Tag: Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
MINDING THE GAP: Deficit projection narrows, but fiscal risk factors...
State budget officials are projecting that the government will enter the new year facing a fiscal 2027 budget deficit of $101 million.
For Rhode Island...
DEI TEST: Roll back? Push ahead? For many organizations, a critical...
The diversity pledges flooded corporate inboxes across the country as protests filled the streets over George Floyd, a Black man who died under the...
Payday lender opponents renew legislative effort
Advocates for payday lending reform celebrated lin 2023 when the House voted overwhelmingly for a bill they believed would finally curtail so-called “payday lenders,”...
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...
In R.I.’s payday lending wilderness, a strong voice for reform
Minutes into his work day on a June Monday, Mike Healey saw a post by his social media-savvy boss in support of payday lending...
Report: R.I. comprised of mostly small, micro businesses
PROVIDENCE – The smallest state in the nation is powered by small businesses.
Nearly 99% of Rhode Island’s businesses are small businesses or micro businesses,...
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...
Five Questions With: Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies | Executive director, Economic Progress Institute
1. How would you describe the Economic Progress Institute and its mission? At EPI, our mission is to advocate...
Economic Progress Institute names Nelson-Davies new executive director
PROVIDENCE – Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies, who served as managing attorney at Massachusetts-based nonprofit Community Legal Aid, has been named The Economic Progress Institute’s new executive...
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