State Finance RIPEC Reports on Changes to State Education Aid in FY 2024 State Budget July 13, 2023 Read More » RIPEC Analyzes the Governor’s FY 2024 Budget and the State’s Fiscal Outlook May 31, 2023 Read More » Rhode Island’s FY 2023 Enacted Budget and Fiscal Outlook September 6, 2022 Read More » The Governor’s FY 2023 Budget and the State’s Fiscal Outlook March 24, 2022 Read More » How Rhode Island Compares: 2022 Edition February 17, 2022 Read More » Rhode Island’s Budget Stabilized with Federal Funding, Jump in Estimated State Revenues June 11, 2021 Read More » How Rhode Island Compares March 8, 2021 Read More » RIPEC Supports Borrowing for State Bond Referenda February 19, 2021 Read More » Rhode Island Facing Over $500 Million Potential Deficit For Next Fiscal Year January 13, 2021 Read More » Rhode Island Ranks 37th in 2021 Business Tax Climate Index December 4, 2020 Read More » Key Questions Remain in Proposal to Shore Up Flagging RIte Share Program July 27, 2020 Read More » May 2020 Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference Points to Slow Recovery of State Revenues July 15, 2020 Read More » Assembly Relies on Rainy Day Fund, Federal Pandemic Funding to Balance FY 2020 Supplemental Budget July 1, 2020 Read More » Unemployment Trust Fund Solvency Threatened, Rate Hikes Likely; TDI Stable but Rates Hikes Likely June 3, 2020 Read More » RI Faces Severe Budget Challenges From COVID-19 Crisis Without More Federal Aid April 29, 2020 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare: 2019 Edition December 19, 2019 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare: 2019 Edition December 17, 2019 Read More » RIPEC Releases Government Finance Volume in Rhode Island in Context Series September 24, 2019 Read More » RIPEC Policy Brief: Adopting a State-Based Individual Shared Responsibility Payment March 12, 2019 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare: 2018 Edition December 14, 2018 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare: 2018 Edition November 16, 2018 Read More » Report on November 2018 Ballot Initiatives and State’s Debt Position & Budget Outlook October 26, 2018 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare: 2017 Edition November 10, 2017 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare – 2017 Edition November 2, 2017 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare – 2016 Edition March 1, 2017 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare – 2016 Edition February 7, 2017 Read More » Report on November 2016 Ballot Initiatives and State’s Debt Position & Budget Outlook November 1, 2016 Read More » RIPEC Analysis: Truck Tolling Proposal and the RhodeWorks Infrastructure Improvement Program February 3, 2016 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare – 2015 Edition November 30, 2015 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare – 2015 Edition November 10, 2015 Read More » RIPEC Releases Analysis of Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Closing November 4, 2015 Read More » Analysis of the Economic Development Initiatives Included in the Governor’s FY 2016 Budget Proposal June 2, 2015 Read More » The Governor’s FY 2016 Budget as Proposed May 29, 2015 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare – 2014 Edition March 12, 2015 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare – 2014 Edition March 2, 2015 Read More » FY 2015 Budget Update January 16, 2015 Read More » 2014 RIPEC Forum – Bending the Healthcare Cost Curve November 13, 2014 Read More » HealthSource Rhode Island: Status Updates and Upcoming Policy Decisions October 19, 2014 Read More » 2014 Budget Outlook, Debt Position, and Ballot Initiatives October 10, 2014 Read More » Turning the Corner: Rhode Island’s Economy Continues to Improve August 25, 2014 Read More » The Governor’s FY 2015 Budget as Proposed April 25, 2014 Read More » City of Pawtucket Management Study April 13, 2014 Read More » City of Providence Task Force on Economic Development April 2, 2014 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare – 2013 Edition October 28, 2013 Read More » 2013 Association for Budgeting and Financial Management Presentation October 8, 2013 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare- 2013 Edition October 8, 2013 Read More » Rhode Island Economic Growth Modest and Uneven in Second Quarter of 2013 August 22, 2013 Read More » 2013 Economic Development Legislative Update June 25, 2013 Read More » Bond Issuance and Default June 18, 2013 Read More » May 2013 Revenue Estimating Conference – Impact on the FY 2013 and 2014 State Budgets June 3, 2013 Read More » Economic Growth Rebounds in Q1 but Recovery Still Slow May 20, 