to Rhode Island’s proposed “millionaires tax” is holding firm despite a three-year phase-in included in a House-approved budget plan, according...
RIPEC: R.I.’s unemployment rate highest since Q3 of 2021
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s unemployment rate reached its highest level in five years, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the Center for Global...
RIPEC: Millionaires tax ‘unwise’ given domestic migration trends
PROVIDENCE – The proposal to increase Rhode Island’s top income tax rate may accelerate outmigration and weaken the state’s economic competitiveness, according to an...
Rhode Island: Where often is heard a discouraging word on the...
“Underperforming” is how Emily Mandel, senior economist at Moody’s Analytics, characterized Rhode Island’s economic forecast through the end of the decade.
Her words of caution...
Do you agree with the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council that state...
An over-reliance on low-productivity industry sectors and government spending has the state’s economy significantly lagging the rest of the nation, the Rhode Island Public...
Bipartisan coalition rallies against ‘millionaires tax,’ ‘death tax’
PROVIDENCE – The Senate Lounge on Thursday became a rare venue for Smith Hill bipartisanship spurred by the growing opposition against proposals such as...
RIPEC: Rhode Island’s economy losing ground
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economy has lost ground over the past decade due to an over-reliance on low-productivity industry sectors and government spending,...
General Assembly, business leaders spar over millionaires tax at Chamber luncheon
PROVIDENCE – General Assembly leaders showcased stark policy differences over state government operations and the taxes that fund them during the Greater Providence Chamber...
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