Tag: Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council
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...
Momentum finally building for R.I. tangible tax exemption
Small-business owners in Rhode Island for years have called for a tangible asset tax exemption, but it could never gain enough support from state...
RIPEC: R.I. economy stalled in Q4
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economic growth stalled in the fourth quarter of 2022 and continues to lag both the region and nation, according to...
McKee’s sales tax cut too small to matter much, some observers...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal to cut the state's sales tax from 7% to 6.85% is getting a tepid reception from policy analysts and...
RIPEC: Rhode Island has not kept pace with other states on...
PROVIDENCE – As other states pass tax laws that improve their business climate, Rhode Island is falling farther behind, according to new analysis by...
Surplus of question marks: Decisions on tax cuts, housing policies, education...
No one would blame the General Assembly leadership if it breathed a little easier in the 2023 legislative session.
After all, the top Democratic leaders...