Tag: R.I. Public Expenditure Council
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...
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...
RIPEC: General Assembly needs to pare spending growth
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Expenditure Council urges the General Assembly to show fiscal restraint as the state faces looming deficits that could exceed...
Audit: R.I. Medicaid paid more than $38M in services for out-of-state...
PROVIDENCE – An audit released Tuesday by the R.I. Joint Committee on Legislative Services found the state’s Medicaid program disbursed at least $38.4 million...
Voters usually say yes to bond issues. Are local, state officials...
It’s not a great time to borrow.
Talk to anyone who recently took out a mortgage or a car loan, now paying interest rates not...
The best use for pandemic aid?
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s $13.7 billion fiscal 2025 budget recommends “reprogramming” $51.7 million of the roughly $700 million in unspent State Fiscal Recovery Funds...
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