Tag: Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council
RIPEC: Major shift in R.I. tax revenue creating imbalances
PROVIDENCE – A major shift in state and local tax revenue has significantly affected K-12 education, economic opportunity and housing affordability in Rhode Island,...
RIPEC: R.I.’s economy showed growth, signs of weakness in Q4
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy showed signs of weakening in the fourth quarter, despite experiencing strong growth in key economic sectors, according to a...
R.I. Foundation, Annenberg Institute create commission to assess state’s education funding...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation and the Annenberg Institute at Brown University are launching a new education committee to study, assess and make...
FALLING SHORT: Projected $330M deficit has General Assembly prepping for belt-tightening
For Rhode Island legislators, what’s old is new again.
After three years of surpluses, state budget officials are now projecting that the government is facing...
RIPEC: R.I. economy shows mixed performance in Q3
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy showed mixed results across key economic indicators in the third quarter, according to a report from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure...
BUILDING BONDS: New housing, higher ed facilities top $343M in bond...
In Rhode Island, $107,452 won’t get residents very far in the housing market.
That figure – the state’s median household income – doesn’t support an...
Voters need to start seeing better ROI on housing
Voters on Nov. 5 will be asked to make Rhode Island’s biggest investment in affordable housing to date, a $120 million bond request that...
RIPEC: R.I.’s investment in affordable housing falls short
Record amounts of attention and funding only made a dent in Rhode Island’s housing crisis, with more than 24,000 units of income-restricted housing still...
R.I. school districts wrestle with enrollment drops
Tough decisions are being made in public school districts throughout Rhode Island, and more appear on the horizon for others amid shrinking enrollment counts...
RIPEC: Q2 results show state’s economy continues to move in positive...
PROVIDENCE – Strong results across key economic indicators in the second quarter show that the state’s economy continues to move in a positive direction,...
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