Tag: Michael DiBiase
Uneasy money: Worries about returning to deficits hang over General Assembly
The warning flags have been raised: Rhode Island legislators are about to return to reality.
After two years of massive surpluses, state budget officials are...
State report: Jobs Development Act fails to break even, but what...
A new state report on Rhode Island's tax incentive program Jobs Development Act shows that the program, which offers tax breaks to companies creating...
RIPEC: State needs to boost educational funding for multilingual learners
PROVIDENCE – With the rise of multilingual learners in Rhode Island’s K-12 public school system, the state needs to increase education spending to help...
Providence City Council taps study commission to mull ‘alternative revenue...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a nine–member commission to study the municipal tax system and make recommendations on ways to...
Remote work, gig economy impacting R.I. jobs data
More Rhode Islanders are working, but the state is losing jobs, according to the latest monthly report from the R.I. Department Labor and Training.
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RIPEC, Bryant report: R.I. economic growth shows signs it stalled in...
PROVIDENCE – Mixed results in key economic indicators hint that the state’s economic growth stalled in the second, according to a report from the...
RIPEC: Some changes to education aid were positive but ‘reversed progress’...
PROVIDENCE – A new report released Thursday by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council offers mixed views on the state’s changes to education aid...
RIPEC: Fiscal belt-tightening required with drying up of federal funds
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, a nonprofit public policy research organization, on Wednesday published its analysis of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...
HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...
Stacy Smith says the job for “front-line” workers at the R.I. Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the labor market...
RIPEC, Bryant report: R.I. economy slowed in Q1
PROVIDENCE – The state’s economy has slowed despite improvement across most key measures, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the Center for Global...
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