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RI food banks anticipate more hungry residents due to federal funding cuts — includes interview with EPI's Executive Director

Mar 22, 2025 | Substack post by local journalist Zane Wolfang

'How will we pay our bills?' Impact of USDA cuts reverberates for farmers in Rhode Island.

Mar 21, 2025 | The Boston Globe — article by Amanda Milkovits

Moving Beyond the Mass Exodus Tax Flight Myth — Johnston Sun Rise op-ed by EPI Director of Research & Fiscal Policy Alan Krinsky

Mar 20, 2025 | The Johnston Sun Rise

Congressional Proposal to Push SNAP Food Costs onto States Would Put 144,000 Children, Older Rhode Islanders, People with Disabilities & Veterans at Risk of Hunger

Moving beyond the mass exodus tax flight myth — Letter to the Editor, East Bay Newspapers, by EPI Director of Research & Fiscal Policy Alan Krinsky

Mar 19, 2025 | East Bay Newspapers

Can RI afford the Baby Bond program? Here's why Treasurer James Diossa says yes

Mar 19, 2025 | The Providence Journal — Kathy Gregg

Moving Beyond the Mass Exodus Tax Flight Myth — Cranston Herald op-ed by EPI Director of Research & Fiscal Policy Alan Krinsky

Mar 18, 2025 | The Cranston Herald

Payday lender opponents renew legislative effort

Mar 17, 2025 | Providence Business News — Christopher Allen

We all have a role in the fight for paid family and medical leave — Op-ed by Liana Cassar

Mar 16, 2025 | The Providence Journal

Economic Progress Institute's Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies on Trump, why millionaires should pay more tax, and payday lending

Mar 14, 2025 | The Public's Radio Political Roundtable with Ian Donnis

At State House hearing, advocates hope payday lending bill's fate won't be deja vu all over again

Mar 14, 2025 | Rhode Island Current — Alexander Castro

State, federal leaders speak about local effects of federal cuts to SNAP, Medicaid

Mar 14, 2025 | NBC 10 News