Taxes

Rep. Valencia continues push for tax equity

Rep. Valencia continues push for tax equity

Rep. Larry Valencia is charging hard at injustice and promoting progressive values in the General Assembly. This Democrat serving  Hopkinton, Exeter, and Richmond voted ‘Yea’ on marriage equality, is a cosponsor of the marijuana legalization bill, the lead sponsor of the repeal of Voter ID, cosponsors Rep. Maria Cimini’s Tax Equity bill, and has also [...]

Rep. Cimini: State Budget Balanced On Backs Of Poor

Rep. Cimini: State Budget Balanced On Backs Of Poor

Progressive Providence Rep. Maria Cimini, said the General Assembly is balancing the budget on the backs of the poor while the richest Rhode Islanders get a pass as the state struggles through a recession. “I think it is really crucial that everyone in our state is called upon to sacrifice when we are struggling,” she [...]

RI Spends More Than Neighbors on Tax Breaks

RI Spends More Than Neighbors on Tax Breaks

Rhode Island spends more per capita and more per dollar of state budget in tax incentives and expenditures than most nearby states, according to an investigation by the New York Times that examines the value of such corporate giveaways in an era of government austerity. The series is called, “Unites States of Subsidies” and the [...]