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Transitional Housing Program Combines with RI Works to Propel Vulnerable Families toward Self-Sufficiency

Tax Burdens Are Not Spread Equally in RI — by EPI Director of Research & Fiscal Policy Alan Krinsky

Apr 16, 2025 | GoLocalProv

"When Is It Going to Stop?" Advocates Renew Annual Appeal to Bar Storefront Payday Lenders from Charging Usurious 260% Interest Rates in RI

Advocates Renew Their Appeal to Stop Storefront Payday Lenders from Charging Usurious 260% Interest Rates in RI

Media Advisory — Event to Focus on Strengthening Workforce Development System & Tax Credits So That All Rhode Islanders Have a Chance to Thrive

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