Rhode Island’s Economy: A Moral Failure
The most important news story Rhode Islanders can read this week is the front page of today’s Providence Journal. “The Face of Food Stamps Nearly 1 out of 5 in R.I. Depends on the Program,” reads the headline. It’s a sort of follow-up to the Washington Post’s recent stunning Sunday front-page examination of Woonsocket, where [...]
George Nee Still On EDC
I was curious how the game of EDC board membership chicken between Gov. Chafee and George Nee was going to play out. Was Chafee going to raise the stakes by demanding, rather than simply asking for, Nee’s resignation (a win for the media and loss for all other parties involved: labor, the governor, the people [...]
George Nee: Real Work Gets Done In The Trenches
When most Rhode Islanders think of George Nee, president of the 80,000 member Rhode Island AFL-CIO, they probably have images of his speaking at a State House rally to support labor causes or testifying at a legislative hearing to protect worker pensions. Probably there are some politicians, on both sides of the aisle, who have [...]
Gina Raimondo Should Be at Pension Talk Table
I don’t doubt Gina Raimondo’s actuarial acumen. But oftentimes I think her political instincts leave much to be desired. The general treasurer/gubernatorial candidate-in-waiting might be the Democratic darling to the budget-cutting crowd for shepherding pension cuts through the legislature, but there’s a political side to the court challenge too and she has chosen not to [...]
Raimondo Advocates Against Tax Equity
If you’re still looking for the evidence that likely 2014 gubernatorial candidate Gina Raimondo is a progressive Democrat, as she told many a union member during her push for pension reform last year, you won’t find it in local tax policy. Instead of advocating for more revenue, Treasurer Raimondo decided to again side with business [...]
Video: Why Flat Tax Hasn’t Worked For Rhode Island
Rhode Islanders for Tax Equity release a powerful new video today that explains why un-flattening the income tax code and increasing the rate that the richest residents pay would help to solve many of the issues that are currently plaguing the state. The group, made up of many unions and economic activist groups from around [...]
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