2013 Read More » Special Districts in Rhode Island May 14, 2013 Read More » Medicaid Expansion in Rhode Island April 30, 2013 Read More » RIPEC Comments on FY 2014 Budget as Proposed April 23, 2013 Read More » Senate Passes Moving the Needle Economic Development Legislation April 11, 2013 Read More » RI Health Benefits Exchange Progress January 9, 2013 Read More » High Cost of Doing Business Hurts RI in National Rankings December 20, 2012 Read More » RI Data Book Shows Mixed Outlook for State December 5, 2012 Read More » RI’s Budget Outlook, Debt Position and 2012 Ballot Initiatives October 24, 2012 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare – 2012 Edition October 15, 2012 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare – 2012 Edition October 1, 2012 Read More » Table Gaming in the Ocean State June 6, 2012 Read More » RIPEC Comments on May 2012 REC and CEC May 30, 2012 Read More » Historic Preservation Tax Credits Revisited May 24, 2012 Read More » Fiscal Stress and Municipal Bankruptcy in Rhode Island April 2, 2012 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare – 2011 Edition December 1, 2011 Read More » RIPEC to Host Forum on Pensions at Fidelity, October 21, 2011 November 19, 2011 Read More » RIPEC Releases Analysis on Pension Issues and Key Reform Principles November 15, 2011 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare – 2011 Edition November 14, 2011 Read More » RIPEC Releases Study on Public and Private Sector Compensation in RI November 7, 2011 Read More » State’s Growth Slows in Q3 According to RI Economic Indicator November 4, 2011 Read More » Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education to Keynote RIPEC Annual Dinner November 2, 2011 August 25, 2011 Read More » RIPEC Urges No Changes to Property Tax Cap June 21, 2011 Read More » RIPEC Cautions Against Combined Reporting, Recommends Study Period June 14, 2011 Read More » RIPEC Outlines a FY 2012 Budget Approach June 9, 2011 Read More » Retirement Benefit Reform Needed to Maintain Local Fiscal Sustainability June 6, 2011 Read More » RIPEC Comments on Sales Tax Changes June 2, 2011 Read More » RIPEC Outlines Questions for Evaluating the Governor’s Proposed Budget May 12, 2011 Read More » Overview of Rhode Island Expenditures and a FY 2012 Budget Blueprint February 22, 2011 Read More » Summary of Unemployment Insurance and Analysis of the Rhode Island Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund January 11, 2011 Read More » Federal Health Care Reform Implementation and its Impact on Rhode Island November 15, 2010 Read More » Preliminary Analysis of FY 2010 Year-end Statement and Out-year Projections October 29, 2010 Read More » Analysis of Rhode Island’s Debt Position and 2010 Bond Referenda October 14, 2010 Read More » How Rhode Island’s Expenditures Compare – 2010 Edition August 9, 2010 Read More » How Rhode Island’s Revenues Compare – 2010 Edition July 19, 2010 Read More » Analysis of Rhode Island’s Debt Including Pension and OPEB Obligations April 11, 2010 Read More » Tax Policy Analysis, 2010 April 7, 2010 Read More » State and Local Government Pensions and Other Post-employment Benefits March 17, 2010 Read More » Rhode Island’s State Pension System March 7, 2010 Read More » Reductions in Local Aid Will Require Structural Change for Local Governments and School Districts February 11, 2010 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare – 2009 Edition October 13, 2009 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare – 2009 Edition October 5, 2009 Read More » Preliminary Analysis of FY 2009 Year-end Statement and Out-year Projections September 23, 2009 Read More » Rhode Island’s Safety Net Project August 20, 2009 Read More » Summary of FY 2009 and FY 2010 Budget Articles for Local Government and School Districts June 10, 2009 Read More » Municipal Government Expenditures, FY 2004 – FY 2009 May 20, 2009 Read More » Local Government Pension Report 2009 May 4, 2009 Read More » Summary of Governor’s FY 2010 Budget Request April 27, 2009 Read More » What the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Means for Rhode Island February 23, 2009 Read More » Overview of Rhode Island’s State Pension System, 2009 February 16, 2009 Read More » 2008 Debt and Bond Referenda Analysis October 20, 2008 Read More » How Rhode Island Compares – National and State Fiscal and Economic Trends October 1, 2008 Read More » Preliminary Analysis of FY 2008 Deficit September 15, 2008 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare, 2008 Edition June 10, 2008 Read More » Summary of Governor’s FY 2009 Budget Request June 9, 2008 Read More » A System at Capacity – Rhode Island’s State and Local Tax