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HONORED: The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from the Governmental Research Association for the council’s tangible tax exemption proposal. Pictured, from left, are Justine Oliva, manager of research; Michael DiBiase, CEO and president; and Jeffrey S. Hamill, public policy analyst.  COURTESY RHODE ISLAND  PUBLIC EXPENDITURE COUNCIL

RIPEC awarded for tax proposal

In Their Own Words 10/13/2023

JUSTINE OLIVA is the manager of research for the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, which recently received an award for outstanding policy achievement from...

RIPEC: State needs to boost educational funding for multilingual learners

Education 10/05/2023

PROVIDENCE – With the rise of multilingual learners in Rhode Island’s K-12 public school system, the state needs to increase education spending to help...

THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS has created a new office of education strategy to review and analyze on how to improve overall outcomes within the city's schools. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Central Falls creates new strategy office to analyze, help improve city’s...

Education 10/04/2023

CENTRAL FALLS – Calling it an “all hands on deck” approach, the city created a new office of education strategy to perform a total...

MIXED RESULTS across key economic indicators hint that Rhode Island's economic growth stalled in the second quarter, according to a new report.

RIPEC, Bryant report: R.I. economic growth shows signs it stalled in...

Economic Activity 08/10/2023

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’...

Education 07/13/2023

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

Economy 05/31/2023

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council, a nonprofit public policy research organization, on Wednesday published its analysis of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...

NAVIGATING SHORTAGES:  R.I. environmental police officer Jacob Malone, left, checks the size of striped bass caught by two unidentified fishermen in Narragansett Bay. The R.I. Department of Environmental Management says staff shortages have made it difficult to schedule such law enforcement operations.  PBN PHOTO/ DAVID HANSEN

HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...

Cover Story 05/26/2023

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

Business Services 05/02/2023

PROVIDENCE – The state’s economy has slowed despite improvement across most key measures, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and the Center for Global...