Providence, R.I. – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) released a report today analyzing the state’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget and the fiscal outlook in future budget years. The FY 2023 budget is the state’s third consecutive annual budget characterized by a massive influx of federal COVID-19 relief dollars and the second consecutive …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council released today an analysis of the seven ballot initiatives totaling $400 million to be considered by Rhode Island voters at a special election on March 2, 2021. The report looks at each bond referendum in terms of its return on investment, consistency with long-term state debt …
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PROVIDENCE, RI – A new Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council report released today finds that, because of the economic crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund is projected to be insolvent by the end of September. As a result, employers are likely to pay significantly more in federal and state …
PROVIDENCE R.I. (October 2019): Today, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council released the third of three volumes that comprise “Rhode Island in Context: Regional and Historic Trends,” 2019 Edition. The full volume is available here. “Rhode Island in Context” provides summaries and analyses of the most current national, regional, and state data that measure the Ocean …
RIPEC Releases Economy Volume in Rhode Island in Context Series Read More »
PROVIDENCE R.I. (October 2019): Today, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council released the second of three volumes that comprise “Rhode Island in Context: Regional and Historic Trends,” 2019 Edition. “Rhode Island in Context” provides summaries and analyses of the most current national, regional, and state data that measure the Ocean State’s population trends, economy, and …
RIPEC Releases Population Volume in Rhode Island in Context Series Read More »
Today, RIPEC released a Policy Brief that considers whether adopting a state-based individual shared responsibility payment (SRP, or individual health insurance mandate penalty) is a sensible policy choice for Rhode Island. Based on a review of the theoretical arguments and empirical literature, RIPEC believes that adopting a state-based individual SRP, and dedicating those revenues to …
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Today, RIPEC released a Policy Brief that provides an analysis of how Rhode Island’s Unemployment Insurance benefits compare to other states nationally and within New England. The intent of this policy brief is to provide background information and context when considering legislation introduced during the 2019 Legislative Session that would increase the maximum weekly unemployment …
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PROVIDENCE – On Saturday, June 6, the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC) released an analysis of Rhode Island’s Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) and Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) program. The TDI program is a publicly-administered disability insurance program that provides partial wage replacement to individuals that temporarily cannot work as a result of a non-work-related …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (February 2015) – RIPEC today released its annual report titled How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare, which provides details on state and local government expenditures in FY 2002 and FY 2012, the latest year for which national data is available. This year’s report also includes an analysis of the changes between FY 2011 and …
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This report provides an end-of-year update on the FY 2015 budget, as the version enacted in June has been altered by the November 2014 Revenue and Caseload Estimating Conference and agency overspending. A copy of the full report is available here, and the press release is available here.
