Tag: Michael DiBiase
RIPEC suggests steps to boost R.I. business tax climate
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council released its analysis of the Tax Foundation's 2021 Business Tax Climate Index on Tuesday, offering recommendations...
Report: Despite job gains, R.I. economic activity “severely constrained” in Q3
PROVIDENCE – Despite recovering a number of jobs, economic activity in Rhode Island continued to be "severely constrained" because of the coronavirus pandemic, said...
Slow-spending R.I. has two months to disperse $900M in CARES Act...
Rhode Island officials rejoiced when they learned in March that the state would get a $1.25 billion slice of the federal coronavirus relief package....
Ramp up R.I. pandemic aid spending where it’s needed most
It’s usually wise not to quickly spend a windfall, unless there’s a use-it-or-lose-it deadline attached to it. That’s the situation the state finds itself...
More tax revenue, fewer expenses lessen FY 20 strain on state...
PROVIDENCE – The hit COVID-19 took on state coffers in fiscal year 2020 was not as bad as expected, thanks to a combination of...
Pandemic offers R.I. leaders a chance to reassess priorities
Rhode Island has been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than most states, and the economic fallout has left the General Assembly with a...
RIPEC: State unemployment trust may run out by Sept., resulting in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance trust fund is on track to run out by September, and the result may be higher taxes for...
Report: R.I. Q1 GDP projected to have contracted at 4.3% annualized...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s gross domestic product was estimated to have contracted at a 4.3% annualized rate, according to a report from the Rhode...
Unkindest cuts: Many casualties expected as R.I. begins ‘brutal’ budget process
The future looked encouraging for Karen Santilli just a few months ago.
In mid-January, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo released a $10.2 billion fiscal 2021 budget...
Former DHS employee files unlawful-termination complaint against state
PROVIDENCE – A former R.I. Department of Human Services employee filed a discrimination charge with the R.I. Commission for Human Rights Wednesday against her...
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