Douglas Hall

November 24, 2018

Speakernomics tastes like trickle-down and oligarchy

“The economy is moving in the right direction,” said Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) to Providence Journal‘s Ed Achorn in an interview conducted shortly after a caucus vote that more or less confirmed...

Department of Labor holds a listening session on the overtime rule in Providence
September 25, 2018

Department of Labor holds a listening session on the overtime rule in Providence

“One of the many reasons reasons wages for American workers have stagnated is the “antiquated overtime threshold”...
Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers
March 2, 2020

Rhode Island’s annual battle for increasing the minimum wage stacked against workers

I was late getting to room 212 at the Rhode Island State House, where the Senate Committee...
ProJo printed the facts about state rankings yet still peddles Tax Foundation propaganda
February 27, 2020

ProJo printed the facts about state rankings yet still peddles Tax Foundation propaganda

A Providence Journal editorial, published yesterday, once again took as gospel Rhode Island’s ranking in the Tax...
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