Tag: Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council
Paying for badly needed school upgrades now will limit future borrowing....
Trinity Briceno, a senior at Cranston East High School, didn’t attend school between December and April.She was hospitalized in November after students and teachers...
R.I. ranks No. 20 for highest public expenditures per $1K of...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 20 for the highest total state and local government expenditures per $1,000 of personal income in the “How...
Report: R.I. ranked No. 12 in FY15 for highest state and...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 12 for highest total state and local tax revenue per $1,000 of personal income in the nation at...
Runey to take over as RIPEC board president in April
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council announced that Mim L. Runey, the Providence campus president and chief operating officer of Johnson &...
Luntz to deliver keynote address at 74th Annual RIPEC meeting
PROVIDENCE – Frank Luntz will deliver the keynote address at the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council’s 74th annual meeting, RIPEC announced Sept. 25.Luntz has...
RIPEC seeks Public Service Awards nominations
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council is seeking nominations for the 42nd Annual Public Service Awards.The organization is calling for nominations for...
Opinion: R.I. paid sick leave bill needs a hard look
The Rhode Island Business Coalition has concerns regarding the mandated paid sick leave proposal scheduled for a vote in the Senate Labor Committee this...
RIPEC estimates Q1 2.9% GDP growth, expects 2% growth in Q2
PROVIDENCE – The Current Economic Indicator report for the first quarter of 2017 showed signs of continued improvement for the Rhode Island economy. The...
Corporate tax revenue at center of state’s $100M shortfall
PROVIDENCE – A multimillion-dollar shortfall in projected corporate tax revenue is largely contributing to the state’s near $100 million shortfall in revenue estimates.And it’s...