System June 5, 2008 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare, 2008 Edition June 3, 2008 Read More » Report on the May 2008 Revenue and Caseload Estimating Conference June 2, 2008 Read More » Proposed Changes to the Revaluation Cycle in Rhode Island, 2008 May 12, 2008 Read More » 2008 State and Local Tax System Report March 25, 2008 Read More » How Rhode Island Expenditures Compare, 2007 Edition December 12, 2007 Read More » November 2007 Revenue and Caseload Estimating Conference November 26, 2007 Read More » Aquidneck Island Management Study – 2007 October 29, 2007 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare – 2007 Edition July 10, 2007 Read More » May 2007 Revenue and Caseload Estimating Conference May 30, 2007 Read More » Businesses’ Share of State and Local Taxes May 1, 2007 Read More » Summary of Governor’s FY 2008 Budget Request April 30, 2007 Read More » Property Tax Revaluation Cycle April 16, 2007 Read More » Interim Report of the Medicaid Study Group December 4, 2006 Read More » 2006 Debt and Bond Referenda Analysis October 9, 2006 Read More » RIPEC Urges Passage of Question Three October 5, 2006 Read More » Impact of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project on RI July 19, 2006 Read More » How Rhode Island Revenues Compare – 2006 Edition June 20, 2006 Read More » 2006 Property Tax Burdens in the Ocean State May 22, 2006 Read More » Taxes and Jobs – Do High Marginal Rates Make a Difference? April 24, 2006 Read More » Summary of the Governor’s FY 2007 Budget Request April 17, 2006 Read More » 2006 50-State Property Tax Comparison April 3, 2006 Read More » Federal Taxes and Spending in the Ocean State – Is Rhode Island Getting a Good Deal from Uncle Sam? March 26, 2006 Read More » A Survey of RI Voter Opinions on Taxes and Spending March 13, 2006 Read More » Rhode Island 2010 – Charting a New Course October 14, 2005 Read More » FY 2005 Medicaid Report June 10, 2004 Read More » State Finance Budget Expenditures Municipal Finance Pensions/OPEB Revenues Taxation State Finance Budget Expenditures Municipal Finance Pensions/OPEB Revenues Taxation
Rhode Island’s Budget Stabilized with Federal Funding, Jump in Estimated State Revenues June 11, 2021 Read More »
Rhode Island Facing Over $500 Million Potential Deficit For Next Fiscal Year January 13, 2021 Read More »
May 2020 Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference Points to Slow Recovery of State Revenues July 15, 2020 Read More »
Assembly Relies on Rainy Day Fund, Federal Pandemic Funding to Balance FY 2020 Supplemental Budget July 1, 2020 Read More »
Unemployment Trust Fund Solvency Threatened, Rate Hikes Likely; TDI Stable but Rates Hikes Likely June 3, 2020 Read More »
RI Faces Severe Budget Challenges From COVID-19 Crisis Without More Federal Aid April 29, 2020 Read More »
RIPEC Releases Government Finance Volume in Rhode Island in Context Series September 24, 2019 Read More »
RIPEC Policy Brief: Adopting a State-Based Individual Shared Responsibility Payment March 12, 2019 Read More »
Report on November 2018 Ballot Initiatives and State’s Debt Position & Budget Outlook October 26, 2018 Read More »
Report on November 2016 Ballot Initiatives and State’s Debt Position & Budget Outlook November 1, 2016 Read More »
RIPEC Analysis: Truck Tolling Proposal and the RhodeWorks Infrastructure Improvement Program February 3, 2016 Read More »
Analysis of the Economic Development Initiatives Included in the Governor’s FY 2016 Budget Proposal June 2, 2015 Read More »
May 2013 Revenue Estimating Conference – Impact on the FY 2013 and 2014 State Budgets June 3, 2013 Read More »
Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education to Keynote RIPEC Annual Dinner November 2, 2011 August 25, 2011 Read More »
Summary of Unemployment Insurance and Analysis of the Rhode Island Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund January 11, 2011 Read More »
Federal Health Care Reform Implementation and its Impact on Rhode Island November 15, 2010 Read More »
Preliminary Analysis of FY 2010 Year-end Statement and Out-year Projections October 29, 2010 Read More »
Reductions in Local Aid Will Require Structural Change for Local Governments and School Districts February 11, 2010 Read More »
Preliminary Analysis of FY 2009 Year-end Statement and Out-year Projections September 23, 2009 Read More »
Summary of FY 2009 and FY 2010 Budget Articles for Local Government and School Districts June 10, 2009 Read More »
How Rhode Island Compares – National and State Fiscal and Economic Trends October 1, 2008 Read More »
Federal Taxes and Spending in the Ocean State – Is Rhode Island Getting a Good Deal from Uncle Sam? March 26, 2006 Read More »