RI’s Temporary Caregiver Insurance, so needed during pandemic, needs to expand
March 10, 2021

RI’s Temporary Caregiver Insurance, so needed during pandemic, needs to expand

“When COVID arrived in Rhode Island last year, TCI claims skyrocketed by over 1000 percent between February...

Revenue for RI kicks off campaign to tax the one percent
February 23, 2021

Revenue for RI kicks off campaign to tax the one percent

“The gap between the rich and poor continues to widen due to decades of policies that have...

RI Senate to hear $15 minimum wage bills today
February 3, 2021

RI Senate to hear $15 minimum wage bills today

Nearly one-third of all female workers, over one-third of Black workers and nearly half of Latinx workers...

Report: Essential workers in Rhode Island struggle to make ends meet, says EPI
December 16, 2020

Report: Essential workers in Rhode Island struggle to make ends meet, says EPI

“This year we wanted to show the realities that COVID has brought to light – that many...

Latest poverty data highlight barriers to economic security for RIers, especially communities of color
September 18, 2020

Latest poverty data highlight barriers to economic security for RIers, especially communities of color

“Economic inequity is largely the result of historic and ongoing structural and institutional racism such as lack...

Progressive organizations unite to demand RI lawmakers rescue workers left out of stimulus bill
April 1, 2020

Progressive organizations unite to demand RI lawmakers rescue workers left out of stimulus bill

“We need the state government to step in and protect the countless working Rhode Islanders who need...

Groups request that RIDE make school districts’ remote learning plans publicly available
March 20, 2020

Groups request that RIDE make school districts’ remote learning plans publicly available

“This act of transparency will serve two very important purposes. First, it will give officials in school...

Revenue for Rhode Island coalition seeks to raise taxes on the richest one percent
February 27, 2020

Revenue for Rhode Island coalition seeks to raise taxes on the richest one percent

“Our state’s priorities are upside down when we give millionaires big tax breaks and don’t invest in...

Senate Labor passes $1 increase in minimum wage, balks at pathway to $15
January 30, 2020

Senate Labor passes $1 increase in minimum wage, balks at pathway to $15

“The original bill that we had forth, which I am a cosponsor of, would have created… predictability,”...

EPI report: Rhode Islanders are still struggling to meet basic needs
March 2, 2020

EPI report: Rhode Islanders are still struggling to meet basic needs

The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) publishes its Rhode Island Standard of Need (RISN) report twice a year...

Low-income taxpayers in Rhode Island pay over 50 percent more in taxes than the wealthiest
February 27, 2020

Low-income taxpayers in Rhode Island pay over 50 percent more in taxes than the wealthiest

A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and the Economic...

A new Gilded Age in Rhode Island
March 2, 2020

A new Gilded Age in Rhode Island

The top 1 percent in Rhode Island earn 18.2 times more than the bottom 99 percent and...

Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival kicks off
March 2, 2020

Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival kicks off

The Rhode Island Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival kicked off a six-week season...

Economic Progress Institute celebrates 10th Annual Policy and Budget Conference
March 2, 2020

Economic Progress Institute celebrates 10th Annual Policy and Budget Conference

The Economic Progress Institute (EPI) celebrated its 10th annual policy and budget conference entitled Budget Rhode Map:...

Prosperity Now Scorecard highlights strengths and weaknesses in Rhode Island’s ability to help families prosper
March 2, 2020

Prosperity Now Scorecard highlights strengths and weaknesses in Rhode Island’s ability to help families prosper

Low-income people who work hard and play by the rules should be able to build a better...

Donate to Uprise RI today!Image