Tag: tax revenue
Can we grow jobs with a wealth tax?
Most voters would agree that Rhode Island needs new sources of revenue.
The challenge, of course, exemplified by the debate over Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s...
Federal budget cuts create one big not so beautiful mess in...
The human and financial costs of federal funding cuts are coming into focus for Rhode Island – and it’s not a pretty picture.
Tens of...
R.I. sets tourism record with 29.4M visitors, $6B in spending in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s tourism industry reached record highs in 2024, drawing 29.4 million visitors who spent $6 billion statewide, a 7% jump from...
After FAA audit, state on the hook for $500K to Warwick...
Nobody complained for over three decades as the corporation that runs the state’s airport paid an annual six-figure sum to the city of Warwick...
R.I. tax income from recreational cannabis trails projections by 25%
Rhode Island’s budding recreational marijuana industry has a marketing problem. Just ask Jonathan Leighton, general manager of Mother Earth Wellness.
“Most people in Rhode Island...
RIPEC: R.I. total spending grew 16.1% from FY14-19
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s state and local governments outspent the national average in fiscal 2019, the latest year for which such data are available,...
Revenue windfall pushes states to consider range of tax cuts
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Soaring tax revenue and billions in pandemic aid from the federal government have left many states with an unusual problem...
Key House panel approves $13.1B fiscal 2022 budget
PROVIDENCE – The House Committee on Finance approved a $13.1 billion budget for fiscal 2022 late Thursday night that creates a business tax on...
Senate committee approves amended cannabis legislation
PROVIDENCE – The Senate Committee on the Judiciary voted in favor of passing amended legislation that would legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis in the...
McKee taking ‘wait and see’ approach on cannabis legislation
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee said he is adopting a “wait and see” approach regarding recreational marijuana legislation that is sitting at a...
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