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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...

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...

Providence simplifies application and review process for owner-occupied property tax

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s administration has unveiled a new and improved online application portal for homeowners to secure owner-occupied tax rates from...
STUCK IN NEUTRAL: Woonsocket City Council Vice President Valerie Gonzalez, left, and Michelle Taylor, an official at the nonprofit Community Care Alliance, stand with the “Dignity Bus.” The city used $150,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act aid to purchase the 20-bed emergency shelter for the homeless last year, and the alliance operated it. But funding for ongoing costs ran out and the bus has been dormant since May 31. Gonzalez says more funding is coming. 
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PAUL J. SPETRINI

WINDFALL WOES: Some R.I. communities slow to deploy ARPA millions before...

When Rhode Island cities and towns were awarded more than $500 million in COVID-19 relief money three years ago, it was a welcome infusion...

Are Rhode Island businesses overly burdened by property taxes?

The R.I. Public Expenditure Council on June 27 released a report that outlined inequities in the state’s property tax system, with businesses often shouldering...

RIPEC: State’s property tax system broken

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Expenditure Council on Thursday will release a new report on property taxation across Rhode Island that it says is...

Senate approves $13.9B state budget

PROVIDENCE – By a 34-1 vote, the Senate around midnight approved a $13.9 billion fiscal 2025 budget, the final deliberation before the spending package...

House panel passes $13.9B budget plan without Citizens-backed tax change

PROVIDENCE – A key House panel on Friday approved a fiscal 2025 state budget plan by a 13-1 vote with no broad-based tax cuts...
INCREASED INCOME: West Greenwich Town Administrator Kevin Breene says the future is in the trades for anyone interested in increasing their income.
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ELIZABETH GRAHAM

CHASING WEALTH: Incomes in some R.I. communities have climbed in last...

Kevin Breene’s family history in West Greenwich goes back 11 generations, beginning when the rural hamlet had a few hundred residents and was one...
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