A Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council analysis found that higher spending often did not translate into better student outcomes, the organization’s leaders say.

RIPEC’s focused on key policy issues shaping Rhode Island’s future, including the state’s investment in K-12 education, property tax developments, and implications of the state’s new charter school mo...

Seven of R.I.’s 39 municipalities exceeded the state-mandated cap when the state already has the 10th highest property tax rate, RIPEC reports.

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Despite major housing investments, Rhode Island is producing too few affordable units at too high a cost. Policymakers must rethink the approach.

RIPEC’s brief on the risks of a tax hike on high earners, the high costs and low returns of Rhode Island’s housing strategy, and weakening economic indicators highlight this month’s agenda RIPEC on Pu...

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To help all students succeed, the state must assume greater, consistent authority over elementary and secondary education, write advocates from the R.I. Public Expenditure Council.

The risks of a tax hike on higher earners, RIPEC’s analysis of chronic student absenteeism, and an update on RIPEC’s legislative advocacy RIPEC on Public Policy Inside Insights What to Look for in Mar...

RIPEC’s analysis of the governor’s FY 2027 proposed budget, a study on rent control in Providence, and mixed signals for Rhode Island’s economy RIPEC on Public Policy Inside Insights What to Look for ...

The drop in in-state jobs was primarily in the trade, transportation and utilities sector and the professional and business services sector, according to a RIPEC report.

RIPEC Brief Finds Governor’s FY 2027 Budget Hols State Spending in Check as Key Tax and Borrowing Decisions Await General Assembly On January 15, 2026, Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee released h...

PROVIDENCE, RI – Reflecting resilience amid slower underlying growth, Rhode Island’s economic signals in the third quarter of 2025 were mixed, according to the Rhode Island Key Performance Indicators ...

The writers say a so-called "millionaire's tax" will hurt mom-and-pop businesses and eventually erode Rhode Island's long-term prosperity

RIPEC’s analysis of November revenue and caseload estimates, charter school outcomes, and warning signs from the Office of the Auditor General highlight this month’s agenda RIPEC on Public Policy Insi...

Despite Steady Revenue Growth and Drop in Medicaid Enrollment, Structural Deficit Still Looms Over Rhode Island Rhode Island’s Revenue and Caseload Estimating Conferences play a central role in the st...

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