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RHODE ISLAND is experiencing a major shift in state and local tax revenues, with significant implications for K-12 education, economic opportunity and housing affordability, the according to a new report from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council. 

RIPEC: Major shift in R.I. tax revenue creating imbalances

PROVIDENCE – A major shift in state and local tax revenue has significantly affected K-12 education, economic opportunity and housing affordability in Rhode Island,...

RIPEC: R.I.’s economy showed growth, signs of weakness in Q4

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy showed signs of weakening in the fourth quarter, despite experiencing strong growth in key economic sectors, according to a...

R.I. Foundation, Annenberg Institute create commission to assess state’s education funding...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation and the Annenberg Institute at Brown University are launching a new education committee to study, assess and make...

State agencies are hot to hire in FY26 budget requests

State budget officials made it clear: There’s no money for extras in the upcoming fiscal 2026 spending plan, so don’t ask. But that didn’t stop nearly...

RIPEC: State has ‘spending problem’ 

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council on Friday released a report outlining the fiscal challenges now facing lawmakers ahead of the fiscal...
THE WARMUP: A legislative study commission on climate change meets in December at the Statehouse, weeks before the full General Assembly convenes to start the 2025 legislative session. Testifying are Thomas Guthlein, left, R.I. Emergency Management Agency associate director; and Melinda Hopkins, the agency’s planning branch chief. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

FALLING SHORT: Projected $330M deficit has General Assembly prepping for belt-tightening

For Rhode Island legislators, what’s old is new again. After three years of surpluses, state budget officials are now projecting that the government is facing...

New R.I. budget projections offer $67M cushion for FY2026 budget deliberations 

A nearly $400 million deficit is expected to force dramatic government programming cuts in the fiscal 2026 state budget.  But for now, a brief glimmer...

RIPEC: R.I. economy shows mixed performance in Q3

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy showed mixed results across key economic indicators in the third quarter, according to a report from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure...
IN PROGRESS: The nonprofit SWAP Inc. (Stop Wasting Abandoned Property) is building this two-family house at Burnside and Arnold streets in East Providence to sell to a family that meets income limits. Supporters of Question 3 on the ballot say similar affordable housing programs will be funded with a $120 million bond issue. 
PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

BUILDING BONDS: New housing, higher ed facilities top $343M in bond...

In Rhode Island, $107,452 won’t get residents very far in the housing market. That figure – the state’s median household income – doesn’t support an...
MORE NEEDED: This two-family house under construction in East Providence will be sold with income restrictions by the nonprofit SWAP Inc. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­WILLIAM HAMILTON

Voters need to start seeing better ROI on housing

Voters on Nov. 5 will be asked to make Rhode Island’s biggest investment in affordable housing to date, a $120 million bond request that...
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