On Tuesday, June 20, 2006, RIPEC will release its annual report, How Rhode Island Compares – 2006 Edition. This RIPEC report shows how Rhode Island’s state and local tax burden compares to the other 49 states both on a per capita basis and per $1,000 of personal income. This data is based on the most …
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On June 7, 2006, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) and the Rhode Island Association of School Committees (RIASC) released a joint report entitled “Cost-effective Schools for the 21st Century- Consolidation and Collaboration Revisited”. RIPEC and RIASC prepared this report to provide decision-makers with information when considering issues of district regionalization, consolidation, and collaboration …
On April 24, 2006, RIPEC released a report examining the state’s current income tax structure in order to answer the following question: Do high marginal income tax rates make a difference in attracting jobs to the Ocean State and retaining high income residents? The House leadership has introduced legislation that would reduce the state’s …
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The proposed FY 2007 general revenue request of $3.2 billion represents a 1.0 percent increase from the FY 2006 Revised Budget. If one adjusts this for deferring uncompensated care payments and converting a portion of the Judiciary budget to restricted receipts, the Governor’s budget would increase by 3.3 percent over FY 2006. The following RIPEC …
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This RIPEC report summarizes the findings of a property tax burden comparison among the fifty states developed in partnership with the National Taxpayers Conference – a national, nonprofit corporation whose members are devoted to the pursuit of objective analysis of public finance issues. The study surveys 53 urban and 50 rural cities across the United …
RIPEC was asked to review the central administrative function of the Warwick School Department. The following report, Management Study and Benchmarking Analysis of the Warwick School District, provides recommendations for the District. RIPEC focused most of its attention on the operations of the Central Business Office (CBO), and has reviewed similar activities performed by the …
RIPEC commissioned Opinion Dynamics Corporation of Cambridge, Massachusetts to conduct a poll in order to gauge public opinion about tax and spending issues in the Ocean State. This report summarizes the main findings of a statewide telephone survey of 400 Rhode Island voters. Interviews were conducted during the evening and weekend hours of January 5 …
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This RIPEC publication – “Rhode Island 2010” – builds on recent RIPEC work forecasting selected demographic trends through 2010. There are certain socio-economic factors that influence eligibility for entitlement programs, education services and other programs, and the projected growth in many segments of Rhode Island’s population will have an impact on the resources needed to …
This RIPEC Comments highlights organizational and financial reforms meant to provide State decision-makers with information to maximize the use of Medicaid dollars in order to enhance the delivery of necessary medical services to needy Rhode Islanders.
