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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...
NEARLY 99% OF Rhode Island’s businesses are small businesses or micro businesses, those with 10 employees or fewer, according to a study by The Economic Progress Institute. 

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,...
RETURN TO THE ROSTRUM: Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio takes his place at the front of the Senate chambers on Jan. 3, the first day of the 2023 General Assembly session. It’s a position Ruggerio has held since 2017. 
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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...
Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
WEAYONNOH NELSON-DAVIES has been named the new executive director of The Economic Progress Institute in Providence. / COURTESY THE ECONOMIC PROGRESS INSTITUTE

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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